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War Diary for December 1916

1 Dec-30 Dec 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

1 & 2/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Platoon and Section Training 3/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu 11am - Inspection of Bn by Brig.Gen.W.C.G.Heneker DSO ADC 4/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Brigade Field Day. 2nd Lieut.G.MCKIRDY joined for duty 5-9/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Section and Platoon Training 10/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu T/Major J.S.COLLINGS-WELLS to be A/Lieut.Colonel from Oct.20 '16 while commanding battalion 11/12/16 Brigade Route March 12-16/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Company Training 12/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Lieut.W.H.BARNETT DSO 4/Bedf.Regt. joined for duty and assumed command of B Coy. 18/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Brigade Route March 19-23/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Company and some Battalion Training 19/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu T/Lieut.A.J.CLARKE to Field Ambulance and relinquished command of A Coy. Lieut.W.H.BARNETT DSO assumed command of A Coy. and relinquished command of B Cy. T/Lieut.G.F.WRAY assumed command of B Coy. 26-30/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Battalion Training 30/12/16: Nouvion-en-Ponthieu Captain P.DRAYSON 1st Herts.Regt.(T.F.) and 2.Lt.F.C.A.THOMPSON, 4th Bedf.Regt. joined for duty [L.T.Despricht, Lt.A.Adj, for Lieut.Colonel]

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Heneker, W.C.G.,
McKirdy, G.,
Collings-Wells, John Stanhope,
Barnett, W H,
Clarke, A J,
Wray, G.F.,
Drayson, P.,
Thompson, F C A,
Despicht, Leonard Terry

Hertfordshire Regiment, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, Nouvion-en-Ponthieu, France, war diary, World War One, First World War