141st Brigade - 47th Division - 1/18th Battalion - London Regiment - London Irish Rifles
March 1917
PlaceDateHourSummary of events and information
 1 In Support
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 4 In support. Relieved 17th Battalion in Left Sector Canal Bank Sector training
 5 In the line - quiet
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 7 In the line - quiet. Relieved by 21st Battalion and went into Divisional Reserve at Scottish Lines
 8 In Reserve
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 15 In Reserve. Relieved 6th Battalion in Left Sector Hill 60 Sub sector.
 16 In the Line. Quiet
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 20 ---------- " ---------- Relieved by 17th Battalion and moved into Brigade Reserve at Halifax Camp.
 21 In Reserve.
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 23 ----- " ----- Commenced Special training.
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 29 In Reserve
 30 ----- " ----- Corps Commander visited Battalion at training
 31 ----- " ----- Brigadier General visited Battalion at training

OPERATION ORDER No.3
Major C Beresford
Commanding "C" Battalion

1.    Move:- The Battalion will parade in Marching Order in the SQUARE at 8.05am to move to YPRES - SWAN CHATEAU area.
Battalion will report to RTO WIZERNES at 9am
Captain K R O'BRIEN will act as detraining Officer for the Battalion at OUDERDOM.
Haversack Rations and full water bottles will be carried.

2.     Billeting Party 2/L H J CHAPPELL & 5 CQMS and 1 NCO from Stores will report at ESQUERDES Church at 7.30pm and proceed by bus to HALIFAX Camp reporting to Area Commandant.

3.    Transport:- ………………. will be provided by Units.
Two lorries are allotted to this Battalion all stores must be carried. Any surplus including ammunition drawn for training purposes will be handed over to the area Commandant.
Orders for transport which proceeded to NOORDPEENE last night will be issued direct to Senior Officer of Divisional Train who will be in charge of all Transport moving by Road.
B.T.O. will supervise entrainment and detrainment of Transport.

4.    Billets :- Particular attention will be paid to cleanliness of billets and certificates rendered to Bn HQ that they have been left in a clean and sanitary condition.

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February 1917 Return to War Diary Index page April 1917

The transcription of the Operational Order is incomplete as my copy of the document is very hard to read. I will try to get a better copy and will update this transcription accordingly.