6th August 1916 –
1st Battalion – AVERDOINGT.
The Battalion moved by Route March to AVERDOINGT from SIRACOURT arriving in billets about Noon.
2nd Battalion – Church parade 11.45 am. Finals of the Boxing 6 pm.
Details of strength.
Officers 29. O.Rks 770.
2/4th Battalion – HILL 40.
Battn moved to HILL 40 Camp, forming part of No 3 Section of Suez Canal Defences. Work consists of Battn & Company Training. Training of Lewis Gunners, Signallers, Grenadiers, Range finders, Runners & c carried out.
1/5th Battalion – Church Parade at 6.30 am in officers lines by the Mass.
Death No 4752 L/Corpl J. Clark A Coy died in hospital from enteric & was buried at 6.30 pm.
Outposts Owing to operations fortomorrow, the 90th Punjabis took over outposts usually found by Battn for 24 hours.
1/6th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES OVILLERS.
Quiet day, enemy sent over a few shells spasmodically on front line trenches during the night.
No Casualties.
7th Battalion – Batt in billets in BOIS GRENIER. Work of making the cellers shell proof and improving the subsidiary line was commenced. At night enemy raided in trenches to direct front of Battn after two hours of bombardment.
8th Battalion –
10th Battalion – Normal – 2ndAnniversary of outbreak of war commemorated - no fatigues
11th Battalion –
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