| 6th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4299 & WO/95/1817/1
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| AT SEA | 1-7-16 | H.M.T. SCOTIAN. Voyage very pleasant
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| 2-7-16 | — do —
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| 3-7-16 | — do — Sports – Boxing and Tug of War
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| 4-7-16 | — do — — do —
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| 5-7-16 | — do — — do —
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| MARSEILLES | 6-7-16 | 0900 | Arrived MARSEILLES – disembarked 15.00 whole ship and entrained.
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| TRAIN | 1730 | Train left – very little room for baggage – Lt & QM WHITE returned from leave.
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| 7-7-16 | In train.
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| 8-7-16 | — do —
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| MONTSEN TORNOIS |
9-7-16 | 0200 | Arrived St POL & marched to MONTS EN TERNOIS, Billets fair. Most of day spent cleaning up etc.
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| 10-7-16 | Route march – Inspections – men’s feet need much hardening to [?].
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| 11-7-16 | — do —
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| 12-7-16 | Inspection on route march by GOC XIth Div. Lt Gen Sir C.L. WOOLCOMBE K.C.B.
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| 13-7-16 | 1000 | Gas lecture by Capt HARTLEY – 1400 inspection by GOC XIth Div.
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| 14-7-16 | Route march etc.
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| MONTS/AGNEZ | 15-7-16 | 11 AM | Marched off for AGNEZ – arrived 6p.m.
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| 16-7-16 | Officers to take over redoubts ARRAS inspected their positions.
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| AGNEZ/ARRAS | 17-7-16 | 15.00 | Marched to ARRAS and took over from 6th YORKSHIRE REGT as under.
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| ARRAS | ACHICOURT – 2 platoons B. Coy, Capt CARR – RONVILLE 2 platoons B Coy
ST SAVEUR – 2 platoons C Coy, Capt MORRIS – CEMETRY 2 platoons C Company | ||
| 18-7-16 | Battalion in village line as for 17-7-16 – many classes.
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| 19-7-16 | — do — Billets very dirty – Work carries
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| 20-7-16 | — do — on cleaning them and improving
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| 21-7-16 | — do — redoubts [?lines?]
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| 22-7-16 | Garrisons ACHICOURT (B Coy) and RONVILLE (A Coy) increased to one company. Remaining redoubts taken over by 42nd Inf. Bde. Group. C & D Coys now in billets at HQ.
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| ARRAS | 23-7-16 | Battalions as on 22-7-16 – Gas alarm – 11 PM – alarm only.
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| 24-7-16 | — do —
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| 25-7-16 | — do —
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| 26-7-16 | — do —
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| 27-7-16 | 4 PM | Two platoons C Coy under Lt ROSS took over CEMETRY – Remainder Bn as on 22 to 26-7-16
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| 28-7-16 | A Coy RONVILLE – B Coy ACHICOURT – ½ C Coy CEMETRY – R[?] & HQ ARRAS.
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| 29-7-16 | — do —
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| 30-7-16 | — do —
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| 31-7-16 | — do —
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Signed D Mathers Lt Colonel Commanding |
Notes
- National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/1817/1
- The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.
- War diary transcribed by Hugh Fulton.