Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X550/9/1/1708
  • Title
    WAR DIARY FOR AUGUST 1917 1 Aug 1917 - Bailleul-les-Cornailles In billets. Rained hard whole day. Musketry & route march abandoned. 2 Aug 1917 In billets. Rain again interfered with training. Battalion soprts and concert arranged to commemorate BLENHEIM DAY were postponed. Officers dined altogether having as guests Brig. General W.L.Osborne D.S.O. & his Bde Major Capt R.B. Leslie M.C. 3 Aug 1917 In billets. A Coy musketry, remainder training in open warfare. 4 Aug 1917 In billets. A Coy musketry. Much rain interrupted with continuous training. 5 Aug 1917 In billets. Church parade (open air service). Battalion sports held during afternoon. Fine day and very successful meeting. 6 Aug 1917 In billets. Lt. Col Robertson left battalion to command 1/4th Leicestershire Rgt. Major R. le Huquet assumed command. B Coy musketry remainder training. Presentation of medal ribbons by Corps Commander to whole Brigade recipients 7 Aug 1917 In billets. B Coy musketry remainder drill & open warfare training 8 Aug 1917 In billets. B Coy musketry emainder drill & open warfare training. Heats for Bde Sports decided during afternoon. Tug-of-war ream of Officers and of other Ranks both qualified. 9 Aug 1917 In billets. B Coy musketry. Remainder drill and practising formations laid down for Open Warfare in S.S. 143 & S.S. 135. 10 Aug 1917 In billets. C Coy musketry. Remainder continued training as above. Bde. Sports held in afternoon. Both Officers' and Other Ranks' Team Tug-of-War won the finals & qualified for Divisional Competition. 11 Aug 1917 In billets. C Coy musketry. Remainder route marching & practicing advance & rear guards. 12 Aug 1917 In billets. Church Parade and Baths. 13 Aug 1917 In billets. C Coy musketry. Remainder practising Artillery Formation. 14 Aug 1917 In billets. C Coy musketry. Remainder training. Divisional Gymkhana in afternoon. Boths Officers and Other Ranks Team for Tug-of-War won their finals pulls. Teams were coached by R.S.M. C.E.Armstrong. 15 Aug 1917 In billets. C Coy completed musketry. Remainder continued training in Artillery formation and extensions. 16 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys training in Artillery formation & deploying into attack formation. 17 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys training in mopping up of villages &c. 18 Aug 1917 In billets. Divisional Rifle Meeting. Men not attending continued training. 19 Aug 1917 In billets. Divisional Rifle Meeting continued. Church Parade service during forenoon. Reinforcements 7 O.Ranks rrived 20 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys training in open warfare. A Coy on assault course during afternoon. Reinforcements 100 O.Ranks arrived. 21 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys training in open warfare. B Coy on assault course during afternoon. 22 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys training at open warfare. C Coy on assault course during afternoon. 23 Aug 1917 - Maisnil-les-Ruitz In billets. Battalion marched to MAISNIL-LES-RUITZ & billeted 24 Aug 1917 - Noeux-les-Mines In billets. Marched to NEOUX-LES-MINES [sic] & billeted 25 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys at drill & practising rapid wiring drill. Concert in the evening in Y.M.C A Hut. 26 Aug 1917 - Mazingarbe In billets. Church service in morning. Marched to MAZINGARBE & came in to Bde Reserve in the evening. 27 Aug 1917 In billets. Coys at drill & training. 28 Aug 1917 In billets. battalion had baths, training & drill 29 Aug 1917 - Village Line and Mazingarbe In billets. Three Coys moved up at night into Village Line. B Coy remaining at MAZINGARBE. 30 Aug 1917 In trenches. Furnished working parties to assist in consolidation of Bde Front near Loos (Hill 70). 31 Aug 1917 - northern slope of Hill 70 In trenches. Relieved 1/The Buffs in right sub-setion east of PUITS 14 BIS northern slope of Hill 70. 8th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Field State 1-9-17 KILLED NIL WOUNDED NIL MISSING NIL TO HOSPITAL 45 FROM HOSPITAL 22 STRENGTH OF A COMPANY 17 OFFICERS 211 O.RANKS STRENGTH OF B COMPANY 7 OFFICERS 216 O.RANKS STRENGTH OF C COMPANY 8 OFFICERS 218 O.RANKS STRENGTH OF D COMPANY 8 OFFICERS 211 O.RANKS TOTAL 40 OFFICERS 856 O.RANKS
  • Date free text
    1-31 Aug 1917
  • Production date
    From: 1915 To: 1918
  • Level of description
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