141st Brigade - 47th Division - 1/18th Battalion - London Regiment - London Irish Rifles
December 1917
PlaceDateHourSummary of events and information
BOURLON WOOD1 In the line - Intense Shelling - Casualties heavy
HINDENBURG
SUPPORT
2      do      - Relieved by 34th Bn London Regt and moved into HINDENBURG SUPPORT
       do3 In HINDENBURG SUPPORT - stuation NORMAL
       do4              do              do              do
ROYAULCOURT5              do              do              do              Relieved by 21st Bn London Regt and moved into Divisional Reserve at ROYAULCOURT
       do6 In Divisional Reserve - village shelled by H.V. Gun - Enemy aircraft active.
       do7              do              do              - Major C BERESFORD (altd from 17th Bn) Assumed Command
       do8              do              do
       do9              do              do
       do10              do              do              enemy aircraft activity - The Battalion as one Company came under order of 1/17 LONDON Regt. and moved to HAVRINCOURT WOOD - Bn HQ remaining at Transport Lines.
HINDENBURG
SUPPORT
11 Company moved into Line - situation NORMAL
       "
SUPPORT
12 In Line - situation NORMAL
HINDENBURG
SUPPORT
13 In the Line - situation NORMAL
       do13       do            do           do
       do14       do            do           do
BERTINCOURT15       do            do           do          - Relieved by 8th Bn LONDON Regt and moved into Divisional Reserve - outside BERTINCOURT
BOUZINCOURT
AREA
16 Moved by March Route and train to Heavy Battery Camp in BOUZINCOURT Area.
       do17 In Army Reserve - cleaning up.
       do18 Moved into billets in BOUZINCOURT Village
       do19 In Army Reserve - training
       do20          do                  do
       do21          do                  do          - Major Murphey ?? assumed Command
       do22          do                  do
       do23          do             Church Parades
       do24          do             training and practicing tactical scheme
       do25 Christmas Day
       do26 In Army Reserve - training
BOUZINCOURT
AREA
27 In Army Reserve - training
       do28          do                 do    Battalion at 3 hours notice to move
       do29          do                 do    Practicing tactical scheme
       do30          do              Church Parade
       do31          do               training
November 1917 Return to War Diary Index page January 1918

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