141st Brigade - 47th Division - 1/18th Battalion - London Regiment - London Irish Rifles
December 1916
PlaceDateHourSummary of events and information
 1 In Brigade Reserve. Halifax Camp.
 2 Ditto - Ditto.
 3 Relieved 17th Battn in Left Sub-Sector. Hill 60 sector
 4 In the line.
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 9 Relieved by 17th Battn and moved to Support with HQ at railway Dugouts with one Coy, 2 Coys at Belgian Chateau, and one Coy at Battersea Farm.
 10 In support
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 14 Relieved 17th Battn in Left Sub-Sector - Hill 60 sector
 15 In the Line. Heavy bombardment by hostile trench mortars and artillery from 7am till 10am. A second heavy bombardment by hostile artillery and trench mortars from 4.10 till 5pm. S.O.S. signal put up by Battn. on the left. Enemy came over but were driven back.
 16 In the Line. Quiet.
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 19 In the Line. Camouflet sprung by Australian Tunnelling Company at 2am. No action followed. Relieved by 23rd Battn at 10pm and went back to Scottish Lines by train from YPRES.
 20 At Scottish Lines.
 21 -------- do --------- Camp inspected by General Sir Douglas Haig
 22 At Scottish Lines.
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 26 At Scottish Lines.
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 29 Went into Reserve with HQ and two Coys at SWAN CHATEAU and two Coys at Chateau Silard
 30 In Reserve
 31 In Reserve

 

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