X550/5/3/1609

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]

4 Sep-20 Sep 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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Croft, R P,
Greenwell, A.E.,
Collings-Wells, John Stanhope,
Frere, B.L.S.

1st Battalion Honourable Artillery Company, 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 13th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, Coupigny, Bully-Grenay, Dieval, Orlencourt