Reference
X550/2/5/1506
Title
War Diary for June 1915
Date free text
1-30 Jun 1915
Production date
From: 1915 To: 1915
Scope and Content
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.
Language
English
Level of description
item