| 2/4th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/????
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| Transcribed from the War Diary of the 2/4th Border Regiment (1914-1919) and not the original war diary. This book was published by Carlisle book company Chas. Thurnam and Sons in 1920. Entries from this source have been heavily abridged from their original form. This version of the war diary should be seen as a brief summary of events rather than a comprehensive account of the battalion's actions. | ||||||||||||
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
| Arrived at Poona. Met at Ghorpuri Siding by Brigadier-General H. T. Brooking, C.B., and the officers of the 2/4th Wiltshire Regiment, who kindly sent their band to play the Battalion into the station. Stationed in Ghorpuri Barracks. Lieut. P. L. Corban-Lucas and 40 other ranks of the 1st Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment were attached to the Battalion as an instructional party. The month of April was spent in company training and preliminary musketry, officers and N.C.O.'s being sent to Schools of Instruction at Quetta, Pachmari, and Satara. | |||
| The Battalion was inspected by Major-General C. G. Donald, Inspector of the Territorial Force in India. | |||
| The Battalion took part in the Brigade parade for the presentation of medals by Brigadier-General H. T. Brooking, C.B., to the 102nd K.E.O. Grenadiers, lately returned from Muscat. |
References / notes
- National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/????
- The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.