1st Battalion War Diary, November 1916

1st Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4311 & WO/95/2305
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
ALBERT	1-11-16		Still resting at ALBERT. The town was shelled slightly. 2nd LIEUT. BLOMFIELD rejoined from Lewis Gun Course at ETAPLES.
	2-11-16		2nd LIEUT. A. CAMPBELL to course of instruction (9th Flying Squadron). 2nd LIEUT. H.T. THOMPSON to course of instruction (9th Flying Squadron).
	3-11-16		Entrained at noon. Arrived AIRAISNES about 7.30p.m. and marched to ALLERY. Very nice billets for officers and men.
ALLERY	4-11-16		Casualties week-ending 4-11-16. From Base 59 O.R. From Hospital 7 O.R. From Courses 3 O.R. To courses of Instruction 4 O.R. To 87th Bde M.G. 4 O.R.
	6-11-16		LIEUT. W. de H. Robinson, M.C., granted leave to England. 2nd LIEUTS. CAMPBELL & THOMPSON from leave of Instruction. 2nd LIEUT J. MORRIS attd 87th Bde i/c Bde Pioneers.
	7-11-16		2nd LIEUT. BEATTIE from 87th Bde i/c Bde Pioneers. 2nd LIEUT. P.NEW from course of Instruction. 2nd LIEUT. WISE to Field Ambulance.
	8-11-16		LIEUT. W.F.H. CHAMBERS granted leave to England.
	11-11-16		Casualties week ending 11-11-16. To Hospital 1 Officer, 21 O.R. [?-Evacuated] from F.A. 13 O.R. From F.A. 6 O.R. From Courses 6 O.R. From Leave 1 O.R. From 87th Bde M.G. 3 O.R. To Base (under age) 1 O.R. To Bde M.G. Coy 1 O.R. To Courses 7 O.R.
ALLERY	13-11-16		2nd LIEUT. G.H.S. McDONALD granted leave to England, also LIEUT J,G. ROWAN. 2nd LIEUT. WISE from FIELD AMBULANCE.
	13-11-16		Left in Trench Mortar buses to BUIRE. Marched from BUIRE to CITADEL CAMP which was very muddy. 2nd LIEUT. WISE granted leave to England. 2nd LIEUTS BLOMFIELD & CLARK to course of Instruction at Divl. School.
CARNOY	15-11-16		Marched to CARNOY CAMP. CAPT. BUNTING granted leave to England.
LES BOEUF	16-11-16		To firing line in front of LE TRANSLOY. Practically no accommodation for officers or men. MAJOR MEIKLEJOHN granted leave to England. LIEUT. NEW to F.A.
	17-11-16		Snow.
	18-11-16		1 German prisoner. The frost turned to rain. Casualties week ending 18-11-16 WOUNDED shell 11 O.R. WOUNDED bayonet 1 O.R. SICK 4. To Field Ambulance 11 O.R. To Base (underage) 1 O.R. To England (leave) 1 O.R. To Courses 10 O.R. To T.M. Battery 1 O.R. To 183rd Tunnelling Coy. 6 O.R. To [illegible] 8 O.R. To Brigade Employ 7 O.R. From Base 1 Other Rank.
FIRING LINE LESBOEUFS	19-11-16		1 Boche captured. Trenches are in a very bad state owing to rain.
OX TRENCH	20-11-16		To support line. CAPT. CLEGG wounded (shell). LIEUT ROBINSON, M.C., rejoined from leave.
MAMETZ	21-11-16		Back to MANSEL CAMP S. of MAMETZ. Men accommodated in tents, with a brazier to each tent. Officers in huts. Everybody quite comfortable. 2nd LIEUTS. BEATTIE & SPEAR-MORGAN to course at ARMY SCHOOL.
	23-11-16		LIEUT. CHAMBERS rejoined from leave. 2nd LIEUT. H.M. WOOLF to course of Transport.
	25-11-16		Casualties week-ending 25-11-16. KILLED 6 O.R. WOUNDED 1 Officer. WOUNDED 18 O.R. Sick to F.A. 65 O.R. To England [illegible] 1 O.R. To [illegible] medically unfit 1 O.R. Evacuated from F.A. (risk) 44 O.R. To Brigade employ 10 O.R. To Courses 2 O.R. Leave to England 4 O.R. From Courses 11 O.R. Rejoined from F.A. 5 O.R. From Base 1 O.R. From 9th Entrenching Btn. 1 O.R.
OX TRENCH	27-11-16		To support line. CAPT. EWBANK rejoined from leave.
FIRING LINE	28-11-16		LIEUT. ROWAN rejoined from leave. 2nd LIEUT. McDonald rejoined from leave. 2nd LIEUT THOMPSON sick to Field Ambulance.
	29-11-16		LIEUT. CHAMBERS wounded.
FIRING LINE	29-11-16		LIEUT. P. NEW rejoined from Field Ambulance.
GUILLEMONT	30-11-16		In support. MAJOR MEIKLEJOHN rejoined from leave.
		2 p.m.	To MANSEL CAMP. Casualties 25-11-16 to 30-11-16 WOUNDED Officers 1, O.R. 7. Sick to F.A. 24 O.R. To Brigade employ 9 O.R. To Courses 5 O.R. To Divl. Reserve Coy. 4 O.R. Leave to England 8 O.R. Transferred to XIV [illegible] Railway Coy. 2 O.R. From leave to England 1 O.R. Rejoined from F.A. 18 O.R. From Base 2 O.R.

References / notes

• National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2305
• The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.