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Line 57: \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Killed<ref>[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]: [[1st Border Regiment]], Belgium,. 11Eleven soldiers killed during the week ending 5/10/17:<br> ;Men killed 01/10/1917 (3) Pte. 30402 A. Holland Pte. 260069 R. Southern Pte. 28605 Abraham Thornton ;Men killed 02/10/1917 (2) L/Cpl. 28599 J. Quinlan 2nd Lt. L.B. Clapp ;Men killed 04/10/1917 (5) Pte. 28567 J. Harding Pte. 27055 A. Marshall Line 71: Pte. 260050 R.R. Woods (The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) Pte. 25425 George Wrigley (MM) ;Men killed 05/10/1917 (1) Pte. 203311 Dominic Williams</ref> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| Line 135: \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|– \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Drafts from Base{{4nbsp}}2nd Lt A Dafforn<ref>Assumed to be [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2063483 Oswald Daffurn ~~(source:~~] National Archives Medal Cards). Reference: WO 372/5/146914. Accessed 27 June, 2020.</ref> / 2nd Lt G Craig \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|2 \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|122 Line 243: \|} \|- \|" \|20th \| \|{{left\|Col Ellis [[DSO]] took command of 87th Bgd. during Gen Lucas’s absence on leave to England. \|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|21st \| \|{{left\|Church Parade.\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|22nd \| \|{{left\|Continued training, Pte Downie wounded [[rifle]] [[grenade]] (accidently).\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|23rd \| \|{{left\|{{8nbsp}}"{{6nbsp}}{{7nbsp}}"\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|24th \| \|{{left\|{{8nbsp}}"{{6nbsp}}{{7nbsp}}"\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|25th \| \|{{left\|2nd Lt HS Park killed (bombing accident).\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|26th \| \|{{left\|Continued training. Gen de Lisle came round.<br>Increases & decreases for week ending 26-10-17.\|offset=5px}} \| :{\| class="plainwikitable" \| \|- ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<u>Increase</u> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Off \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|OR \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Draft from Base \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|– \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Rejoined from Hospital \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|– \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Rejoined from 87th T.M.B. \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<u>3</u> \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<u>Decrease</u> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Killed (accidently) 2Lt Park (25-10-17) \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1<ref>[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]: [[1st Border Regiment]], France. Two soldiers killed during the week ending 26/10/17: 2Lt Herbert Sidney Park Pte. 201994 Richard Mcculloch</ref> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Died of wounds accidental \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<s>1</s> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Wounded \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<s>2</s> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|2 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Evac from Div Area \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|9 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Transferred to 87th T.M.B \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|1 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|Transferred to XIV Corps School \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|3 \|- \|style="vertical-align:top;"\| \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<u>1</u> \|style="vertical-align:top;"\|<u>16</u> \|} \|- \|style="background:#ccc;" colspan="4"\|Sheet 4 \|- \|BAILLELUMONT \|27th \| \|{{left\|Lt R Cranfield<ref>Assumed to be [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1057054 Reginald Eric Cranfield] National Archives Medal Cards. Reference: WO 339/3107. Accessed 28 June, 2020.</ref> & 2nd Lt [?Dunning] – Elrington<ref>Assumed to be [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D3470875 Maxwell Elrington] National Archives Medal Cards. Reference: WO 372 /6/201361. Accessed 27 June, 2020.</ref> & Little joined from Base. JL [?Butth or Buttle] rejoined.\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|28th \| \|{{left\|[?] des Molinis, special dinner for men & free beer & special dinner for all officers as Bn mess in the Recreation hut in village the following officers belonging to the regiment being guest Brig Gen H Nelson <small>DSO</small> Cmdg 88th Bgde – A Bgdr AJ Ellis <small>DSO</small> Commanding 87th Bgd – Lt Col Forbes Robertson DSO Cmdg 16th Middlesex Reg – Lt Col G Harrison DSO Cmdg 6th Corps School & Capt Pierre De Soissons (special appointment) 43 officers in all attended. \| \|offset=5px}} \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|29th \| \|{{left\|Continued training.\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|30th \| \|{{left\|{{8nbsp}}"{{6nbsp}}{{7nbsp}}"{{8nbsp}}also practice Bgd ceremonial parade.\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \|" \|31st \| \|{{left\|Continued training.\|offset=5px}} \| \| ~~\|{{left\| \|offset=5px}}~~ \|- \| \| \| \|{{~~left~~right\|[Signed] ??? Capt.<br>a/adjutant<br>1/Border Regiment\|offset=~~5px~~25px}} \|} == References / notes == Line 316 ⟶ 373: {{OGLicence}} War diary transcribed by [[User:HughF\|Hugh Fulton]] {{reflist\|2}} [[Category:War Diary (1st Battalion)\|wd-3132]]