26th December 1915 –
1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine.
2nd Battalion – Church
parade.
Officers 32. Other
Ranks 771.
To Hospital 1.
From Hospital 1.
2/4th
Battalion –Battalion unlinked from 1/4th Royal Sussex Regt. By order of
Brig. Gen. commanding confirmed by G.O.C. DIV
1/5th
Battalion - In addition to other duties & works the Battn. was
detailed to take over guard of Turkish Prisoner Camp. This meant another
officer & 55 other' ranks permanently away. This guard has previously been
found by Indian Infantry or British Regt, on the left bend who were relieved
daily. This could not be done and cooking and accommodation was very bad, on
account of the proximity of the prisoner’s latrines, the Camp &:
entanglement having been designed on the basis of daily relief & no cooking
being done there. The daily routine therefore for Battn. was as under:- 1
officer & 55 other ranks away as guard on Turkish Prisoners Camp. 2
officers & 2 platoons away as guard at No. 9 Post.
1 double Company road making 1 officer and 20 men guard over
prisoners working on New Bund 1 officer and 30 men on patrol duty in
neighbourhood, Remainder digging outpost works.
1/6th Battalion
– Morning spent putting down floorboards & pumping. Our Machine Guns
active. Enemy shelled the ration dump on LA QUINQUE RUE fortunately nobody was
there. Artillery on both sides active during the night. One wounded.
7th
Battalion – SUB SECTOR E 1 BECOURT.
The Battalion was relieved by 7th Bn The Buffs by
daylight. Our artillery commenced a heavy bombardment on S.W. corner of
FRICOURT at 11.30am. Owing to retaliation by German Artillery on neighbourhood
of BECORDEL & MEAULTE, 3 Companies of Battalion were not permitted to
return to billets at VILLE-SUR-ANCRE without casualties. The weather during
this period in occupation of the trenches was very wet & the trenches were
in very bad condition owing to lack of drainage provision.
The health of Battalion remained very good.
There were no casualties during this tour in the trenches.
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