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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Killed<ref>[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]: [[1st Border Regiment]], Belgium
*Pte. 30402 A. Holland
*Pte. 260069 R. Southern
*Pte. 28605 Abraham Thornton
*L/Cpl. 28599 J. Quinlan
*2nd Lt. L.B. Clapp
*Pte. 28567 J. Harding
*Pte. 27055 A. Marshall
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*Pte. 260050 R.R. Woods (The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment)
*Pte. 25425 George Wrigley (MM)
*Pte. 203311 Dominic Williams</ref>
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|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
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|{{left|Col Ellis [[DSO]] took command of 87th Bgd. during Gen Lucas’s absence on leave to England. |offset=5px}}
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|{{left|Church Parade.|offset=5px}}
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|{{left|Continued training, Pte Downie wounded [[rifle]] [[grenade]] (accidently).|offset=5px}}
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|{{left|2nd Lt HS Park killed (bombing accident).|offset=5px}}
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|{{left|Continued training. Gen de Lisle came round.<br>Increases & decreases for week ending 26-10-17.|offset=5px}}
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Rejoined from Hospital
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Rejoined from 87th T.M.B.
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|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>
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Died of wounds accidental
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<s>1</s>
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Wounded
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Evac from Div Area
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Transferred to 87th T.M.B
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Transferred to XIV Corps School
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|{{left|Lt R Cranfield<ref>Assumed to be Reginald Eric Cranfield (source National Archives Medal Cards)</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}}
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|{{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.
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== References / notes ==
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*War diary transcribed by [[User:HughF|Hugh Fulton]]
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Revision as of 16:13, 27 June 2020
1st Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4311 & WO/95/2305
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1918 |
Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Part II, and the Staff Manual respectively. Title Pages will be prepared in manuscript. | WAR DIARY or (Erase heading not required.) |
Army Form C. 2118 |
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CHARTERHOUSE CAMP | 1st | At CHARTERHOUSE CAMP the enemy dropped bombs in evening no casualties.
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" | 2nd | Bn relieved 2nd SWB’s in trenches in WIDJENDRIFT sector no casualties during relief.
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TRENCHES | 3rd | Day quiet very little enemy shelling.
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" | 4th | Our barrage dropped 5.45 am, Enemy heavily shelled our sector all day, very few casualties.
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" | 5th | Relieved by Coldstream Gds & Grenadier Gds, Bn marched to CHARTERHOUSE CAMP arrived 2am.
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CHARTERHOUSE CAMP | " | Increases and decreases for week ending 5-10-17
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CHARTERHOUSE CAMP | 6th | Bn marched to DUBLIN CAMP (huts) good.
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DUBLIN CAMP | 7th | Kit inspection by Cmdg Officer.
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" | 8th | Resting.
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" | 9th | Bn marched to ELVERDINGHE entrained to PROVEN & marched to PIDDINGTON CAMP (tents) very wet & muddy.
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PADDINGTON CAMP | 10th | Rested and cleaned up.
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" | 11th | Rain. Improved camp chiefly draining.
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" | 12th | Rained all day, Increases & decreases for week ending 12-10-17.
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" | 13th | Rained all day state of camp terrible troops working all day on drains & mud.
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" | 15th | Bn marched to PESELHOER entrained 2am 16th. billets good.
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BAILLEULMONT | 16th | Arrived SAULTY 5.PM. & marched to BAILLEULMONT.
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" | 17th | Settling down in billets & arranging for intensive training.
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" | 18th | Commenced Platoon training & training of specialists.
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BAILLEULMONT | 19th | Continued Platoon training. Increase & decrease for week ending 19-10-17.
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" | 20th | Col Ellis DSO took command of 87th Bgd. during Gen Lucas’s absence on leave to England.
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" | 21st | Church Parade.
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" | 25th | 2nd Lt HS Park killed (bombing accident).
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" | 26th | Continued training. Gen de Lisle came round.
Increases & decreases for week ending 26-10-17.
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" | 28th | [?] 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 DSO Cmdg 88th Bgde – A Bgdr AJ Ellis DSO 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.
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" | 29th | Continued training.
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" | 30th | " " also practice Bgd ceremonial parade.
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" | 31st | Continued training.
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[Signed] ??? Capt. |
References / notes
- National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2305/1
- The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.
- War diary transcribed by Hugh Fulton
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission: 1st Border Regiment, Belgium. Eleven soldiers killed during the week ending 5/10/17:
Men killed 01/10/1917 (3)- Pte. 30402 A. Holland
- Pte. 260069 R. Southern
- Pte. 28605 Abraham Thornton
- L/Cpl. 28599 J. Quinlan
- 2nd Lt. L.B. Clapp
- Pte. 28567 J. Harding
- Pte. 27055 A. Marshall
- Pte. 203307 D. Shannon
- Pte. 260050 R.R. Woods (The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment)
- Pte. 25425 George Wrigley (MM)
- Pte. 203311 Dominic Williams
- ↑ Assumed to be Oswald Daffurn National Archives Medal Cards. Reference: WO 372/5/146914. Accessed 27 June, 2020.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Assumed to be Reginald Eric Cranfield (source National Archives Medal Cards)
- ↑ Assumed to be Maxwell Elrington National Archives Medal Cards. Reference: WO 372/6/201361. Accessed 27 June, 2020.