| 2nd Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/1655 & WO/95/1656
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| 1915 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
April 1915 |
The Battalion remained in billets. | ||
| The Battalion proceeded to trenches near FAUQUISSART at 7.30pm. | |||
April 1915 |
In trenches. | ||
| 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. | |||
| 2 Lieut. H.Owen,[1] who was wounded in action near NEUVE CHAPELLE in March rejoined the Battalion from hospital. | |||
| 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. | |||
| The Battalion again proceeded to trenches near FAUQUISSART at about 9pm. | |||
| In trenches. | |||
| The Battalion were relieved at night by 6th West Yorks Regt and proceeded to billets at LAVENTIE. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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.
- ↑ Lieut. Hugh Owen. Died 16/05/1915. Age: 24. "A"Coy. 3rd Border Regiment (attd. 2nd Border Regiment). Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of Son and Elizabeth Owen of 3, Brendon House, Great Woodstock St., London. Native of Sevastopol, Crimea.