On this day 2nd December
1858 - 43rd - engaged with rebels in Central India.(Indian Mutiny)
1915 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks Lt Infty with remainder of 6th Division, reached Kut. (Mesopatamia).
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – CAMBRAI SECTOR
These days were quiet and uneventful, save that a very unsatisfactory situation with regard to a sap and observation post at E.28.a.39 was cleared up by very good patrolling by C Company (Lieut. Vigars and Sergeant Flower), and the post occupied by a platoon of C Company.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - AGUGLIARO.
B and D Coys resting. Bn HQers and A and C Coys marched in from POJANA MAGGIORE arriving at about 12.15pm.
There was some difficulty over billets as 4th Bn OXF & BUCKS LT INFTY also had to billet there, and the village was not big enough.
Ration Strength 43 Officers 844 OR
Casualties NIL
Companies supplied R.E Working Parties.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Quentin Ridge – BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
Remained in trenches near 15 Ravine.
1917 - 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – To METZ-EN-COUTURE CAMBRAI SECTOR
1917 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI– To METZ-EN-COUTURE CAMBRAI SECTOR
1858 - 43rd - engaged with rebels in Central India.(Indian Mutiny)
1915 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks Lt Infty with remainder of 6th Division, reached Kut. (Mesopatamia).
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – CAMBRAI SECTOR
These days were quiet and uneventful, save that a very unsatisfactory situation with regard to a sap and observation post at E.28.a.39 was cleared up by very good patrolling by C Company (Lieut. Vigars and Sergeant Flower), and the post occupied by a platoon of C Company.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - AGUGLIARO.
B and D Coys resting. Bn HQers and A and C Coys marched in from POJANA MAGGIORE arriving at about 12.15pm.
There was some difficulty over billets as 4th Bn OXF & BUCKS LT INFTY also had to billet there, and the village was not big enough.
Ration Strength 43 Officers 844 OR
Casualties NIL
Companies supplied R.E Working Parties.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Quentin Ridge – BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
Remained in trenches near 15 Ravine.
1917 - 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – To METZ-EN-COUTURE CAMBRAI SECTOR
1917 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI– To METZ-EN-COUTURE CAMBRAI SECTOR
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