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War Diary for July 1915

1-31 Jul 1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

1 Jul 1915 - Hill 60 Railway cutting and HQ dugouts heavily shelled during morning. Casualties 1 killed, 3 wounded 2 Jul 1915 Usual shelling, Lt.Hart & 8 other ranks wounded 3 Jul 1915 - in support of Hil 60 Battn relieved by 1st Dorsets & moved into support. Casualties 1 killed 3 wounded 4 Jul 1915 In support near railway line, furnishing large working parties. casualties - 1 wounded 5 Jul 1915 In support Pte E.WARNER (since deceased) awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry on May 1st near Hill 60. 6-8 Jul 1915 In support, furnishing large working parties day & night. Casualties - 1 killed, 7 wounded 9 Jul 1915 - Hill 60 Battn. relieved 1st Dorsets in front trenches. Major Roche, Capt Tollemache & Lt.Frere admitted to hospital with Fever: 2nd Lts Vyvyan & Horne (3rd Queens) & Lt.C.Douglas, 2nd Lts.Williams, Waddy, Winmill & Beal joined for duty 10 Jul 1915 Usual shelling. Casualties 2 killed 1 wounded. 11 Jul 1915 Enemy blew up a mine near trenches 38 & 39 creating a very large crater. Our trenches practically undamaged, but several men injured by falling debris & bombardment by artillery. Casualties 2nd Lt.Cecil & four other ranks killed. 34 wounded, 2 missing (believed killed) 12 Jul 1915 Enemy exploded a mine near 37 trench, causing very little damage. Battn relieved by 4th Lincolns about midnight. Casualties - 5 wounded 13 Jul 1915 - Boeschepe Battn withdrew into reserve at Reninghelst. arriving there about 4.30 a.m. In afternoon Battn marched on into billets at BOESCHEPE, for rest 14-20 Jul 1915 Battn notified that 5th Division now ceased to belong to 2nd Army Corps. Resting in billets. 21 Jul 1915 - north of Abeele Battn moved into billets N. of ABEELE. 22 Jul 1915 Battn visited by Major General T.Pilcher 23 Jul 1915 15th Inf. Bde inspected by Commander of 2nd Army & complimented on present & past efficiency & excellent record. 24-28 Jul 1915 Remained in billets 29 Jul 1915 - Godewaersvelde Battn marched to GODEWAERSVELDE & entrained there at 10.53 pm. 30 Jul 1915 - la Houssoye Detrained at CORBIE & marched to billets at LAHOUSSOYE, E. of Amiens 31 Jul 1915 Battn remained in billets. C.O. visited trenches about to be taken over from the French

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Hart, Percival Frank,
Warner, Edward,
Roche, B.R.,
Tollemache,
Frere,
Vyvyan, P.,
Horne,
Douglas, C.,
Winmill, Westropp Orbell Peyton,
Williams,
Waddy, Alexander Harry,
Beale, O.A.R.,
Cecil, Rupert Edward Gascoyne,
Pilcher, Thomas David,
Plumer, Herbert Charles Onslow

1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, Dorset Regiment, French, fever, weaponry, Lincolnshire Regiment, 5th Division, II Corps, 15th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Army, trains, Ypres, Boeschepe, Reninghelst, Abeele, Godewaersvelde, Corbie, Lahoussoye, Belgium, World War One, First World War, war diary