1st Battalion War Diary, October 1917

1st Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4311 & WO/95/2305
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WAR DIARY or   INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY   (Erase heading not required.)

Army Form C. 2118

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
Sheet 1
CHARTERHOUSE CAMP	1st		At CHARTERHOUSE CAMP the enemy dropped bombs in evening no casualties.
"	2nd		Bn relieved 2nd SWB’s in trenches in WIDJENDRIFT sector no casualties during relief.
TRENCHES	3rd		Day quiet very little enemy shelling.
"	4th		Our barrage dropped 5.45 am, Enemy heavily shelled our sector all day, very few casualties.
"	5th		Relieved by Coldstream Gds & Grenadier Gds, Bn marched to CHARTERHOUSE CAMP arrived 2am.
CHARTERHOUSE CAMP	"		Increases and decreases for week ending 5-10-17 Increase Off OR Arrivals at Corps Depot from Base – 17 Decrease Transferred to base / unfit for further service at front 1 Killed 7 Died of Wounds (2-10-17) 2nd Lt LB Clapp 1 Wounded (4-10-17) 2nd Lt Raine 1 20 2 29
CHARTERHOUSE CAMP	6th		Bn marched to DUBLIN CAMP (huts) good.
DUBLIN CAMP	7th		Kit inspection by Cmdg Officer.
Sheet 2
"	8th		Resting.
"	9th		Bn marched to ELVERDINGHE entrained to PROVEN & marched to PIDDINGTON CAMP (tents) very wet & muddy.
PADDINGTON CAMP	10th		Rested and cleaned up.
"	11th		Rain. Improved camp chiefly draining.
"	12th		Rained all day, Increases & decreases for week ending 12-10-17. Increase Off OR Wounded at Duty (previously reported wounded 2nd Lt ERW Raine) 1 – Drafts from Base{{4nbsp}2nd Lt A Dafforn / 2nd Lt G Craig 2 122 Rejoined from Hospital 1 3 123 Decrease Killed 2 Wounded 2 Transferred to IV Army Trg School 1 Evac from Div Area 6 11
"	13th		Rained all day state of camp terrible troops working all day on drains & mud.
"	14th		Ditto.
"	15th		Bn marched to PESELHOER entrained 2am 16th. billets good.
BAILLEULMONT	16th		Arrived SAULTY 5.PM. & marched to BAILLEULMONT.
"	17th		Settling down in billets & arranging for intensive training.
"	18th		Commenced Platoon training & training of specialists.
Sheet 3
BAILLEULMONT	19th		Continued Platoon training. Increase & decrease for week ending 19-10-17. Increase Off OR Rejoined from 87th T.M.B 2nd Lt Beckh 1 – 1 – Decrease Transferred to 87th T.M.B 1 To England sick (5-10-17) 2nd Lt Lowthorpe Lutwidge 1 Evac from this area 6 1 7

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