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War Diary for November 1914 1 Nov 1914 - near Inverness Copse Line improved. The enemy massed in wood to our front but did not attack. 2/Lieut.G.Williams Wilson 8 Middlesex Regt. and 2 Lieut.Carslake 3rd Queens R. & 96 other ranks joined. 2 Nov 1914 The enemy collected in the fir wood in our front & commenced an attack on the right of the Scots Guards but came under our enfilade fire & were driven back. 3 Nov 1914 Enemy shelled our trenches. 4 Nov 1914 Enemy shelled our trenches & farm behind C.Os. position buried some men and killed one man. 5 Nov 1914 Enemy again shelled from behind C.Os position. Relieved in the evening by 15th Bde. The Cheshire Regt. taking over our trenches & 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regt. taking over those held by Yorkshire Regt. & R.S.F. 6 Nov 1914 - Rue de Lille, Bailleul Marched off from Heronhaye Chateau at about 2.30 A.M. through YPRES to LOCRE 17 Miles. The men found the march very tiring both on account of their physical condition from being 18 days in the trenches and on account of the mud on the cobbles. Battalion bivouaced at Locre till 2.30 p.m. Got on the march at 3.30 p.m. Arrived in BAILLEUL after dark & went into Billets in RUE de LILLE. Captain J.S.Collings-Wells joined Battalion at LOCRE. 7 Nov 1914 Reorganizing. The Battalion were ordered to stand to arms but did not have to move out. Captain C.B.Cumberlege arrived & took over command of the Battalion from Captain C.C.Foss. 20 other ranks also joined. 8 Nov 1914 - Chateau Rossignol, Ploegsteert Refitting. At 2.5 p.m. marched out to PLOEGSTEERT & were in Reserve to Colonel Butler. Occupied dugouts near Chateau ROSSIGNOL. 9 Nov 1914 Improved dugouts. 9.30 p.m. Stood to arms in reserve. Head of Battalion at Chateau on PLOEGSTEERT-MESSINES Road. Bn.H.Q. 200 yards South from Chateau. 1 man was wounded. 10 Nov 1914 7 A.M. returned to dugouts. Wood & Battn.H.Q. was shelled during day. 2 men wounded. Dug trenches by Battn. during the night. 11 Nov 1914 Wood again shelled. Ordered to dig again but order countermanded. 12 Nov 1914 - Bailleul, near Lunatic Asylum 6.30 A.M. marched back to BAILLEUL & went into Billets near Lunatic asylum. Lieut.C.E.G.Shearman 119 other ranks joined. 13 Nov 1914 Refitting. L/C H.de Buriatte Private N.V.Dabill, H.Williams, C.H.Brewer, 28 London Artists Rifles joined as probationer officers. 14 Nov 1914 9 A.M. Battalion marched in Brigade to CROIX du BAC & returned to BAILLEUL as no garrison had been left in the latter place. 15 Nov 1914 100 other ranks, joined in Billet at BAILLEUL. 16 Nov 1914 - Sailly-sur-la-Lys Marched to & billeted in SAILLY 17 Nov 1914 - trenches near Fleurbaix 4.30 p.m. Marched out to take over trenches S.W. of FLEURBAIX from Border Regt. 18 Nov 1914 In trenches. Major W.H.Denne, 2 Bedf.R. took over command of the Battalion from Captain C.B.Cumberlege. Very pistol & ammunition issued to Bde. 19 Nov 1914 Snow & very cold in trenches. 20 Nov 1914 - Fleurbaix Battalion relieved in the trenches by 2 Bn.Yorkshire Regt. Battalion went into Billets around FLEURBAIX. 21-22 Nov 1914 Billets. Very cold weather. 2/Lt.J.W.F.Wyld Hampshire Regt. & 94 other ranks joined. 23 Nov 1914 - in trenches near Fleurbaix Battalion relieved Yorkshire Regt. in trenches 24-26 Nov 1914 In the trenches. Special Order of the Day by F.M.C.in C. Relieved by Yorkshire Regt. 7 O.R. joined. 26 Nov 1914 Patrol work done by 2/Lt.H.Willans and one man receives congratulations of G.O.C. 7 Div. 27-29 Nov 1914 - Fleurbaix? In billets. Battn. use Div.Baths at SAILLY. 30 Nov 1914
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1-30 Nov 1914
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From: 1914 To: 1914
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