On this day 4th July
1815 – 52nd - Camped in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
1866 – 43rd - arrived in Portsmouth on return from New Zealand.
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – RESERVE BATTALION.
Captain A E Horne MC Surrey (Queen Marys Regt) Yeomanry and General Staff Officer 3rd Grade at Headquarters, 3rd Army arrived for one months attachment to the Regiment.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – GRUMO & CEREDA.
Platoon Training continued. C & B Coys provided 1 Officer & 50 Men each for work on range in the Morning, + D 100 & A 50 Men in Evening.
LT W.H. FLEEMING & 2LT G.A. FISHER returned from English Leave.
The following Decorations were announced as having been awarded by H.M. The King of Italy:-
265974 SERGT F.J. SINCLAIR M.M. (D COY) ITALIAN BRONZE MEDAL FOR VALOUR
265140 L/CPL G.H. ODELL M.M. (C COY) ITALIAN CROCE DI GUERRA
267548 PTE A. WORRAKER (C COY) ITALIAN CROCE DI GUERRA
L/CPL ODELL attended at BREGANZE to receive his medal from HM The King of Italy, SERGT SINCLAIR being on Hospital-gassed, & PTE WORRAKER on a Course.
Ration Strength: 26 Officers. 709 OR. Casualties: 4 OR to Hospital – Sick
1940 – 6th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI formed.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – BREVILLE.
Between 07.30 hrs and 08.30 hrs this morning the enemy mortared and shelled our posns. Our casualties were one OR killed and four ORs wounded. The previous nights ambush patrols had no luck as no Germans ventured their way. Except for occasional shelling the remainder of the day has been quiet though rain has added to the mud. THREE ME 109s were shot down by our fighters in dog fights over our area. At 23.30 hrs this evening Lt Sweeney was wounded whilst out on patrol.
1815 – 52nd - Camped in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
1866 – 43rd - arrived in Portsmouth on return from New Zealand.
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – RESERVE BATTALION.
Captain A E Horne MC Surrey (Queen Marys Regt) Yeomanry and General Staff Officer 3rd Grade at Headquarters, 3rd Army arrived for one months attachment to the Regiment.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – GRUMO & CEREDA.
Platoon Training continued. C & B Coys provided 1 Officer & 50 Men each for work on range in the Morning, + D 100 & A 50 Men in Evening.
LT W.H. FLEEMING & 2LT G.A. FISHER returned from English Leave.
The following Decorations were announced as having been awarded by H.M. The King of Italy:-
265974 SERGT F.J. SINCLAIR M.M. (D COY) ITALIAN BRONZE MEDAL FOR VALOUR
265140 L/CPL G.H. ODELL M.M. (C COY) ITALIAN CROCE DI GUERRA
267548 PTE A. WORRAKER (C COY) ITALIAN CROCE DI GUERRA
L/CPL ODELL attended at BREGANZE to receive his medal from HM The King of Italy, SERGT SINCLAIR being on Hospital-gassed, & PTE WORRAKER on a Course.
Ration Strength: 26 Officers. 709 OR. Casualties: 4 OR to Hospital – Sick
1940 – 6th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI formed.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – BREVILLE.
Between 07.30 hrs and 08.30 hrs this morning the enemy mortared and shelled our posns. Our casualties were one OR killed and four ORs wounded. The previous nights ambush patrols had no luck as no Germans ventured their way. Except for occasional shelling the remainder of the day has been quiet though rain has added to the mud. THREE ME 109s were shot down by our fighters in dog fights over our area. At 23.30 hrs this evening Lt Sweeney was wounded whilst out on patrol.
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