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WAR DIARY FOR JULY 1916 1 Jul 1916 - Bienvillers-au-Bois Battn in support (in billets). 2-5 Jul 1916 - Halloy At HALLOY. 6 Jul 1916 - Millencourt Battn moved to MILLENCOURT by Lorries. 7 Jul 1916 - Tara-Usna Line Battn moved to USNA-TARA line E. of ALBERT. 8 Jul 1916 - Contalmaison Battn moved to the front line trenches at night forming a defensive flank in event of hostile attack from CONTALMAISON (Casualties 4 K & 14 W). 9 Jul 1916 Same position as 8th (Casualties 14 K & 1 missing. 5 Offrs & 70 wounded). 10 Jul 1916 Same position as 9th (Casualties 6 K 4 Missing 40 wounded). 11 Jul 1916 - Heligoland Support Trench Moved to support trenches (i.e. HELIGOLAND) Battn remained in HELIGOLAND & found working party. (Casualties 2 K. 1 missing. 7 W) 12 Jul 1916 HELIGOLAND (1 K & 22 W). 13 Jul 1916 - Tara-Usna Line Moved to USNA-TARA line. 15 Jul 1916 Attack on POZIERES by 112th Bde. from trenches S. of CONTALMAISON, Bde. held up by hostile machine guns, established itself about 100 yds from the cimetiere & dug in (Casualties (3 Offs K, 32 O.R.K) (25 missing) (9 Offrs. W, 174 O.R.W)). 16 Jul 1916 - Albert Battn moved to ALBERT. 19 Jul 1916 - Bresle Battn moved to BRESLE. 20 Jul 1916 - La Houssoye Battn moved to LA HOUSSOYE. 21 Jul 1916 Draft of 120 arrived. 22 Jul 1916 - Behencourt Battn moved to BEHENCOURT. 23 Jul 1916 Draft of 28 arrived. 25 Jul 1916 Draft of 90 arrived. 30 Jul 1916 - Bresle Battn marched to BRESLE. 31 Jul 1916 - Becourt Wood Battn marched to BECOURT WOOD 2500 yds E. of ALBERT.

1-31 Jul 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, deaths, 112th Infantry Brigade, woods, Becourt, Albert, Bresle, Behencourt, Millencourt, Pozieres, Contalmaison, La Houssoye, Tara-Usna Line (Somme), Contalmaison (Somme) Heligoland Support Trench, Halloy-les-Pernes, Bienvillers-au-Bois