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War Diary for June 1915 1 Jun 1915 - Hill 60 Battn moved into trenches at Hill 60 relieving 1st Dorset Regt. Casualties 3 wounded 2 Jun 1915 Things have been very quiet in these trenches recently, but enemy shelled Head Quarters & railway cutting at intervals during day & night, with 4.9 howitzers. casualties slight 2 killed, 3 wounded. 3 Jun 1915 Quiet day. Casualties - 7 wounded. 4-5 Jun 1915 Situation normal 1 killed, 7 wounded 6 Jun 1915 Some of our trenches shelled accurately by 15 prs. parapets brought down on self & other officers on two occasions 7 Jun 1915 Two trench howitzers under R.A. supervision brought up to trenches & opened fire on German machine gun positions. Casualties - 11 men wounded 8 Jun 1915 Hd.Quarters & railway cutting shelled with howitzers. Casualties - 2 killed, 21 wounded. 9 Jun 1915 Enemy used rifle grenades effectively against 39 trench. Hd.Qrs. & railway cutting shelled by howitzers at 7 pm. Heavy rain & thunderstorm: trenches became flooded. casualties - 6 wounded. 10 Jun 1915 Trenches very wet. Hd.Qrs & cutting shelled by howitzers. Casualties 1 killed, 2 wounded, 1 missing 11 Jun 1915 Almost 20 yards of 38 trench blown in by shell fire. 4 wounded, 1 missing. 12 Jun 1915 Hd.Qrs & railway cutting shelled by howitzers about 4.30 pm. 1 killed, 12 wounded. 13 Jun 1915 - railway embankment in support of Hill 60 38 trench blown in by shell fire in places. Hd.Qrs & railway cutting shelled by howitzers. battn. relieved at 9.30 pm by 1 Dorset Regt. & returned into support in railway embankment. casualties - 2 killed, 12 wounded 14-16 Jun 1915 In support, Furnishing large working parties. Attack near HOOGE by 3rd Division on our left, on 16th inst. Did not affect us. Casualties - 1 killed, 1 wounded 17 Jun 1915 - Hill 60 Relieved 1 Dorset Regt in trenches on Hill 60. Casualties - 2 wounded. 18 Jun 1915 Quiet day. 2 wounded 2nd Lt Cecil rejoined (wounded previously) 19 Jun 1915 Shelled at intervals: parapet of 38 trench badly damaged. 2 killed, 2 wounded 20 Jun 1915 Germans mined & caused big explosion outside our trenches. 1 man wounded by explosion. Previously in morning blew up one of our mine shafts, killing 2 miners. 21 Jun 1915 - railway embankment in support of Hill 60 Relieved by 1st DORSETS and returned to Railway Embankment into support. casualties 1 killed 1 wounded 22-26 Jun 1915 In support. Furnishing working parties on 23rd Brigadier wounded, L.Colonel Griffith took temporary command of Brigade. Casualties during this period 1 killed 5 wounded including L.Pearse wounded on 25th. 27 Jun 1915 - Hill 60 Relieved 1st DORSETS in trenches on Hill 60 28 Jun 1915 Quiet day. Casualties one killed one wounded 29 Jun 1915 Quiet day. Casualties one killed. 30 Jun 1915 Quiet day. Lt.Colonel Griffith resumed command of the Battn. Casualties one wounded.

1-30 Jun 1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

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Cecil, Rupert Edward Gascoyne,
Griffith, Charles Richard Jebb,
Pearse

1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion Dorset Regiment, land weaponry, railways, weather, 3rd Division, Hill 60 [Ypres], Hooge