Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X550/6/8/1601
  • Title
    War Diary for January 1916 1 Jan 1916 - Damanhur Usual daily parades routine & inspection held. Specialist Classes, Physical, Musketry & NCO's classes. Route march through the town. 2 Jan 1916 Church Parade 1500. 3 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. 4 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. 5 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. Visit by Brigadier & Mudin of BEHERO PROVINCE 6 Jan 1916 PARADES as usual. G.O.C. Division inspected barracks. 7 Jan 1916 Parades etc. as usual 8 Jan 1916 Parades etc. as usual 9 Jan 1916 Church Parade 1500. C'Os inspection at 0900 10 Jan 1916 Usual Parades & Routine 11 Jan 1916 Usual Parades & Routine. Visit by G.O.C. Division. 12 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. 13 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. 14 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. 15 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. 16 Jan 1916 Church Parade at 1000 by Rev GARDNER. 17 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. up to 11.15. Football match V. Rest of Bde. Boxing Contest in the evening. 18 Jan 1916 Orders received to return to ALEXANDRIA. Bde Sports held at HOSH ISA. 19 Jan 1916 - Sidi Bishr, Alexandria Moved to ALEXANDRIA at 1430 and encamped again at SIDI BISHR 20 Jan 1916 No parades. Exchanged lines with 1/4 NORTHANTS REGT. 21 Jan 1916 Parades Routine & Classes as at DAMANHOOR 22 Jan 1916 Usual parades etc. 23 Jan 1916 Church Parade 1100 24 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine. Training of battalion under Bde arrangements. 25 Jan 1916 Brigade Route March. Usual classes etc. 26 Jan 1916 No parades, the batt finding Camp Duties. 27 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. 2 Coys disinfected. 28 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. Remaining 2 Coys disinfected 29 Jan 1916 Parades & Routine as usual. 30 Jan 1916 Church parade 1030. 31 Jan 1916 Brigade Route march cancelled. Orders received to move to MENA CAMP CAIRO. Heavy baggage despatched.
  • Date free text
    1-31 Jan 1916
  • Production date
    From: 1916 To: 1916
  • Level of description
    item
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