| 2nd Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/1655 & WO/95/1656
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| 1915 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
16/8/15 |
The Battalion remained in Rest Billets. | ||
| The Battalion proceeded to Divisonal Reserve Billets at LOCON. | |||
25/8/15 |
Divisional Reserve Billets. On 20th August a draft of 25 Other Ranks joined the Battalion. On 21st August Capt A.P. Blackwood rejoined the Battalion from 28th Bn London Regt (Artists Rifles). On 22nd August 2nd Lieuts W.L. Day and J.G. [Grinter?] joined the Battalion. | ||
| The Battalion proceed to Reserve Trenches near MARIAS. | |||
30/8/15 |
In Reserve Trenches. Casualties:- 4 wounded. | ||
| The Battalion proceeded to Divl Reserve Billets near LOCON. | |||
| The Battalion was temporarily attached to the 1st Division and proceeded to Reserve trenches at NOYELLE being attached to 2nd Brigade. | |||
| [Additional note written in the remarks and references column] The 1st Grenadier Guards and 2nd Scots Guards were transferred to a newly formed Guards Brigade and were replaced by 8th& 9th Devon Rgt. E. Thorpe, 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.