On this day 4th December
1839 - The 52nd - at Barbados, suffered much from an epidemic of yellow fever.
1914 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI reached Camp Magil, above Basra, and disembarked. (Mesopatamia)
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – CAMBRAI SECTOR
Orders for the evacuation were received for the evacuation.
Casualties: 2 rank and file Wounded.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - BOSCO DI NANTO.
Bn paraded at 9.45am and marched to VILLA FRANCA (about 10 1/2 miles NE of BOSCO DI NANTO).
There was a long halt for dinners at midday at POJANA station.
Here the following Officers surplus to establishment were left to return to the base:-
2/LIEUTs FISHER, BAKER, SHERWIN, STOKES, BROWNE, GRACE, CORFIELD, COXON, CURREM, CORNISH, COWLISHAW and ELLWOOD.
The Bn arrived in Billets about 3.30pm.
There was some slight delay on arrival as 4th OXFORDS had been unexpectedly put into the same area.
Great difficulties over transport of blankets.
Ration Strength 31 Officers 854 OR Casualties NIL
1917 – 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Marched to VILLA FRANCA
1917 - 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – To LA VACQUERIE Trenches CAMBRAI SECTOR.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
At 8.30 a.m. the Battalion met Busses along the Fine, Nurlu road.
These carried the Battalion to Forceville, near Acheux.
They arrived here at 2.00 p.m.
1839 - The 52nd - at Barbados, suffered much from an epidemic of yellow fever.
1914 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI reached Camp Magil, above Basra, and disembarked. (Mesopatamia)
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – CAMBRAI SECTOR
Orders for the evacuation were received for the evacuation.
Casualties: 2 rank and file Wounded.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - BOSCO DI NANTO.
Bn paraded at 9.45am and marched to VILLA FRANCA (about 10 1/2 miles NE of BOSCO DI NANTO).
There was a long halt for dinners at midday at POJANA station.
Here the following Officers surplus to establishment were left to return to the base:-
2/LIEUTs FISHER, BAKER, SHERWIN, STOKES, BROWNE, GRACE, CORFIELD, COXON, CURREM, CORNISH, COWLISHAW and ELLWOOD.
The Bn arrived in Billets about 3.30pm.
There was some slight delay on arrival as 4th OXFORDS had been unexpectedly put into the same area.
Great difficulties over transport of blankets.
Ration Strength 31 Officers 854 OR Casualties NIL
1917 – 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Marched to VILLA FRANCA
1917 - 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – To LA VACQUERIE Trenches CAMBRAI SECTOR.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
At 8.30 a.m. the Battalion met Busses along the Fine, Nurlu road.
These carried the Battalion to Forceville, near Acheux.
They arrived here at 2.00 p.m.
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