141st Brigade - 47th Division - 1/18th Battalion - London Regiment - London Irish Rifles
June 1917
PlaceDateHourSummary of events and information
SPOIL BANK1 In SPOIL BANK Sub-Sector. Our Artillery very active
          "2             Do                             Do
          "3             Do                             Do
          "3/4 Battalion carried out a small raid on night 3/4th. Party consisted of 1 Officer (2/Lt. T I JONES), 1 Sergeant and 19 Other Ranks. No enemy seen. Our casualties 1 Other Rank Wounded.
          "4 Relieved by 8th Battn #London Regt., and moved to DOMINION LINES
DOMINION LINES5 At DOMINION LINES. Moved to DICKEBUSCH VILLAGE in the evening
DICKEBUSCH6 At DICKEBUSCH. Moved into reserve position in ECLUSE TRENCH in the evening.
ECLUSE TRENCH7 ZERO hour 3.10 a.m. when 2nd Army offensive started. Battalion stood in ECLUSE TRENCH. No casualties. At 7.0 a.m. the Battalion moved forward in Artillery formation to OLD FRENCH TRENCH. Very slight casualties. Remained in OLD FRENCH TRENCH
OLD FRENCH TR8 In OLD FRENCH TRENCH. Little shelling few casualties. Warned to move to front line at 10.0 p.m. Move subsequently cancelled.
OLD FRENCH TR9 In OLD FRENCH TRENCH night 9/10th. Relieved 23rd & 24th in the BLUE LINE
BLUE LINE9/10 and TRIANGULAR SPOIL BANK North of CANAL. Battalion Headquarters established in C.G.2. A small raiding party sent out by C. Company consisting 2/Lt. C. F. BURHAY and 30 Other Ranks. Enemy met and smart fight ensued in which many of the enemy were killed. Many dugouts were bombed. Our casualties were very slight consisting of 3 Other Ranks wounded and 1 Other Rank missing.
         "10 In the line. Battalion Headquarters moved to O.G.1. Intermittent shelling all day.
         "11              Do                   Do                   Do                   Do
         "12              Do                   Do                   Do                   Do
         "13              Do             Enemy kept up continuous bombardment all day & night 13/14th.
         "13/14 Battalion Headquarters and two advanced Companies relieved by Company of 8th BUFFS and moved to BLUFF TUNNELS.
BLUFF TUNNELS14 Remaining two Companies moved to BLUFF TUNNELS. Attack by 24th Division at 7.30 p.m. Entirely successful. Battalion stood to in TUNNELS but was not required
HEKSKEN15 Battalion moved to Camp as HEKSKEN - left BLUFF TUNNELS at 4.0 a.m. Motor Lorries took Battalion from KRUISTRAAT HOEK to CAMP.
CAESTRE16 At HEKSKEN. Battalion moved by march route to billets at CAESTRE.
RACQUINGHEM17 Battalion moved by march route to billets at RACQUINGHEM, arrived 12.30 a.m. 18th inst.
           "18 In RACQUINGHEM
           "19            Do
           "20            Do
           "21            Do
           "22            Do
ST MARTIN-23 Left RACQUINGHEM by march route and arrived ST. MARTIN-AU-LAERT.
AU-LAERT24 In ST. MARTIN-AU-LAERT near ST. OMER. Battalion carried out Musketry Course TILQUES
 25              Do                         Do                         Do
 26              Do                         Do                  Battalion carried out Field Firing
SERCUS27 Left ST. MARTIN-AU-LAERT by march route for SERCUS
       "28 In SERCUS
       "29 In SERCUS
GODEWAERS-VELDE30 Left SERCUS by march route for Neighbourhood of GODEWAERSVELDE and billeted near MONT DES CATS

Note: DICKEBUSCH = DIKKEBUS, MONT DES CATS = BAILLEUL-MONT-DES-CATS

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