On this day 5th April
1846 - 43rd - arrived home from Canada.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI –DELATTE.
The Regiment entrained at CALONNE – RICOURT station (½ mile from billets) at 12.30 arriving at AIRE at 1.45pm. From there marched through THEROUANNE to billets at DELATTE. Distance 9 ½ miles.
1st line transport and chargers proceeded by road through ESTREE BLANCHE distance about 19 miles.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAYENCOURT
Battalion in Billets.
Inspection by CO of last two drafts.
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 5th the Regiment moved to Mesum (8303) in preparation for an attack on the high ground north of Ibbenbiiren (9808) after the 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and 1st Highland Light Infantry had captured that town.
During the night it moved up to Ibbenburen, where the situation was confused. The 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and the 1st Highland Light Infantry were reported to have got through the town, but bursts of small-arms fire came from every direction.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Stockhausen
0730 - C Coy in the lead, riding on Churchills, we started to cross the river WESER at TODTENHAUSEN 8116. Considerable opposition, chiefly in the form of "BAZOOKA BOYS" was met around KUTENHAUSEN, & two Churchills were hit. C Coy however made their way to the river bank & we prepared for the crossing. During these preparations we came under heavy shell-fire - chiefly air-burst from the far bank, but the Small Arms fire was negligible & the air-bursts caused only 8 casualties. B Coy then did the assault & cleared WIETERSHEIM. They were followed by D & A Coy's. C remaining on the West bank.
Meanwhile the RE's aided by our pioneer platoon built a raft for the essential transport, pending the completion of a bridge further downstream. D & A Coy's pushed on to FRILLE 8516. During the night of the crossing the village of WIETERSHEIM were repeatedly shelled by AA guns & nebelwerfers.
1965 – 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Arrived in Berlin.
1846 - 43rd - arrived home from Canada.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI –DELATTE.
The Regiment entrained at CALONNE – RICOURT station (½ mile from billets) at 12.30 arriving at AIRE at 1.45pm. From there marched through THEROUANNE to billets at DELATTE. Distance 9 ½ miles.
1st line transport and chargers proceeded by road through ESTREE BLANCHE distance about 19 miles.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAYENCOURT
Battalion in Billets.
Inspection by CO of last two drafts.
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 5th the Regiment moved to Mesum (8303) in preparation for an attack on the high ground north of Ibbenbiiren (9808) after the 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and 1st Highland Light Infantry had captured that town.
During the night it moved up to Ibbenburen, where the situation was confused. The 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and the 1st Highland Light Infantry were reported to have got through the town, but bursts of small-arms fire came from every direction.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Stockhausen
0730 - C Coy in the lead, riding on Churchills, we started to cross the river WESER at TODTENHAUSEN 8116. Considerable opposition, chiefly in the form of "BAZOOKA BOYS" was met around KUTENHAUSEN, & two Churchills were hit. C Coy however made their way to the river bank & we prepared for the crossing. During these preparations we came under heavy shell-fire - chiefly air-burst from the far bank, but the Small Arms fire was negligible & the air-bursts caused only 8 casualties. B Coy then did the assault & cleared WIETERSHEIM. They were followed by D & A Coy's. C remaining on the West bank.
Meanwhile the RE's aided by our pioneer platoon built a raft for the essential transport, pending the completion of a bridge further downstream. D & A Coy's pushed on to FRILLE 8516. During the night of the crossing the village of WIETERSHEIM were repeatedly shelled by AA guns & nebelwerfers.
1965 – 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Arrived in Berlin.
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