Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X550/6/8/1509
  • Title
    War Diary for September 1915 1 Sep 1915 - ANZAC Holding trenches occupied during previous month. Work of improving continued. Sniping from enemy's trenches 2 Sep 1915 Holding trenches occupied during previous month. Work of improving continued. Sniping from enemy's trenches 3 Sep 1915 Holding trenches occupied during previous month. Work of improving continued. Sniping from enemy's trenches 4 Sep 1915 - Finsbury Vale Holding trenches occupied during previous month. Work of improving continued. Sniping from enemy's trenches relieved by 1/11 LONDON REGT at 6 p.m. & went into Reserve at Finsbury Vale. Lieut Woodhouse wounded. 5 Sep 1915 In Reserve. Improving rest camp and making new sap in place of Finsbury Vale unsafe. New sap called "New Bedford Road". 6 Sep 1915 In Reserve. usual routine parades.Bivouacs improved & sap continued. Four fatigue parties found for work at Div H.Q. & R.E. 7 Sep 1915 In reserve. Fatigue parties as on 6th & routine parades. 8 Sep 1915 In reserve. Fatigues as for 7th. AGHYLL DERE screened by Capt. Hill and party. Routine parades. 9 Sep 1915 In reserve. fatigue party on Diov. HQR.S. Parades as usual. 10 Sep 1915 In reserve. As before, usual routine parades. 11 Sep 1915 - ANZAC Took over trenches held by 1/11 LONDON REGT. Relief effected by 1100. Holding trenches 12 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work of improving trenches continued. Continual sniping by enemy particularly from SANDBAG RIDGE. LT NICJOLAS attached with 50 men to AUSTRALIAN BGDE for 4 days. 13 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work of improvement continued. Our ships guns bombarded enemy trenches doing considerable damage at 1130. CAPT SMYTHE wounded. 14 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as usual. CAPT SMYTHE died of wounds. 15 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as usual. Enemy placed more barbed wire in HILL 100. 16 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as usual, with usual routine parades. Our guns shelled gun emplacement at 93 R A with good effect. 17 Sep 1915 - Finsbury Vale In trenches. Relieved by 1/11 LONDON REGT by 0600 & returned to bivouac at FINSBURY VALE. 18 Sep 1915 In Support. Usual routine parades, Work on Bivouac & new sap continued. usdual fatigue parties giving every man 6 hours digging per diem. 19 Sep 1915 In support. Usual routine parades and fatigue parties. Bivouac we hold is held jointly with 1/11 LONDON & when here we are Divisional Reserve. 20 Sep 1915 In Reserve. Usual parades and fatigues. Received notice that 10 officers had landed at ANZAC beach in evening. 21 Sep 1915 In Reserve. 9 officers arrived and posted to Companies. One remained at MUDROS sick. Batt strength 16 officers 461 other ranks. Usual routine parades & fatigues. 22 Sep 1915 - ANZAC In Reserve. Orders received to relieve 1/11 LONDON REGT. Usual parades & fatigues. 23 Sep 1915 In Trenches Communication trenches deepened & forward saps to new trench line commenced New fire posts on Australian ideas begun. Demonstration by AUSTRALIAN DIV at 20000, lasted 20 minutes. Several bodies buried in night. Gurkhas & Turks. Dead about 3 or 4 weeks 24 Sep 1915 In Trenches. Work on trenches continued. 2 Lieut. CLARKE - went to hospital, dysentery. Several bodies buried again. 25 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as before. LIEUT CAMPBELL sent to hospital with sunstroke. In all some 17 or 18 bodies were buried & quantities of arms & ammunition collected from them. Officers partol under LT PERKINS went out & returned safe. 26 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as before. Enemy shelled trench line during morning. Capt Hill appointed Acting Staff Captain on 162 Bgde. Same patrol returned safe. 27 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as before. New trench line begun. 28 Sep 1915 In trenches. Work as before. Patrol under LT NEW went out & returned safely. 29 Sep 1915 - Finsbury Vale relieved by 0600 by 1/11 LONDON REGT & returned to Bivouac at Divisional reserve Area, FINSBURY VALE. 30 Sep 1915 In Reserve. Usual parades and fatigue parties as usual.
  • Date free text
    1-30 Sep 1915
  • Production date
    From: 1915 To: 1915
  • Level of description
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