Reference
X550/5/3/1609
Title
War Diary for September 1916
Date free text
4 Sep-20 Sep 1916
Production date
From: 1916 To: 1916
Scope and Content
4/9/16: Coupigny
10 am - Lieut.Colonel R.P.Croft proceeded to 17th Infantry Base pending further deployment
5/9/16: Coupigny
Command of the battalion taken up by Major A.E.Greenwell: 2nd in command Major J.S.Collings-Wells. Lieut.B.L.S.Frere took over command of A Coy.
7/9/16: Coupigny-Calonne II
4.30 am - The battalion proceeded to CALONNE in relief of 1st H[onourable] A[rtillery] C[ompany] in Support line. In the firing line in CALONNE I there were the 1st HAC and in CALONNE II the 10th R[oyal] F[usiliers]
11/9/16: Calonne II
8 am - The battalion took up a position in the firing line in relief of 10th RF in CALONNE II The trenches occupied were:-
RIGHT COY M.15.c.20.20 - M.15.c.65.80
CENTRE COY M.15.c.65.80 - M.15.b.22.40.
LEFT COY M.15.b.22.40 - M.9.d.25.10
SUPPORT COY - M.9.c.95.20 - M.15.a.45.20
The troops on the Right of the battalion were 7th RF; on the left the 14th H[ighland] L[ight] I[nfantry] who were relieved on the 13th inst by the 13th E.Surreys; i nsupport was the 13th R[ifle] B[rigade]
15/9/16: Calonne II
9 am - The battalion was relieved by the 13th RB in CALONNE II and proceed to BULLY-GRENAY in reserve. trenches occupied in case of alarm were (36 BSE 2) R.12.c.63.20 - M.8.a.45.06
17/09/16: Bully-Grenay
3.30 pm - The battalion proceeded to COUPIGNY en route for DIEVAL
18/09/16: Coupigny
7.30 am - The battalion left COUPIGNY and arrived DIEVAL 12.30 pm
20/09/16: Dieval
9.15 am - The batallion left DIEVAL and arrived ORLENCOURT 12 Noon
[A.E.Greenwell, Major, commanding]
Language
English
Level of description
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