2nd Battalion War Diary, August 1916

2nd Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/1655 & WO/95/1656
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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1915	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
1916	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
1917	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
1918

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
BREILLY	1/8/16– 11/8/16		The Battalion remained in rest billets.
	12/8/16		The Battalion marched to HANGEST and entrained for MERICOURT arriving about 5pm. The Battalion then marched to billets at BUIRE.
BUIRE	13/8/16		The Battalion encamped in a field North of the Church, BUIRE.
	14/8/16– 31/8/16		The Battalion remained encamped in reserve.
	25/8/16		The Battalion attended a ceremonial parade for the presentation of honours to Officers, NCO’s, and men of the French Army by the Army Commander. Drafts, as under joined the Battalion during the month. 18/8/16:- 3 Other Ranks. 29/8/16:- 11 Other Ranks. The men of these drafts had all served with the battalion previously. Lieut. W.B. BUTLER and 2nd Lieut. J.S. WILLOX joined the Battalion on 26/8/16. 38 Other Ranks were evacuated Sick during the month. The strength of the Battalion on the last day of the month was 32 Officers, 785 Other Ranks. [signed] E. Thorpe Lieut-Colonel Commanding 2nd Battn. 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.