141st Brigade - 47th Division - 1/18th Battalion - London Regiment - London Irish Rifles
February 1918
PlaceDateHourSummary of events and information
In reserve1 In Brigade Reserve - relieved 20th Bn. and moved into line Right Sub Sector FLESQUIERES Right
In Line2 In Line - quiet
     "3          do.
     "4          do.
     "5          do.
     "6          do.          Hostile shelling around Bn H.Q.
     "7          do.                          do
     "8          do.          Relieved by 24th London Regt & moved into Divisional Reserve at BERTINCOURT
BERTINCOURT9 In Divisional Reserve
         "10          do.
         "11          do.
         "12          do.
         "13          do.
SCREW TRENCH14 Relieved 21st Bn London Regt in Screw Trench. FLESQUERES SECTOR
         "15 In Line - Quiet
SCREW TRENCH16 In Line - Quiet NORMAL
         "17          do.
         "18          do.
         "19          do.          Relieved 19 Left Front Coy
         "20          do.
         "21          do.
         "22          do.
VALLULART CAMP23          do.          Relieved by 2nd R.M.L.I. and moved into Corps Reserve
         "24 Corps Reserve - Cleaning up
         "25          do.         - Training
         "26          do.         -      do.
         "27          do.         -      do.
         "28          do.         -      do.

Operation Orders No 8
by
Lt. Col W W Hughes DSO, MC
Commanding 1/17th London Regt

In the field
13th Feb 1918

Ref Map MOEUVRES 1/20000
1.   RELIEF
  The Bn will be relieved by "S" Battn Ldn. Rgt tomorrow night 14th inst and will priooceed to BERTINCOURT entraining at BW66 - K32.b.2.4. Further details re trains will be notified later.
Coys will be relieved by corresponding Coys of "S" Battn.
Order of Relief :- C, B, A, HQ, D.

2.   GUIDES
LT H J CHAPPLE MC with 5 scouts will reconnoitre during the morning route to K32.b.2.4 and will meet incoming Battn at cross roads K32.b.75.80 at 6.15 pm and guide them to K24.b.7.3. Scouts will remain there to guide Coys out. Company guides as arranged between Coy Commanders will be at K24.b.7.3 by 7pm. They will be provided with chits stating for whom they are guides

3.   TRANSPORT
Mess Carts & Limber for Cooks gear and water cans will be at RED CHATEAU at 7pm ????????????? be at K24.b.95.10 on FLESQUIERES-RIDECOURT Rd by 7.30pm where they will be loaded under the superintendance of Sgt Swettenham
All water tins surplus to Trench Stores, officers mess gear, and cooks utensils will be dumped at RED CHATEAU by 6.30pm

4.   TRENCH STORES
Lists of Trench Stores to be handed over will be rendered to Battn Orderly Room by 4pm 14th inst. Receipts for stores will be rendered to Battn Orderly Room by 10 am 15th inst. Separate receipts will be obtained for Gum-Boots, Biscuits and Documents

5.   TECHNICAL STORES
Coy Comdrs. will be held responsible that all Technical Stores & L G Magazines are all carried out. Technical Stores will be returned to RSM by 10am 15th inst.

6.   A.A. BATTERY
An officer to be detailed later will proceed to BERTINCOURT to take over A.A. Battery from "S" Battn before 12 noon 14th inst.

7.   SANITATION
All dugouts and latrines will be left in a clean and sanitary condition and certificates to the effect that this has been done will be handed in at Battn Orderly Room by 4pm 14th inst.

8.   CODE WORD FOR RELIEF COMPLETE
      "BOMBS"

January 1918 Return to War Diary Index page March 1918

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