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War Diary for September 1918 1 Sep 1918 - trenches near Combles Battalion in dispositions at T.20.d.2.4. in Divisional Reserve. Casualties: - 1 O.R. Killed, 1 O.R. Died of Wounds. 117 P.of W. Captured by Bn. 2 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Resting 3 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Resting 4 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 5 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 6 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 7 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training. Major L.H.Keep M.C. took over command of Battalion vice Lt.Colonel A.E.Percival SDO, MC to leave. 19 Other Ranks from Base 8 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training The following awards were notified: - Bar to Military Medal: - 18817 Sgt.D.Fynn MM 14553 Sgt.E.T.Blake MM Military Medal: - 3/8572 Pte.F.Dunton 40813 Pte.F.G.Ashby 9 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training Lieutenant D.F.Howard appointed Intelligence Officer, 54th Bde & Struck off Strength 10 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training The III Corps Commander presented ribbons on a presentation parade to the undermentioned. 17442 Pte.A.Goodliffe DCM 14293 Pte.T.Moss M.M. 33798 Cpl.H.Clifton M.M. 3/8572 Pte.F.Dunton M.M. 40813 Pte.F.G.Ashby M.M. 18817 Sgt.D.Fynn Bar to M.M. Captain H.Seys-Phillips Croix de Guerre 11 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 12 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 13 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 3 O.R. T.M.Battery accidentally wounded. Draft 14 O.R. from Base 14 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 15 Sep 1918 Battalion at T.20.d.2.4. Training 16 Sep 1918 - wood west of Aizecourt-le-Bas [?] Battalion embussed at LEUZE WOOD & proceeded to a Wood W. of AIZECOURT-LES-LAS [sic] 2nd Lieut.W.Pennington joined Battalion 17 Sep 1918 - west of Ronssoy Battalion in same position. In the evening Battalion moved to assembly position W. of RONNSOY. 18 Sep 1918 - Ronssoy Battalion took part in attack on RONSSOY 2/Lieut.S.E.Dancer Wounded. Lieut.A.E.Ogle Wounded. 2/Lieut.H.Russell Wounded. 2/Lieut.J.Kerr Wounded. Lieut.W.Oliver-Jones Wounded Draft of 12 O.R. from Base 19 Sep 1918 Battalion took part in Operations near RONSSOY Lieut.J.M.Glen Wounded. Lieut.S.E.D.Cline Wounded. 2/Lieut.W.R.Smith Wounded at duty. Major L.J.Keep MC Wounded & at duty. 20 Sep 1918 Battalion took part in Operations near RONSSOY 21 Sep 1918 Battalion took part in operations near RONSSOY. Lieut.W.G.Samuels Killed. Lieut.S.G.Hague Died of Wounds. Lieut.H.B.Stewart MC Wounded. 2/Lieut.J.C.Bowen Wounded. 2/Lieut.W.R.Smith Missing. captain G.E.Gott Wounded. 2/Lieut.D.Davies Wounded. 22 Sep 1918 Battalion took part in operations near RONSSOY. Lieut.R.T.Oldfield MC Wounded & at duty. Lieut.W.R.Harrison Wounded & at duty. Total casualties up to 12 mn. during operations from 18th - 22.9.18. Killed 1 Offr 48 O.R. Missing 1 Offr 11 O.R. Wounded 11 Offrs 175 O.R. Died of Wds. 1 Offr 2 O.R. TOTAL 14 Offrs 236 O.R. 22 Sep 1918 Lt.Colonel A.E.Percival DSO, MC from leave. 23 Sep 1918 - quarry near St-Emilie Battalion took part in operations near RONSSOY. The Battalion were relieved by 7th Bn.R.W.Kent Regt. at Midnight and marched to QUARRY near St EMILE [sic] 24 Sep 1918 Battalion in Quarry about 100 yards N. of St EMILE Resting 25 Sep 1918 - Nurlu Battalion marched to billets near NURLU 26 Sep 1918 Battalion at NURLU re-organising & refitting. 2nd Lieut.D.Davies awarded M.C. 27 Sep 1918 Battalion at NURLU re-organising & refitting 28 Sep 1918 - west of Epehy Battalion proceeded to Area W. of EPEHY. Draft of 20 O.R. from base (See O.O. 35) 29 Sep 1918 - near Ronssoy Wood Operations near RONSSOY WOOD. Casualties 2 O.K [sic] Killed in Action. 19 O.R. Wounded. Brigade attacked & captured the KNOLL E. of RONSSOY forming left flank to Americans. Battalion in Reserve except "A" Coy. under command of Lieut.R.I.Edwards MC attached to a Battalion of Americans to do liaison work. "B" & "C" Coys employed as carrying parties "D" Company formed "Mopping up" Company. Battalion Hd Qrs W. of RONSSOY WOOD 30 Sep 1918 "B" & "C" Coys. were ordered to proceed to VENDHUILLE as mopping up Coys. but did not arrive as village was not captured. Battalion relieved 11th Royal Fusiliers in the line & cleared the village of VENDHUILLE up to the canal. 2/Lieut.H.B.Lang, 2/Lieut.G.Hyslop, 2.Lieut.C.J.Sturges, 2/Lieut.I.L.Whittingham joined Battalion from Base.

1-30 Sep 1918

From: 1918 To: 1918

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Percival, Arthur Ernest,
Keep, Leslie Howard,
Fynn, D.,
Blake, E.T.,
Dunton, F,
Ashby, F.G.,
Moss, T.,
Clifton, H.,
Fynn, D.,
Seys-Phillips, Howard,
Pennington, W.,
Dancer, S.E.,
Ogle, A.E.,
Russell, H,
Kerr, J.,
Oliver-Jones, W.S.,
Cline, S.E.D.,
Glen, J.M.,
Smith, W.R.,
Samuel, W.G.,
Hague, Sydney George,
Stewart, H.B.,
Bowen, J.E.,
Gott, G.E.,
Davies, D.,
Oldfield, R T,
Harrison, W R,
Sturges, C.J.,
Whittingham, I L,
Hyslop, G.,
Lang, H.B.,
Edwards, R.I.

Americans, American Army, 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, deaths, 18th (Eastern) Division, 54th Infantry Brigade, prisoners of war, III Corps, 7th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, quarries, 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Ronssoy, Epehy, Combles, Leuze Wood [Somme], Aizecourt-le-Bas, St-Emilie, Nurlu, Ronssoy Wood, Vendhuile