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War Diary for November 1915 1-2 Nov 1915 In C1 subsector, N. of BRAY, weather bad. 3-8 Nov 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme Bttn. relieved by 1/Dorset Rgt. returned to Bde reserve in billets at BRAY. Daily working parties furnished for work in trenches &c. & mining fatigues. 9-14 Nov 1915 - trenches near Fricourt Relieved 1/Dorsets in Trenches. 1/Norfolk Rgt. on our left, 13th Inf.Bde. on right. Weather bad. Much work caused by landslides & collapse of parapets & walls of trenches, owing to rain. Very strong revetting required. Sandbag revetment found unsatisfactory, owing to occasional subsidence of foundations & consequent collapse of whole revetment. Also difficult to deal with Sandbags when they have to be filled with wet mud. Quiet period. Casualties. 1 Killed. 1 Wounded. 15 Nov 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme Bttn. relieved at 7.30.p.m. by 1/Dorset Rgt & returned to reserve Billets in BRAY. 16-20 Nov 1915 In billets at BRAY-SUR-SOMME. Large daily working parties furnished 21-26 Nov 1915 - trenches near Fricourt Returned to Trenches on relief by 1/Dorsets. Ordinary routine. Enemy shelled trenches more or less in enfilade from right front most days, but did little material damage & caused no casualties. Officers' patrols went out on various occasions at night & examined enemy's wire entanglements & threw bombs into their trenches, also succeeded in dropping a number of Grenades into their lines with Catapults & 'West' bomb throwers. Weather foggy some days & generally cold & frosty. 28 Nov 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme Lts Thomas, Postlethwaite & Samson joined the Battn. for duty a couple of days ago. A little snow & hard frost. Bttn. relieved in evening by 1/Dorsets & returned to Billets in BRAY. Casualties during tour; 1 wounded by Bullet & 1 by Grenade. 29-30 Nov 1915 - Bray-sur-Somme and Etinehem In rest billets (Brigade Reserve). A.Coy. moved to Billets at ETINEHEM. Thaw, followed by very heavy rain caused collapse of parapets & communication trenches. Larger working parties required to try & cope with the situation.

1-30 Nov 1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

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Thomas,
Portland, William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of,
Samson

1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, weather, 1st Battalion Dorset Regiment, 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, 13th Infantry Brigade, land weaponry, Bray-sur-Somme, Fricourt, Etinehem