Place | Date | Hour | Summary of events and information |
MONT des CATS GODEWAERSVELDE | 1 | Left Mont des Cats by March Route at arrived at Camp situated in M.6.D. (near La Clytte. In Div Reserve Area | |
2 | In Camp M.6.D. | ||
RIDGEWOOD | 3 | Batt moved into Reserve at RIDGEWOOD. | |
" | 4 | At RIDGEWOOD. | |
" | 5 | - Ditto - | |
" | 6 | - Ditto - | |
" | 7 | - Ditto - | |
" | 8 | - Ditto - | |
" | 9 | Batt moved into Line - Right Sub Sector N of Canal relieving 20th Batt Lon Regt. - Division on Right advanced their line 10 PM - Heavy Enemy Shelling on attacking Divisional front - Heavy intermittent shelling on our Bde front during relief - Relief commenced 10 PM & effected 2.30 AM 10th inst. BN HQ situated in O.G2 - Casualties slight in comparison with enemy shelling | |
RIGHT SUB | 10 | - In Line | |
SECTOR N of | 11 | - ditto - | |
CANAL | 12 | - ditto - | |
" | 13 | - ditto - | |
" | 14 | - ditto - | |
" | 15 | Batt relieved by 24th Batt Lon Regt. & moved into Camp M.6.D. near La Clytte. | |
M.6.D. | 16 | In Camp Div Reserve M.6.D. | |
" | 17 | - ditto - | |
" | 18 | - ditto - | |
" | 19 | - ditto - Brigadier General inspected Batt in Camp. | |
" | 20 | In Camp M.6.D. G.O.C. Div inspected Batt in camp expressed pleasure at cleanly state of camp. | |
M.6.D. | 21 | In Camp M.6.D. | |
22 | - ditto - Major W.H. MURPHY joined Batt & assumed second-in-command of Batt. - Lt Col Parry returned from Leave | ||
23 | In Camp M.6.D. | ||
24 | - ditto - | ||
25 | - ditto - | ||
26 | - ditto - | ||
27 | - ditto - | ||
28 | - ditto - | ||
29 | - ditto - | ||
30 | Batt moved into position at RIDGE WOOD at the disposal of 41st Div for impending operations | ||
30 | 41st Div in conjunction with Divisions on Right & Left attacked after extremely violent bombardment of Enemy trench & defence systems. Zero being 3.50 AM. Batt stood to but did not move. |
Note: La Clytte is now known as De Klijte
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