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WAR DIARY FOR MAY 1917 1-9 May 1917 - Roclincourt [Ref Map 51 B N W] Battalion under canvas near ROCLINCOURT employed on road fatigues. 9 May 1917 - Mont-Saint-Eloi Battalion moves by route march to MONT S.ELOY [sic] & is billeted in huts 2nd Lt.E.ELLIS joins from R.F.C. 10 May 1917 2nd Lieut A.E.TEE joins battalion from 1st Beds Regt 13 May 1917 2nd Lt T.R.G.COOK joins battalion from base 10-19 May 1917 Battalion training at MONT S ELOY [sic]. 20 May 1917 - support line near Arras Battalion marches to support line & relieves 11th E.LANCS Rgt. A.B.C Coys in dug-outs in railway cutting B 21 c 7 4 - B 27 a 3 2 D Coy in forward trench B 15 d 3 7 - 3 2 Front line battalions. Right 1st H.A.C. Left 10th R.D.F. In Reserve 7th R.F. 2nd Lts SHARPE, SPICER, TIMBERLAKE, FYNN, KRUGER, GATE, join from base. 22 May 1917 2 Lt CHAPMAN joins from base. 21-24 May 1917 A.B. & C.Coys doing night digging parties, digging support trench B.24 d 2.3 - C 19.c.3.1 Off Casualties 24th 2nd Lieut.SHARPE wounded. 25-26 May 1917 night - front line left of Gavrelle Battalion relieves 1st H.A.C. in front line from B.24 b 2.4 & 5.4 - C 19.c.7.4 Battalion on Right ANSON Batt on Left 7th R.F. Support 1st H.A.C. Reserve: - 10th R.D.F. 26 May 1917 2 Lts WEBB & BECK join battalion from base. 27th Off Casualties 2 Lt CHAPMAN wounded. 28 May 1917 Lt & Q.M. BARRY rejoins from sick leave in England 28-29 May 1917 night Battalion takes over 3 posts from ANSON battalion, on right of line. Right boundary of front line now C 19.c 8 3. 26-31 May 1917 - Railway Trench and Windmill near Gavrelle Battalion employed constructing RAILWAY TRENCH (B.24 d), deepening trench around Batt H Q (B.30.a 8 9) & linking up posts around WINDMILL (C 19 c 7 4) 31 May 1917 2nd Lt. GEE joins battalion from base Casualties during May - 2 off 29 O.R. Reinforcements during May - 14 off 292 O.R. Appendix 1 to War Diary, Volume X. The undermentioned were mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch, dated the 9th April 1917. The late LIEUT. B. L. S. FRERE Killed in action Novmr.13th 1916 2nd LIEUT. L. G. PLUMBLY. No.5914 REGTL.SGT.MAJOR W. T. THEOBALD. No.7873 COY.SGT.MJOR. F.MART. Believed Killed in action 29/4/17 The undermentioned were awarded the MILITARY MEDAL in connection with the operations at GAVRELLE 22491 Pte F. Foster. 23478 Pte L. Chappell Wounded 23/4/17 31157 Pte F. Davonport Wounded 23/4/17 The late No.19845 Pte Wiles E. died of wounds

1-31 May 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

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Tee, Albert Edward,
Ellis, Ernest,
Cook, T.R.G.,
Spicer,
Sharpe,
Fynn, Robert Charles,
Kruger, M.A.,
Timberlake, Roy,
Gate, Leslie Charles Thomas,
Chapman,
Beck,
Webb, Ernest Charles,
Barry,
Gee,
Haig, Douglas [1st Earl],
Frere, Bartlett Laurie Stuart,
Plumbly, L.G.,
Theobald, William Thomas,
Mart, Frederick Charles,
Chappell, L.,
Davenport, Fred,
Foster, F.

deaths, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps, 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, out county railways, 10th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Honourable Artillery Company, 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Anson Battalion, Gavrelle, Gavrelle Windmill, Railway Trench [Gavrelle], Arras, Mont-Saint-Eloi, Roclincourt