9 January: Difference between revisions

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*General Equipment Indent: 81 Infantry whistles.<ref>{{lowther|recno=66}}</ref>

*Copy letter from [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to 124th Infantry Brigade: "Recruits are now coming in well, and my experience of closing recruiting in November showed me that, once it is announced that recruiting is closed, it is by no means easy to begin again. I strongly recommend I may be authorised forthwith to proceed with the formation of the 6th (Depot) Company, for whom I can arrange [[billet]]s in the neighbourhood as long as the Service Battalion remains in its present camp." <ref>{{lowther|recno=219}}</ref>

*Court of Enquiry takes place regarding the alleged illegal absence of [[Isaac Parker (16286 Pte.)]] of C Company.<ref name="lowther135" />

 

*[[Battalion]] is situated in the F1 sector near Aveluy. The day is quiet.

 

*[[Battalion]] in [[billet|billets]] at Courcelles supplying carrying and [[working parties]] in the [[trench|trenches]].

 

*Located in Tournehem, the battalion is involved in defensive training with [[Lewis gun]]s on range.