2nd Battalion War Diary, November 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
~~HINGETTE~~ BETHUNE	1/11/15		The Battalion proceeded to trenches E of GIVENCHY.
	2/11/15		[No entry made].
E of GIVENCHY	3/11/15		The Battalion was relieved in trenches & proceeded to billets at HINGETTE (Casualties 1-3/11/15, 2 wounded).
HINGETTE	4/11/15 to 7/11/15		In Billets Lieut B Hutton and Lieut A. Wright joined the Battalion on 5/11/15.
HINGETTE	8/11/15		The Battalion marched to LE QUESNOY and billeted in Brigade Reserve billets.
LE QUESNOY	9/11/15		In billets.
— " —	10/11/15		The Battalion proceeded to trenches E of GIVENCHY.
E of GIVENCHY	11/11/15		In trenches (Casualties 4 killed, 4 wounded).^[1]
— " —	12/11/15		The battalion was relieved by 2nd Gordon Highldrs and proceeded to Brigade Reserve Billets at LEQUESNOY. A draft of 21 O Ranks joined the Battalion.
LE QUESNOY	13/11/15		The In billets.
— " —	14/11/15		The Battn proceeded to trenches E of GIVENCHY.
	15/11/15		[No entry made].
E of GIVENCHY	16/11/15		The Battn was relieved in trenches & proceeded to billets at LE QUESNOY (Casualties – 2 Lt A.A. Adamson killed^[2] 16/11/15, 1 wounded).
LE QUESNOY	17/11/15		The Battalion marched to HINGETTE and billeted.
HINGETTE	18/11/15 to 22/11/15		In billets.
— " —	23/11/15		C and D Companies marched to RUE DE EPINETTE at 3pm and billeted. A and B Companies and headQrs marched to LE HAMEL at 3pm about 3pm and billeted. A draft of 23 O Ranks joined Bn on 23/11/15.
	24/11/15		The whole Battalion proceeded to trenches E of FESTUBERT relieving Division. Lieut H.P.D. Helm joined the Battalion.
	25/11/15 to 30/11/15		The Battalion remained in trenches (Casualties 5 killed, 7 wounded).^[3] 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.

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CWGC record only two:
- Thomas Bennett (18546 Pte.) Age: 23. "C" Coy. 2nd Border Regiment. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of James and Clara Bennett of 62, Woodsend Rd., Flixton, Manchester.
- Edward Evans (20578 Pte.) Age: 30. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Husband of Elizabeth Harvey (formerly Evans) of 38, Green St., West Bromwich.
↑ Lieut. Francis Douglas Adamson. Age: 24. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of Clara I. Adamson of 1, Belford Terrace, Sunderland, and the late Cuthbert Edward Adamson.
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The following six men were killed or died of wounds between the 25th and 30th November, 1915:
- Wilson Blackett (14070 Pte.) Died 29/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Blackett of Ovington, Winston, Darlington.
- John Thomas Emmett (7960 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Age: 29. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Husband of Hannah Caroline Flood (formerly Emmett) of 5, Globe Court, Ethelred St., Kennington, London.
- M. Gosling (14081 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue.
- W. Shaw (18874 Pte.) Died 26/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Mrs. Emma Shaw of 2, Vernon Place, Lime Grove, Longsight, Manchester.
- Edwin Stokes (6427 Pte.) Died 30/11/1915. Age: 20. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Joseph and Hannah Stokes.
- Harold Farrell (11949 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Farrell, of 299 Fir St., Seedley, Manchester.

[1] CWGC record only two:
Thomas Bennett (18546 Pte.) Age: 23. "C" Coy. 2nd Border Regiment. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of James and Clara Bennett of 62, Woodsend Rd., Flixton, Manchester.

Edward Evans (20578 Pte.) Age: 30. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Husband of Elizabeth Harvey (formerly Evans) of 38, Green St., West Bromwich.

[2] Thomas Bennett (18546 Pte.) Age: 23. "C" Coy. 2nd Border Regiment. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of James and Clara Bennett of 62, Woodsend Rd., Flixton, Manchester.

[3] Edward Evans (20578 Pte.) Age: 30. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Husband of Elizabeth Harvey (formerly Evans) of 38, Green St., West Bromwich.

[2] Lieut. Francis Douglas Adamson. Age: 24. Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy. Son of Clara I. Adamson of 1, Belford Terrace, Sunderland, and the late Cuthbert Edward Adamson.

[3] The following six men were killed or died of wounds between the 25th and 30th November, 1915:
Wilson Blackett (14070 Pte.) Died 29/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Blackett of Ovington, Winston, Darlington.

John Thomas Emmett (7960 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Age: 29. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Husband of Hannah Caroline Flood (formerly Emmett) of 5, Globe Court, Ethelred St., Kennington, London.

M. Gosling (14081 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue.

W. Shaw (18874 Pte.) Died 26/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Mrs. Emma Shaw of 2, Vernon Place, Lime Grove, Longsight, Manchester.

Edwin Stokes (6427 Pte.) Died 30/11/1915. Age: 20. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Joseph and Hannah Stokes.

Harold Farrell (11949 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Farrell, of 299 Fir St., Seedley, Manchester.

[6] Wilson Blackett (14070 Pte.) Died 29/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Blackett of Ovington, Winston, Darlington.

[7] John Thomas Emmett (7960 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Age: 29. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Husband of Hannah Caroline Flood (formerly Emmett) of 5, Globe Court, Ethelred St., Kennington, London.

[8] M. Gosling (14081 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue.

[9] W. Shaw (18874 Pte.) Died 26/11/1915. Age: 18. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Mrs. Emma Shaw of 2, Vernon Place, Lime Grove, Longsight, Manchester.

[10] Edwin Stokes (6427 Pte.) Died 30/11/1915. Age: 20. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue. Son of Joseph and Hannah Stokes.

[11] Harold Farrell (11949 Pte.) Died 25/11/1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Farrell, of 299 Fir St., Seedley, Manchester.

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