Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X550/6/8/1608
  • Title
    War Diary for August 1916 1 Aug 1916 - el Kubri Digging & Training as usual 2 Aug 1916 Digging & Training as usual 3 Aug 1916 Digging & Training as usual. Preliminary orders received at 1400 to be prepared to move at short notice. Orders received at 2130 for battalion to move as follows. A, B Coyx to SALFORD, C Coy to GENEFFE RAILHEAD & D Coy to KABRIT N. Details under Lt. TAYLOR at KUBRI also Water Battalion under 2nd Lt DOUGLAS 4 Aug 1916 - Salford [Post] Battalion (less 2 coys) moved at 0430 and relieved SALFORD at 1200. 5 Aug 1916 Work of taking over SALFORD POST Continued, much cleaning up etc, to be done. Received orders that Water Battalion was cancelled. 6 Aug 1916 Church Parade at 0700. Work of cleaning up continued. C & D SUBSECTIONS reported that GENEFFE and ASHTON had seen a Rocket in the immediate front of the POST, but none of our sentries could confirm. 7 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Brig Gen A.MUDGE arrived at the Post at 0700 and left about 0730. The C.O. left for EL KUBRI at 0730 to command 3 days office3rs' reconnaissance to Wadi el Tawal 8 Aug 1916 Hostile Air-craft reported over EL SHATT then SUEZ but was not seen here. Yeomanry Patrol reported having sighted enemy patrol 2 men in WADI EL GIDDI 9 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 10 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 11 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 12 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Sports from 1630 to 1900. 13 Aug 1916 Church Parade. Sports from 1630 to 1900 14 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. C.O. returned from EL KUBRI. 15 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 16 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 17 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Brig Gen A.MUDGE inspected Post. 18 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Change of Air Camp started at GENEFFE under 2nd LIEUT C.B.DRAPER. 2 officers & 60 O/Rs departed there 19 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Orders received for LIEUTS. TAYLOR, WILKINS and STRATFORD to proceed to ALEXANDRIA for embarkation to ENGLAND for the purpose of joining the R.F.C. 20 Aug 1916 Church Parade 0700 21 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Phone message received from Bde Major C & D. SUBSECTIONS No1 Section for Batt to move to EL KUBRI. Court Martial held on Pte Clarke. 22 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 23 Aug 1916 Digging and Training 24 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Court Martial on Pte Clarke re-assembled 25 Aug 1916 Digging and Training. Received orders for Batt to concentrate at EL SHATT and report to G.O.C. B. Subsection No 1 Section. 26 Aug 1916 - el Shatt Battalion left SALFORD at 0630, leaving rear party under 2nd Lieut RAWLINS to hand over to 1/6th ESSEX RGT. C.O., Signal Officer and Medical Officer rode right through EL SHATT, Adjt. and Quartermaster came on by train to SHALLUFA and thence by train to PORT TEWFIK arriving EL SHATT at about 1530. Marked out Camp for Batt. "A" & "B" Coy in two lighters arrived 1700 and C & D Coys in two lighters at about 2100. 2130 concentration complete. 27 Aug 1916 Organising and settling down. 28 Aug 1916 C.O. and all mounted Officers rode to Pt 309 to look at the country 29 Aug 1916 MAJ.GEN S.W. HARE and Staff also BRIG.GEN H D WATSON CMG, CIE, MVO and Staff inspected the Batt at 0600 men were inspected at breakfast and all cooking arrangements looked into 30 Aug 1916 MAJ GEN S.W. HARE and Staff also BRIG.GEN A.MUDGE and Staff inspected the Batt at work at 0530. Band played in front of The Club at PORT TEWFIK from 1800 to 1900. 31 Aug 1916 C.O. and all mounted Officers proceeded to BIR MABEUIK at 0500 & returned at 1130. Training as usual
  • Date free text
    1-31 Aug 1916
  • Production date
    From: 1916 To: 1916
  • Level of description
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