29th June 1916 –
1st Battalion – Quiet day.
Cleaning up trenches after rain. In evening relieved 16th K.R.R. in
CUINCHY LEFT. New deep dug-outs occupied as Btn, Hd, Qrs, in VILLAGE LINE. Some
T.M. activity in evening.
1 Wounded.
2nd Battalion – “X1”
day. Company parades in morning. Weather fine but windy. Coy football matches.
Bn concert in evening.
Officers 43. Other
Ranks 969.
1 Wounded.
2/4th
Battalion –
1/5th
Battalion – As diarrhoea in various parts was still prevalent the
M.O. decided to stop the drinking of lime juice sold by the contractor to see
if this would stop it at all.
1/6th Battalion
– The Battalion remained in billets.
7th
Battalion –
8th
Battalion – 29th – 30th The Bn remained in Divl
Reserve.
W.R.G. Bye Capt & Adjt
8th Queen’s.
10th
Battalion – Billets – Died of wounds No G/9423 Pte Greenway. Wounded
G/10093 Sergt S.Harding; G/10004 Sergt T.H.Howitt; G/9547 Cpl A.Beech; G/10109
L.Cpl F.F.W.Bradshaw; G/9975 Pte G.Lee; G/10310 Pte E.Taylor:
11th
Battalion – Commanding Officer, Second in Command, 2 Company Commanders and
8 Platoon Commanders proceeded to new sector of trenches.
Total Casualties for month of June.
3 Officers Wounded, O.R. 16 Killed & 33 Wounded.
H.B. Burnaby Lt Col.
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