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War Diary for July 1918

1-30 Jul 1918

From: 1918 To: 1918

1 Jul 1918 - front line near Aveluy Wood; transport lines on Louvencourt-Acheux Road [Map 57 D S.E.] 1 O.R. killed. 2 Jul 1918 Major P. Sandilands R.M.L.I. joined Capt.Rev.H.G.South struck off strength to England. 1 O.R. Killed. 3 Jul 1918 - reserve line near Forceville Batt, relieved by HOHA (7th R.Fs.) in front line. After relief Battn. marched to Reserve Line Bn.H.Q. Q.7.d.7.4. 4-5 Jul 1918 32 O.Rs. joined. Lieut.H.F.H.Wyett A/Captain. 6 Jul 1918 - reserve line near Acheux Wood Battn. relieved by HOHA (7th R.F.) in reserve line. After relief Bn. moved to Bde. Reserve. Bn. H.Q. P.6.d.1.8. 9 Jul 1918 - near Acheux Wood Battn. moved back to position near ACHEUX WOOD P.15.d. (Brown Line). Capt.Rev.J.Schofield joined Battn. 7 O.Rs. joined. 10 Jul 1918 16 O.Rs. joined. 1 O.R. gassed. 11 Jul 1918 Lt.H.R.S.Dean struck off strength unfit. 12 Jul 1918 11 O.R's joined. 14 Jul 1918 Capt.F.T.Spicer M.C. struck off strength to England (6 months exchange) Major P.Sandiland R.M.L.I. ceased to be attached. 2/Lt.T.J.Waller proceeded on leave to England. 9 O.Rs. joined. 15 Jul 1918 2 O.R's joined. Lieut.R.B.Peddie A/Captain. 18 Jul 1918 - support line near Acheux Wood Battn. relieved by 2nd R.Welsh Fus. in support line. Left Sector Bn.H.Q. Q.26.b.4.5. 19 Jul 1918 2 O.Rs. joined Lieut.E.W.Hastings joined. 22 Jul 1918 12 O.Rs. joined. Major A.G.Hayward M.C. A/Lt.Col. assumed command of Battn. 1 O.R. wounded. 23 Jul 1918 Lt.Col.F.W.Smith D.S.O., D.C.M. struck off strength to England sick. 24 O.Rs. joined. 1 O.R. wounded. 24 Jul 1918 - Brown Line near Acheux Wood Battn. relieved by 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regt. in support. After relief Bn. moved to Brown Line, H.Q. P.15.d. Capt.H.M.E.Gudgeon proceeded on leave to England. 26 Jul 1918 39 O.Rs. joined. Lieut.W.Dayrell-Steyning and 2/Lt. S.A.Peerless joined. 27 Jul 1918 1 O.R. joined. 29 Jul 1918 - Henu Battn. relieved by 171st Inf.Bde. (38th Div.) in Brown Line. After relief Bn. marched to HENU and relieved 8th K.L.R. 30 Jul 1918 Lieut.C.N.Cubitt, Lieut.G.R.Buck and 2/Lt.S.D.Allen joined. 64 O.Rs. joined.

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South, H G,
Sandilands, P.,
Wyett, H.F.H.,
Schofield, J.,
Spicer, F T,
Waller, Thomas Jenkinson,
Peddie, R.B.,
Hastings, E.W.,
Hayward, A G,
Smith, F W,
Gudgeon, H.M.E.,
Dayrell-Steyning, W.,
Allen, Stephen Dexter,
Peerless, S.A.,
Buck, G.R.,
Cubitt, C.N.,
Dean, H R S

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