2nd Battalion War Diary, April 1915

2nd Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/1655 & WO/95/1656
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1918

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
LAVENTIE	1st to 3rd April 1915		The Battalion remained in billets.
LAVENTIE	4th April 1915		The Battalion proceeded to trenches near FAUQUISSART at 7.30pm.
FAUQUISSART	5th & 6th April 1915		In trenches.
- " -	7/4/1915		The Battalion was relieved in the trenches at night and proceeded to billets at LAVENTIE. Casualties 4 - 7/4/14, 4 wounded. A draft of 100 Other Ranks joined the Battalion on this date.
LAVENTIE	8/4/15		2 Lieut. H.Owen, who was wounded in action near NEUVE CHAPELLE in March rejoined the Battalion from hospital.
LAVENTIE	9th - 24/4/15		The Battalion remained in billets. On 19th April the Battalion with 20th Brigade was inspected by Field Marshall Sir J.D.P. French. After his inspection the Commander in Chief addressed the Battalion.
LAVENTIE	25/4/15		The Battalion again proceeded to trenches near FAUQUISSART at about 9pm.
FAUQUISSART	26/4/15		In trenches.
- " -	27/4/15		The Battalion were relieved at night by 6th West Yorks Regt and proceeded to billets at LAVENTIE.
LAVENTIE	28/4/15		A draft of 161 Other Ranks joined the Battalion. At about 9pm the Battalion proceeded to trenches about 800 yards NE of NEUVE CAHPELLE – almost to the exact trenches captured by us on 12/3/15.
	29th & 30/4/15		In trenches. Captain W. Watson DSO was wounded on 30/4/15. L.I. Wood, Lieut-Colonel Commanding 2nd Bn The Border Regt.

References / notes

• National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/1655
• The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.
• War diary transcribed by P. Bramham.