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War Diary for July 1916 1 Jul 1916 - el Kubri Railhead Usual routine. Digging, Parades & Patrols 2 Jul 1916 Usual routine. Digging, Parades & Patrols 3 Jul 1916 Usual routine. Digging, Parades & Patrols 4 Jul 1916 Digging 5 Jul 1916 Training 6 Jul 1916 Digging 7 Jul 1916 Training 8 Jul 1916 Digging 9 Jul 1916 Church Parade @ 07.00 10 Jul 1916 Digging 11 Jul 1916 Training 12 Jul 1916 Digging 13 Jul 1916 Training. Major General Hare inspected troops training at Railhead. 14 Jul 1916 Digging 15 Jul 1916 Training 16 Jul 1916 Church parade @ 07.00 17 Jul 1916 Digging 18 Jul 1916 Training 19 Jul 1916 Digging 20 Jul 1916 Training. Major General Hare visited Railhead at 05.30. Two hostile aircraft seen 07.05. One man attached 54 Divn Hdqrs wounded by bomb. 21 Jul 1916 Digging 22 Jul 1916 Training 23 Jul 1916 Church Parade 07.00 24 Jul 1916 Digging 25 Jul 1916 Training 26 Jul 1916 Digging 27 Jul 1916 Training. received orders that 1/4 Northants were to relieve the battalion at Railhead, Halfway House & Roundhouse on 29/7/16 28 Jul 1916 Digging. Received orders to relieve garrisons of 1/4 Northants at Gurkha & Baluchistan posts. 28 Jul 1916 - el Kubri East Relieved by 1/4 Northants at Railhead, Halfway House & Roundhouse. Battalion concentrated at El Kubri East @ 10.30 30 Jul 1916 Capt Miskin and two platoons of "A" Coy 100 (approx) proceeded to relieve Gurkha Post at 04.45. Capt Maier and two platoons of "B" Coy (100 approx) proceeded to releive Baluchistan Post at 04.45. 31 Jul 1916 New programme of work. 50% of Battn digging & 50% training.

1-31 Jul 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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Miskin, C.H.,
Maier, E.T.,
Hare, Steuart Welwood

1st/5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st/4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, church services, 54th (East Anglian) Division, el Kubri Railhead, aerial action overseas, el Kubri, Halfway House (Egypt), Roundhouse (Egypt), Gurkha Post (Egypt), Baluchistan Post (Egypt)