Reference
X550/2/5/1702
Title
War Diary for February 1917
Date free text
1-28 Feb 1917
Production date
From: 1917 To: 1917
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1 Feb 1917 - le Touret
Battalion moved to Billets in LE TOURET & acted as Bde Reserve to FERME du BOIS sector. Very cold weather & very cold billets for the men (O.O. No.47 dated 31/1/17)
2 Feb 1917
In billets. Officers reconnoitred the line.
3 Feb 1917
Ditto
4 Feb 1917
Ditto
Military Cross ribbons were presented by Sir R.B.Haking C.,B. cmdg XI Corps to Capt H.Willans M.C. Capt O.A.R.Beale M.C. and 2/Lt H.S.Everett M.C. in the Theatre at BETHUNE.
5 Feb 1917 - Front Line Ferme du Bois Right Subsection
Relieved the 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Reg in the Right Sub-section of the FERME du BOIS Sub-sector relief passed off quietly in Daylight. A&B Coys in Firing line 'C' Coy in RICHMOND TERRACE D Coy in O.B.L. (O.O.50 dated 4/2/17). Trenches in fair condition, but were very weak & damaged.
6-8 Feb 1917
Very quiet nothing of note to record.
9 Feb 1917.- le Touret
Bn was relieved by the 16/R.War R. & withdrew to Billets in LE TOURET see O.O. 51 dated 8/2/17
10 Feb 1917
In Billets. Training was carried on in Coys. Capt H.Willans M.C. appointed Staff Captain 15 Inf Bde. A/Capt O.A.R.Beale M.C. appointed Adjutant to 1/Bedfordshire Regt. (Authority XI Corps No.A6/316 dated 19/2/17)
11-12 Feb 1917
In Billets. Very cold.
13 Feb 1917
Inspected by Sir Douglas Haig C-in-C British Armies in FRANCE. See attached App IV [not attached]
14 Feb 1917 - Front Line Ferme du Bois Right Subsection
Relieved 16/R.War.R. in trenches see O.O.52 dated 13.2.17.
The trenches were held with 3 Coys & one coy in Billets Rue de L'EPPINETTE. This coy supplied wiring parties for coy. in Front line.
15 Feb 1917
Nothing to record in trenches
16 Feb 1917
Inter - Coy relief passed off quietly see O.O. 53 dated 15.2.17 attached [not attached]
17 Feb 1917
About 4.45 a.m. Enemy raided our trenches see attached report dated 17th [not attached]
18 Feb 1917 - le Touret
Relieved by 16/R.War.R. & withdrew to Billets in LE TOURET see O.O. No.54 dated 17/2/17
19-20 Feb 1917
Bn. was re-organised according to instructions received from G.H.Q. Bn HQ including Transport & Quarter Masters employ was reduced to 150 strong plus 16 snipers & 16 Drums. Coys were re-organised as follows: Coy H.Q. 14 including officers. 4 Platoons each consisting of 4 sections as under
No.1 section Riflemen & Rifle Grenadiers
No.2 section Lewis Gunners & Snipers
No.3 section Bombers
No.4 section Riflemen & Rifle Grenadiers
21 Feb 1917 - Front Line Ferme du Bois Right Subsection
Relieved 16/R.War.R. in the line see O.O. No.55 dated 20.2.17
22 Feb 1917
In trenches nothing to report
23 Feb 1917
Inter-Coy relief see O.O. No.56
24 Feb 1917
In trenches
25 Feb 1917 - le Touret
Relieved by 16/R.War.R. see O.O. No.57
26 Feb 1917
In Billets at LE TOURET. Several officers of Russian Mission passed our billets & called in at the officers Mess.
27 Feb 1917 - Beuvry
Bn. moved to Billets in BEUVRY. Mostly good billets but rather crowded. See O.O. No.58
28 Feb 1917
In Billets at BEUVRY. Good training grounds. Special attention paid to training Lewis Gunners, Rifle Grenadiers & Bombers.
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