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WAR DIARY FOR FEBRUARY 1916 1 Feb 1916 - Humbercamps Battn in Brigade Reserve. 2 Coys route marching remainder digging on front line. 2-3 Feb 1916 2 Coys digging on front line. Hard frost at night. 4-5 Feb 1916 Men digging on front line. Warmer with Rain. 6 Feb 1916 - Bienvillers-au-Bois Relieved 13th Rifle Brigade at BIENVILLERS. 7-9 Feb 1916 Men employed digging on front line. 10 Feb 1916 - Hannescamps Relieved N.Lancs Regt in the trenches. 11 Feb 1916 Pte. A.NORMAN slightly wounded by a shell. 12 Feb 1916 Following Casualties from Shell fire: - Lieut HITCH 2/Lt MALLETT, Corpl HOLT, Ptes SUTHERLAND & COULDRIDGE all wounded. 13 Feb 1916 Relieved in trenches by 6th Gloucester Regt marched back to ST.AMAND. 14-15 Feb 1916 - S-Amand Battalion at rest. 16 Feb 1916 Relieved 9th Leicester Regt in new sector of trenches near BIENVILLERS 17 Feb 1916 - trenches Enemy shelled our Communication trenches with 77mm Shells - Pte BARTON wounded (died 20.2.16) 18 Feb 1916 Wet day. Quiet on our Sector. Heavy bombardment by enemy on our trenches in front of FONQUEVILLERS [sic]. Wet day. 19 Feb 1916 Pte MERRIMAN Killed. Shot through the head. Sergt SPRIGGS KIlled. Shot through the head. Zeppelin & 3 Aeroplanes came over about 11 pm dropped 2 bombs near our HQr. No damage done Heavy bombardment S. of HEBUTERNE at 7 pm. 20 Feb 1916 Fine day. Air Craft on both sides active Communication trenches Shelled with 77mm Shells Hard frost at night. 21 Feb 1916 About 50 77mm Shells fired near Batt H.Qr 5 men of 9th Leicester Regt wounded & 2 Killed Pte WILDER J. wounded - shot through the hand. 22 Feb 1916 Very Cold Snowing all morning. Relieved by 9th Leicester Regt marched back to St AMAND. 23-24 Feb 1916 - S-Amand Snowing all day, hard frost at night. About 500 men working digging. 25 Feb 1916 Snowing all day. 26-29 Feb 1916 Thaw set in with rain. Men digging on front line every day.

1-29 Feb 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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Norman, Albert,
Hitch,
Mallet, K L,
Holt,
Sutherland,
Couldridge,
Barton, Frederick Horace,
Merriman, Arthur,
Spriggs, William Harris,
Wilder, J.

6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, weather, deaths, 13th Battalion Rifle Brigade, 10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, military aircraft, military airships, aerial action overseas, Bienvillers-au-Bois, Humbercamps, Saint-Amand, Foncquevillers, Hebuterne