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| 8th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2251
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| 1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1918 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
| ACQ | 1st | The Battalion remained in billets during the day and at 8.30pm marched to SAVY to billets. | |
| SAVY | 2nd | The Battalion employed in cleaning up. Also baths were allotted to the companies. | |
| 3rd | Physical drill and bayonet fighting. Short route march by all companies. | ||
| 4th | Church parade during the morning. | ||
| 5th, 6th, 7th | Battalion employed at Monchy Breton & Chelers in company training. | ||
| 8th & 9th | Battalion training at Monchy Breton & Chelers. | ||
| 10th | Brigade field day &training. | ||
| 11th | Church parade. | ||
| 12th | Divisional Field day at Monchy Breton & Chelers. | ||
| 13th | Battalion rested in billets. Physical drill & bayonet practice. | ||
| BUNEVILLE | 14th | The Battalion marched at 9.30 am to Buneville. | |
| VACQUERIE LE BOUC | 15th | The Battalion marched at 8.30am to Vacquiere Le Bouc arriving about one pm. | |
| 16th | All companies were employed in cleaning equipment etc. Physical exercises and bayonet fighting. | ||
| PROUVILLE | 17th | The Battalion marched at 10.30pm to Prouville arriving at 3am on the 18th. All OC Battalions in the division visited the trenches North of Albert. | |
| DOMART | 18th | The Battalion marched at 10.30pm for Domart arriving there at 2.30am on the 19th. | |
| 20th | Company training and route march. | ||
| 21st | Battalion training, Bayonet exercise & Physical exercise. | ||
| 22nd | Battalion training. | ||
| 23rd | Battalion training & practice for Brigade cross country race. | ||
| 24th | Brigade cross country race won by A Coy. B Coy second, D third. | ||
| TALMAS | 25th | Regimental sports. The Battalion marched to Talmas starting at 9.30pm arriving at 3am the 26th. | |
| 26th | Company training and bathing parade. | ||
| 27th | Regiment moved to Herrisart. | ||
| 28th & 29th | Regiment remained at Herrisart. Company training. | ||
| 30th | Battalion moved to Forceville.
P. Strachan, Maj
8th Border Regiment C. E. Bond Lt-Col. |
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.