2nd Battalion War Diary, June 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
GORRE	1/6/15		The Battalion remained in reserve billets.
GORRE	2/6/15		Two platoons of A Company proceeded to the trenches in support of 6th Gordon Highlanders who attacked the German front line trenches at 9.40pm after the explosion of a mine. The crater was taken but evacuated early on the morning of 10th May.
GORRE	3/6/15		Two companies proceeded to the trenches relieving the 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders.
GORRE	4/6/15		The remainder of the Battalion proceeded to trenches in the early morning.
GIVENCHY	5/6/15		The Battalion was relieved in the trenches by The Queens Regt a tabout 6pm and proceeded to billets at LES HARISOIRS.
LES HARISOIRS	6/6/15 to 11/6/15		In billets 2nd Lieut R.F. Baker joined the Battalion on 6/6/15. 2nd Lieut M.J. Smith 3rd Hants joined Battalion on 7/6/15.
LES HARISOIRS	12/6/15		The Battalion proceeded to billets at MARIAS.
MARIAS	13/6/15		2nd Lieut R.K. Ehrenborg, 2nd Lieut J. Walker, 2nd Lieut W.N. Beaumont,^[1] Lieut A.W. Sutcliffe, 2nd Lieut C. [Ayluce?] 3rd Wilts joined the Battalion with a draft of 30 Other Ranks. The Battalion proceeded to the trenches at 8pm relieving Royal Welch Fusiliers.
GIVENCHY	14/6/15		The Battalion was relieved in trenches by 2nd Gordon Highlanders and proceeded to reserve billets at GORRE. Casualties 14/6/15:- 2 killed^[2] 7 wounded.
GORRE	15/6/15 to 17/6/15		The Battalion remained in reserve billets. A draft of 25 other ranks joined the Battalion on 7/6/15.
GORRE	18/6/15		The Battalion proceed to trenches relieving 2nd Gordon Highlanders.
GIVENCHY	19/6/15		In trenches. 2 Lieut K. Sheriff, 3rd West Kents was wounded.^[3] Lt. G.R.M. Dove, 2 Lieuts. J. Beckett, W.W. Moser, W.R.M. Woolf,^[4] V.H. Lyscombe, R.G. Hannessey, R. Rawlinson,^[5] joined the Battalion.
GIVENCHY	20/6/15 to 23/6/15		In trenches. Casualties 2 killed^[6] 17 wounded. The Battalion was relieved on the night of 23/6/15 by 1st S. Staff Regt and proceeded to billets at LOCON.
LOCON	24/6/15		In billets. A draft of 30 other Ranks joined the Battalion. 2 Lieuts R.F. Ventris, K.W. Bourne, J.W. Gates, R.G. Spalding proceeded to join 2nd South Lancs Regt.
LOCON	25/6/15		The Battalion proceeded tobillets at BEUVRY at 9pm.
BEUVRY	26/6/15		In billets.
BEUVRY	27/6/15		The Battalion proceeded to trenches at 4.30pm relieving 1st Grenadier Guards.
CUINCHY	27/6/15 to 30/6/15		In trenches. 2 Lieut J. Beckett was killed on 28/6/15.^[7] 2 Lieut R.F. Baker, 3rd Wilts Regt was wounded on 29/6/25. Casualties 27-30/6/15:- 8 killed, 14 wounded. The Battalion was relieved on the night of 30/6/15 and proceeded to billets at BUSNES arriving at 3am M. Crackenthopre, Captain 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.

↑ 2nd Lieut. Wilfrid Newton Beaumont. Died 25/09/1915. Age: 28. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of the late George Edward and Sarah Beaumont.
↑ CWGC records one casualty: James Royal (17644 Pte.) Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.
↑ 2nd Lieut. Kenneth Sheriff. Died 23/06/1915. Age: 19. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Born at Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire. Son of James and Mary Sheriff, of The Elms, Wisborough Green, Sussex.
↑ 2nd Lieut. Walter Richard Mortimer Woolf. Died 26/09/1915. Age: 29. Buried in Jewish Plot. A.8., Chocques Military Cemetery. Son of Mortimer and Miriam Woolf, of Mayfield, Mortimer Crescent, London.
↑ 2nd Lieut. Robert Rawlinson. Mentioned in Despatches. Died 25/09/1915. Age: 21. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of John Baldwin Rawlinson and Theodora W. Rawlinson of Graythwaite Old Hall, Lancashire.
↑ CWGC records one casualty: R. Greenop (6826 Pte.) Died 22/06/1915. Buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. Husband of Annie Bradley (formerly Greenop) of 7, Beaconsfield St., Chester.
↑ 2nd Lieut. John Beckett. Buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert.

[1] 2nd Lieut. Wilfrid Newton Beaumont. Died 25/09/1915. Age: 28. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of the late George Edward and Sarah Beaumont.

[2] CWGC records one casualty: James Royal (17644 Pte.) Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.

[3] 2nd Lieut. Kenneth Sheriff. Died 23/06/1915. Age: 19. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Born at Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire. Son of James and Mary Sheriff, of The Elms, Wisborough Green, Sussex.

[4] 2nd Lieut. Walter Richard Mortimer Woolf. Died 26/09/1915. Age: 29. Buried in Jewish Plot. A.8., Chocques Military Cemetery. Son of Mortimer and Miriam Woolf, of Mayfield, Mortimer Crescent, London.

[5] 2nd Lieut. Robert Rawlinson. Mentioned in Despatches. Died 25/09/1915. Age: 21. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of John Baldwin Rawlinson and Theodora W. Rawlinson of Graythwaite Old Hall, Lancashire.

[6] CWGC records one casualty: R. Greenop (6826 Pte.) Died 22/06/1915. Buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. Husband of Annie Bradley (formerly Greenop) of 7, Beaconsfield St., Chester.

[7] 2nd Lieut. John Beckett. Buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert.

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