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WAR DIARY FOR AUGUST 1917 1 Aug 1917 - Bradford Trench, Red Line Work on BRADFORD TRENCH continued. 2/Lts.F.A.GIRLING and W.D.F.SMITH, joined the Bn. 2 Aug 1917 2/Lt. MOYSE joined the Bn. 1-7 Aug 1917 Work on BRADFORD TRENCH. 7 Aug 1917 - Beverley Camp 1 casualty occurred. Bn. was relieved by DRAKE BN.188th Inf.Bde. and moved to BEVERLEY CAMP. 8 Aug 1917 - St-Aubin Relieved by 7th ROYAL FUSILIERS. Bn. marched to St. AUBIN. 9 Aug 1917 Training 3 hours daily. Bn. to have as much rest as possible during period out of the line. Major G.P.NUNNELEY M.C. granted leave. 10 Aug 1917 Training as for 9th. 11 Aug 1917 2/Lt. MACKLIN joined the Bn. 12 Aug 1917 Bn. Rifle Meeting was held. Capt.F.T.SPICER M.C. won the Colonel's Prize. 13 Aug 1917 Training as for 9th. 14 Aug 1917 Brigade Rifle Meeting took place. CAPT.F.T.SPICER, M.C. won the G.O.C. 190th Inf.Bde. Prize. 2/Lt.K.V.R.GOLD joined the Bn. 2/Lt's L.C.T.GATE & F.T.SPICER appointed Acting Captain. 15 Aug 1917 2/Lt. DAVIS, A/Staff Capt. 190th Inf.Bde. 16 Aug 1917 - Railway Cutting B.21.c. Bn. moved to RAILWAY CUTTING (B.21.c.) and relieved HAWKE Bn. 189th Inf.Bde. Draft of 34 O.Rs. joined from 17th I.B.D. CAPT.SCOTT & 2/Lt.THOMPSON granted leave to England. 17 Aug 1917 Lt.& Adjt.J.H.BLACKWELL appointed A/CAPT. Work on EARL TRENCH commenced by Bn. 18 Aug 1917 2/Lt. DOCKRILL admitted to C.C.S. from FIELD AMB. 19 Aug 1917 2/Lt. GLOSSOP joined Bn. 3 O.Rs. rejoined from 17th I.B.D. 1 O.R. from C.C.S. Improvements to dugouts in RY. CUTTING carried out. Work on EARL TRENCH continued. 20 Aug 1917 Two casualties. (O.Rs) 22 Aug 1917 Two killed, one wounded (11) Major G.P.NUNNELEY assumed command of Bn. in absence of Lt.Col.J.S.COLLINGS-WELLS D.S.O., granted leave to ENGLAND. 23 Aug 1917 CAPT.R.J. BARRY granted leave to ENGLAND. 24 Aug 1917 - front line south of Oppy Wood Bn. relieved 1st ARTISTS RIFLES in Front line S. of OPPY WOOD. 25 Aug 1917 6 O.R's rejoined from 17th I.B.D. Work on EARL, MARINE, RAILWAY TRENCHES. 26 Aug 1917 3 killed and 3 wounded (O.R's.) 27 Aug 1917 1 killed and 3 wounded (O.R's.) 28 Aug 1917 Work continued by Batt. in Front Line. 29 Aug 1917 2/Lt. J.R.G. COOKE granted leave to ENGLAND. 30 Aug 1917 Bn. in Front line. Draft of 4 O.R's from 17th I.B.D. 31 Aug 1917 Bn. anxiously waiting relief. Received word that on relief, Bn. proceeds to St.AUBIN again.

1-31 Aug 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

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Girling, F.A.,
Smith, W.D.F.,
Moyse, R.E.,
Nunneley, George Paterson,
Spicer, F.T.,
Macklin, David Harold,
Gate, Leslie Charles Thomas,
Gold, K.V.R.,
Davis, W.S.,
Scott,
Thompson,
Blackwell, J.H.,
Dockrill, W.,
Glossop,
Barry, R.J.,
Collings-Wells, John Stanhope,
Cooke, T.R.G.

Drake Battalion, 188th Infantry Brigade, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, shooting, 190th Infantry Brigade, Hawke Battalion, deaths, 1st/28th Battalion (Artists Rifles) London Regiment, St-Aubin, Oppy Wood, Earl Trench [Arras], Marine Trench [Arras], Railway Trench [Gavrelle], Railway Cutting [Arras], Bradford Trench [Arras], Beverley Camp [Arras]