On this day 6th December
1837 – 43rd - Consequent on the disturbed state of Canada, 43rd received orders to proceed by land from Fredericton to Quebec.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – Near HERMIES.
Quiet night followed by 2 determined attempts by the enemy to eject A Coy from the Lock, repelled in a manner which reflects the greatest credit on Captain Fullbrook-Leggatt and his company.
C Line ordered to be evacuated, commencing at 5.30 p.m. ante-dated a quarter of an hour by another enemy attack, as a result of which the mine in the Lock had to be blown.
The Regiment passed through the B and A Lines to K.20.a.-c. and K.14.a. and c.
The companies were distributed as follows :
C Company (Captain Bobby) in close support to the main line of resistance;
B, D, and A Companies, in that order from right to left or South to North, in the old British Front Line, which was in many places in a disgusting condition.
H.Q. and Aid Post in a dugout in Sunken Road wrongly described as K.14.c.1.5. which according to maps issued made it in the Old British Front Line, really K.l3.d.83. This caused a good deal of confusion and brought about the following lessons:-
(1) Be careful that the map on which orders are issued is the same as that which is in possession of those to whom issued.
(2) Maps squared and sub-squared with sides of 1000 & 500 yards respectively often have an end of 50 yards and occasionally of more.
Casualties: 2 Other Ranks Wounded.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - MARSANGO.
Bn paraded at 9am and marched to billets at VILLA DEL CONTE.
Bn arrived in billets at 10.30am.
Transport did a second journey to fetch blankets.
Ration Strength 31 officers 850 OR
Casualties 4 OR to hospital (sick)
1917 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – To LA VACQUERIE Trenches CAMBRAI SECTOR.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - FORCEVILLE to BOURAINVILLE.
The Battalion marched to Albert in the morning and entrained for Bourainville.
At 6.45.p.m. the Battalion arrived at their destination and was billeted there for the night.
1837 – 43rd - Consequent on the disturbed state of Canada, 43rd received orders to proceed by land from Fredericton to Quebec.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – Near HERMIES.
Quiet night followed by 2 determined attempts by the enemy to eject A Coy from the Lock, repelled in a manner which reflects the greatest credit on Captain Fullbrook-Leggatt and his company.
C Line ordered to be evacuated, commencing at 5.30 p.m. ante-dated a quarter of an hour by another enemy attack, as a result of which the mine in the Lock had to be blown.
The Regiment passed through the B and A Lines to K.20.a.-c. and K.14.a. and c.
The companies were distributed as follows :
C Company (Captain Bobby) in close support to the main line of resistance;
B, D, and A Companies, in that order from right to left or South to North, in the old British Front Line, which was in many places in a disgusting condition.
H.Q. and Aid Post in a dugout in Sunken Road wrongly described as K.14.c.1.5. which according to maps issued made it in the Old British Front Line, really K.l3.d.83. This caused a good deal of confusion and brought about the following lessons:-
(1) Be careful that the map on which orders are issued is the same as that which is in possession of those to whom issued.
(2) Maps squared and sub-squared with sides of 1000 & 500 yards respectively often have an end of 50 yards and occasionally of more.
Casualties: 2 Other Ranks Wounded.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion - MARSANGO.
Bn paraded at 9am and marched to billets at VILLA DEL CONTE.
Bn arrived in billets at 10.30am.
Transport did a second journey to fetch blankets.
Ration Strength 31 officers 850 OR
Casualties 4 OR to hospital (sick)
1917 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – To LA VACQUERIE Trenches CAMBRAI SECTOR.
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - FORCEVILLE to BOURAINVILLE.
The Battalion marched to Albert in the morning and entrained for Bourainville.
At 6.45.p.m. the Battalion arrived at their destination and was billeted there for the night.
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