| 8th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2251
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
| STRAZEELE | 1st | All Coys in billets and settled down. Companies doing training under Coy arrangements. | |
| 2nd | 6 officers went to lecture at Bailleil subject Preliminary Bombardment by Major Williams. Coys went for a short route march. | ||
| 3rd | Lecture in Bailleul by Capt [Sir?] J. Keane on Trench Mortar organisation & employment. | ||
| 4th | Company training. | ||
| 5th | Company training afternoon devoted to sports. | ||
| 7th | Company training & route march. | ||
| 8th | Gen. Woodward relinquished command of the Brigade. | ||
| 9th | The Brigade inspected on route march by Gen. Plumer during the morning. | ||
| 10th | The Brigade inspected on route march by Lord Kitchener. | ||
| 11th | Company training. | ||
| 12th | Company training. Football during afternoon. | ||
| 13th | Church parade during the morning held on field near B Coy. | ||
| 14th | Battalion engaged in training. | ||
| 15th | Usual training during the morning. In the afternoon cross country race open to all unit of the division. Won by Border Horse. 8th Border 2nd. | ||
| 16th | Special training in use of gas helmets. | ||
| 17th & 18th | Company & Battalion training. Lecture by Capt. Fitzpatrick on Engineering work in the field. | ||
| 19th | Brigade sports. | ||
| 20th | Church parade in morning. Brigade cross country race was held in the afternoon won by A Coy 8th Borders. Gold medal won by Corp Close. | ||
| 21st | Company training and machine gun training for all companies. | ||
| 22, 23, 24th | Company training including bayonet fighting, physical drill, route marching, and gas helmet drill. | ||
| 25th | 16 officers & 132 men proceeded to [Goteisterne?] to see demonstration of German Flammenwerfe. In evening concert given 8th Border Regt. | ||
| 26th | Training considerably hindered on account of snow. Brigade boxing competition in evening. Lecture at 4pm by Col. Richardson on sniping. | ||
| 27th & 28th | Company training & route march. Church parade. | ||
| 29th | Brigade night march.
C.E. Bond
Lt. Col. Cmdg 8th Border Regt. |
References / notes
- National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2251
- The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.
- War diary made available by M. Deacon and transcribed by P. Bramham.