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War Diary for January 1919 1-9 Jan 1919 - Gembloux In Billets in GEMBLOUX Education & training carried on. Sports held every afternoon weather permitting. 10 Jan 1919 As above Photographs of Officers, Sgts, & Corpls taken. 11-16 Jan 1919 In Billets as above. Training etc. as above. 17-23 Jan 1919 In billets as above. Training & Sports as above. 24 Jan 1919 As above. Divisional General visited Battalion. 25 Jan 1919 As above rehearsal for the Trooping of the Colour at LEUZE. 26 Jan 1919 As above rehearsed for the trooping of Colours at GEMBLOUX. 27 Jan 1919 As Above. 28 Jan 1919 Ceremonial parade for trooping the Regt Colour in Place St.Aubyn, Namur, together with the 2nd Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers. This ceremony was performed in commemoration of the taking of the town and citadel of Namur in 1695, in which this Batt and the 2nd Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers took part. Reviewing Officer: - Lt.General Sir G.M.Harper K.C.B., D.S.O. Comdg. IV Corps Officer Comdg. the Colour Guard: Capt.J.C.A.Birch. Lieutenant of the Escort. Lt.Young. 2/Lt. for the Colour: - 2/Lt.Herberg.. N.C.O. for the Colour: No.10339 C.S.M.Meade. D.C.M. 29 Jan 1919 Photographs of Batt taken and also of Colour Guard and Escort. 30 Jan 1919 Training and Sports carried on as usual. 31 Jan 1919 As above.

1-31 Jan 1919

From: 1919 To: 1919

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Harper, George Montague,
Stephens, Reginald Byng,
Birch, J.C.A.,
Young, A.,
Herberg, E.C.,
Meade

1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, IV Corps, photographs, peace and battles celebrations/commemorations, 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Namur, Namur Place St.Aubyn, Gembloux, Leuze-en-Hainaut