On this day 7th April
1815 - 1st Bn. 52nd - arrived at Grammont (Belgium) and took over effectives of 2nd Bn., which returned to England. (Waterloo campaign)
1882 – 2nd Bn Oxf LI – New Territorial Helmet Plate and Cap Badge taken into wear. The latter authorised to be worn without a crown; a circle with bugle within it. (This was nicknamed the “Cart wheel” pattern.)
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – GOUY-EN-TERNOIS.
Quiet day in billets.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – S URBANO VIGO MONTE DI SOVIZZO.
Working Parties as follows sent to places marked for work there till further orders:-
2 Officers & 100 OR B Coy To VILLAVERA Aerodrome
1 Officer & 50 OR D Coy To S PIERTO IN GIU Aerodrome.
Following Officers becoming surplus owing to numbers of men away were sent to PADUA training area for attachment to OXFORDS & GLOSTERS:_
LTs FLINT & ROVER. 2/LTs CURRAM, WILCOX, BUTLER & LORNS.
Tactical Exercise for all remaining Subalterns carried out in Morning under CAPT CROUCH.
Ration Strength: 33 Officers 359 OR. Casualties: NIL.
1918 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To billets in AVESNE.
The Battalion marched to Avesne and went into billets.
The 2/1st Bucks Battalion (25th Entrenching Battalion) has been amalgamated with the 2/4th Battalion, which retains its original name.
A draft of 431 other ranks joined.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To ST. FUSCIEN.
Remain in reserve until evening, when Reserve Line taken over by Australians.
March to St. Fuscien; poor billets; men very crowded.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Frille
Early this morning C Coy moved up to the area of DAHREN 8625 working with 11th Armoured Division Recce. Reason - 11th Armoured Divisions bridge blown, therefore they are using ours at PETERSHAGEN. In the afternoon the forward Coys saw movement of several tanks & infantry & experienced some mortar fire. The tanks moved round to the North & were later reported by the Devons. Vehicle movement was heard early in the night, but later patrols heard & saw nothing.
1949 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI (43rd & 52nd) - The Regiment left Gottingen station for England at 0720 hours. Embarked at Hook of Holland 2030 hours
1962 - 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Sailed for Malaya.
1815 - 1st Bn. 52nd - arrived at Grammont (Belgium) and took over effectives of 2nd Bn., which returned to England. (Waterloo campaign)
1882 – 2nd Bn Oxf LI – New Territorial Helmet Plate and Cap Badge taken into wear. The latter authorised to be worn without a crown; a circle with bugle within it. (This was nicknamed the “Cart wheel” pattern.)
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – GOUY-EN-TERNOIS.
Quiet day in billets.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – S URBANO VIGO MONTE DI SOVIZZO.
Working Parties as follows sent to places marked for work there till further orders:-
2 Officers & 100 OR B Coy To VILLAVERA Aerodrome
1 Officer & 50 OR D Coy To S PIERTO IN GIU Aerodrome.
Following Officers becoming surplus owing to numbers of men away were sent to PADUA training area for attachment to OXFORDS & GLOSTERS:_
LTs FLINT & ROVER. 2/LTs CURRAM, WILCOX, BUTLER & LORNS.
Tactical Exercise for all remaining Subalterns carried out in Morning under CAPT CROUCH.
Ration Strength: 33 Officers 359 OR. Casualties: NIL.
1918 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To billets in AVESNE.
The Battalion marched to Avesne and went into billets.
The 2/1st Bucks Battalion (25th Entrenching Battalion) has been amalgamated with the 2/4th Battalion, which retains its original name.
A draft of 431 other ranks joined.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To ST. FUSCIEN.
Remain in reserve until evening, when Reserve Line taken over by Australians.
March to St. Fuscien; poor billets; men very crowded.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Frille
Early this morning C Coy moved up to the area of DAHREN 8625 working with 11th Armoured Division Recce. Reason - 11th Armoured Divisions bridge blown, therefore they are using ours at PETERSHAGEN. In the afternoon the forward Coys saw movement of several tanks & infantry & experienced some mortar fire. The tanks moved round to the North & were later reported by the Devons. Vehicle movement was heard early in the night, but later patrols heard & saw nothing.
1949 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI (43rd & 52nd) - The Regiment left Gottingen station for England at 0720 hours. Embarked at Hook of Holland 2030 hours
1962 - 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Sailed for Malaya.
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