Reference
X550/5/3/1608
Title
War Diary for August 1916
Date free text
7 Aug - 29 Aug 1916
Production date
From: 1916 To: 1916
Scope and Content
7/8/16: Coupigny
Noon - A working party consisting of 2 officers and 200 NCS & men proceeded to Aix-Noulette and thence to COLONELS HOUSE in SOUCHEZ Section to bury cable. This party was relieved from time to time by the Battalion and finished Aug 22nd
9/8/16: Coupigny
2 pm - Deep Dugout Platoons consisting of 1 NCO and 19 men from each Company under the Command of 1 Officer proceeded to Divisional Engineers 63rd RN Division for work on the line and are still detached
23/8/16: Coupigny
3 pm - GOC 1st Army General Sir R.C.B.Hakin KCB inspected the Brigade
24 & 25/8/16: Coupigny
8 pm - Two Companies A and D under Major J.S.Collings-Wells and Captain C.E.G.Shearman respectively were attached to Battalion as under in SOUCHEZ SECTION for training - (A Company on night of 24/25 to HAWKE Battn SOUCHEZ II relieved 28/8/16. D Company on night of 25/26 to HOOD Battalion SOUCHEZ I relieved 29/8/16. Specialists were attached to similar units
28 & 29/8/16: Coupigny
8 pm - B Company proceeded to SOUCHEZ II on night of 28th - 1/9/16 for instruction attached to HAWKE Battn. C Company proceeded to SOUCHEZ I on night of 29th - 1/9/16 for instruction attached to HOOD Battn
[R.P.Croft, Liet.Colonel, commanding]
Language
English
Level of description
item