Sunday, 12 June 2016

11th June 1916 –
1st Battalion – Church parade in morning. 210 men on working parties.
2/Lt H.P. Foster took over command of A Coy vice 2/Lt (Temp Capt) O.S. Flinn.
2nd Battalion – Marched to BONNAY, small village, 3 kilometres W, of CORBIE; relieving 2nd Gordons. Billets comfortable, but rather crowded. Major Allardice (2nd in command) appointed to command 13th Northumberland Fusiliers.
Officers 36.    O.R. 941.
Draft of 8.
2/4th Battalion –
1/5th Battalion – WHITSUNDAY. Parade service 8am Lieut A.E. Clark Kennedy & 22 N.C.O’s & men of C Coy proceeded down river to the site of battle of NASARIYAH where they relieved the remains of British casualties.
1/6th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & attended Brigade Church Parade.
7th Battalion – Batt relieved the 8th Norfolk Regt in Subsector A2 by daylight – 8th E. Surrey Regt holding 3.Sec.A1 on the Battalions right – Enemy fired several shells at sundown onto PERONNE Rd near LAPREE WOOD.
Casualty 1 O.R. wounded rifle bullet.
8th Battalion –
10th Battalion – Reserve billets.
11th Battalion – 11.30pm very quiet day. Nothing to report. Battalion was relieved by the 10th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment.

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