4-September, 1915 –
1st Battalion – SECTION
B 3 GIVENCHY.
Ordinary work in the trenches improving and deepening
trenches, making dugouts, bricking comtn, trenches etc. Quiet nights.
2nd Battalion – Officers
29. Other Ranks 1065.
To Hospital 1.
1/6th Battalion
– Remained in billets found working parties of 600 men during the night.
Wounded other ranks one.
2/4th
Battalion – The Battn. Left Trenches on Hill 10 and moved to front trenches
situated 117 R 1-3 ANAFARTA OVA 2nd in command Major H.J. Few went to hospital
sick.
7th Battalion
– 8.50pm 12th Bn, MIDDLESEX REGT arrived to take over
sub-sector. Relief completed about 11.15pm. Companies as relieved marched
independently to new billet at MERICOURT, last company arriving there at 2am.
Strength of Battalion.
Officers 33 Other
ranks 984.
Casualties during period of occupation of sub-sector 22nd
Aug – 4th Sept. Killed, other ranks 4, Wounded, Other ranks 17,
including 1 slightly at duty.
General health of Battalion while in the trenches was
extremely good.
8th
Battalion – As for 3rd
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