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War Diary for September 1918

1-30 Sep 1918

From: 1918 To: 1918

1 Sep 1918 - Hindenburg Support Line near Henin-sur-Cojeul Battn marched from BOIRY to N.34 central near HENIN in the Hundenburg Support Line. Hostile aircraft raid, Lieut M.Brawn killed 3 Other Ranks killed 11 Other Ranks wounded and 26 horses & mules killed. 2/Lt W.Johnson 2/Lt A.E.Iliffe and 119 Other Ranks joined. 2 Sep 1918 - Fontaine-les-Croisilles Battn moved to FONTAINE and then to V 18.a. 3 Other Ranks joined. 3 Sep 1918 - Cagnicourt Battn moved to position near CAGNICOURT. 4 Sep 1918 - Inchy-en-Artois Battn moved forward into front line position south of INCHY. 3 Other Ranks wounded. 5 Sep 1918 Battn in the line 42 Other Ranks joined 2 Other Ranks wounded. 6 Sep 1918 Battn in the line 13 Other Ranks wounded. 7 Sep 1918 Battn in the line 3 Other Ranks killed. 2/Lt.W.W.Dainty and 9 Other Ranks wounded. 8 Sep 1918 - Boyelles Battn relieved by a Battn of the 57th Division and marched to a position near HENDICOURT [sic]. Battn left position near HENDICOURT and marched to BOYELLES. 2 Other Ranks joined. 9 Sep 1918 - Bailleulmont Battn entrained at BOYELLES at 7.0 am and detrained at LAHERLIERE [sic] and marched to BAILLEULMONT. 2/Lt.W.Bellamy granted leave to England. 1 Other Rank wounded. 10 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 11 Sep 1918 Battalion Training 2/Lt W.H.Richardson and 2/Lt.T.W.Willans joined. 12 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 13 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 14 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. Divl. Race Meeting Lt.A.L.Gordon struck off strength. Major J.H.Blackwell M.C. granted leave to England. 15 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 16 Sep 1918 - St.Leger Battalion marched to St.LEGER. Capt.D.M.Saunders proceeded to England. 17 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 2/Lt.A.E.Iliffe granted leave to England. 37 Other Ranks joined. 18-21 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 22 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. Regimental Sports. 2/Lt.J.T.Nuttall granted leave to England. Lieut.Col.C.C.Harman D.S.O. and Capt.and Qr.Mr. J.A.Hislop joined. 23-25 Sep 1918 Battalion Training. 26 Sep 1918 - Moeuvres Battalion marched to position near QUEANT and moved forward to assembly position near MOEUVRES. 27 Sep 1918 Battn commenced operations at 5.20 a.m. and crossed Canal du Nord capturing their objective in the Hindenburg Support Line from K 4.d.5.8. to Sunken road at Z.28.d.8.3. 28 Sep 1918 - Cantaing-sur-Escaut Battn still in position in the Hindenburg Support Line and moved forward to position near CANTAING L 2.a. 2/Lt.T.J.Waller killed. (Capt.O.E.Hobson, Capt.J.K.Batten, Lieut.E.Ellis and Lieut.W.B.Steinson, 2/Lt.H.A.Garton-Sprenger, 2/Lt.W.Johnson, and 2/Lt.H.Mockford wounded. 12 Other Ranks killed. 61 Other Ranks wounded. date of casualties Sept.27.1918). 29 Sep 1918 Battn moved forward to position in front of CANTAING. Lieut.S.Norrish M.C. and 2/Lt. H.F.Snelling granted leave to England. 30 Sep 1918 - south of Cambrai Battn moved forward to attack high ground south of CAMBRAI about A 26 and 27 [Map Sheet 51.b.]

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Brawn, Mark,
Iliffe, A.E.,
Johnson, W,
Dainty, W W,
Bellamy, Frank William,
Richardson, W H,
Willans, T W,
Gordon, A L,
Blackwell, J.H.,
Saunders, D M,
Nuttall, J.T.,
Harman, C C,
Hislop, J.A.,
Waller, Thomas Jenkinson,
Hobson, Owen Ellis,
Batten, Joseph Keith,
Ellis, Ernest,
Stimson, W B,
Mockford, H,
Garton Sprenger, Herbert A.,
Norrish, S.,
Snelling, H.F.

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