Place | Date | Hour | Summary 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. | ||
5 | --------- do -------- | ||
6 | --------- do -------- | ||
7 | --------- do -------- | ||
8 | --------- do -------- | ||
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 | ||
11 | ---- do ----- | ||
12 | ---- do ----- | ||
13 | ---- do ----- | ||
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. | ||
17 | ------ do ------ | ||
18 | ------ do ------ | ||
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. | ||
23 | -------- do --------- | ||
24 | -------- do --------- | ||
25 | -------- do --------- | ||
26 | At Scottish Lines. | ||
27 | -------- do --------- | ||
28 | -------- do --------- | ||
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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