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War Diary for October 1915 1 Oct 1915 - trenches near Fricourt Enemy bombarded our lines with light guns (H.E. shell) at intervals throughout the day. His fire enfiladed our trenches from the right, but did little damage. 2/Lt.West and 1 man wounded. 2 Oct 1915 One of our patrols returning to wrong point of our line was unfortunately mistaken for enemy. 2 bombing parties under 2/Lt.Beale & Shaw went out from different parts of the parapet to surround them. Enemy also opened fire. Result. 2/Lt Shaw & 3 men wounded. 3-4 Oct 1915 Normal & quiet. 5 Oct 1915 Quiet day. Sergt.Sirrell Killed, on the following day he would have left the Trenches, time expired had he lived. 6 Oct 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme Bttn. Relieved by 1/Dorsets & moved into reserve. 7-12 Oct 1915 In Billets at Bray, furnishing daily working parties. 2/Lts Gaussen, Eaton, Donnison, Courthorpe & Thomas joined for duty. 13 Oct 1915 - Etinehem and Chipilly Battn. moved to Billets at Etinehem & Chipilly. Lt-Colonel Griffith takes temporary command of composite Brigade 14-21 Oct 1915 In reserve at Chipilly & Etinehem finding working parties daily. A draft of 25 men arrived on 15th 22-26 Oct 1915 Bttn. comes under command of G.O.C. 15th Bde. again. In reserve still. 27 Oct 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme Bttn. moved to Bray. 28 Oct 1915 - trenches near Fricourt Took over its line of trenches again 29-31 Oct 1915 In trenches. Weather wet.

1-31 Oct 1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

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Sirrell, Albert Edward,
West,
Shaw,
Beale, O.A.R.,
Courthorpe, William George,
Thomas,
Gaussen, David Newbold,
Eaton, Alexander Robert Charles,
Donnison

land weaponry, 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion Dorset Regiment, 15th Infantry Brigade, weather, Fricourt, Bray-sur-Somme, Etinehem, Chipilly