Reference
X550/5/3/1607
Title
War Diary for July 1916
Date free text
10 Jul 1016 - 31 Jul 1916
Production date
From: 1916 To: 1916
Scope and Content
10/7/16: Landguard, Felixstowe
12 noon - Battalion received orders to mobilize for Service Overseas. This was carried out from 10th-24th July 1916
24/7/16: Landguard-Southampton
3 am - battalion entrained at Felixstowe Town Station & proceeded to Southampton.
6.30 pm - Embarked on SS Inventor and arrived at [Le] Havre 6 am on 25th.7.16
26/7/16: [Le] Havre
3.30 pm - Left Base Camp and arrived Havre Station 5.15 pm. Left at 7.20 pm
27/7/16: Houdain-Coupigny
1 pm - Arrived Houdain and marched about 9 miles to Coupigny.
5.30 pm - Arrived Coupigny at this hour and formed part of the 190th Infantry Brigade, 63rd (R.N.) Division, IV Corps, 1st Army under Brigadier General C.N.Trotman CB
31/7/16: Coupigny
9 am - Brigadier-General C.Trotman CB Commanding the 190th Inf Brigade inspected the Battalion
[B.Loder, Captain, Adjutant]
Language
English
Level of description
item