On this day 12th July
1857 - 52nd – INDIAN MUTINY
Engaged mutineers at Trimmoo Ghaut.
1919 –1st Bn, OXF & BUCKS LI – NORTH RUSSIA.
1400 - Detachment 384 Fd Coy. R.E. completed footbridge from KOSLOVO to C.R.A's landing.
1919 – 2nd Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - PARIS VICTORY PARADE.
Practised Parade with Colours (cased) prior to Victory March.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME. (NORMANDY)
Last night's patrols reported no change in the enemy's disposns on our front.
At 0655 this morning two of four ME 109s were shot down over our area while carrying out a low level machine gun attack.
'C' Coy harassing the fwd enemy posns with 2" Mortar PIAT and Bren fire.
'D' Coy snipers killed two of the enemy at 16.00 and 19.30 hrs.
1971 – 1st Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets – NORTHERN IRELAND.
Remembering today - Rfn D WALKER
“Attacks against the Security Forces continued and on the evening of 12th July Rfn Walker was shot in the chest by an I.R.A sniper whilst leaving an O.P. overlooking the Lower Falls. Sadly he died later in hospital, our second fatality.”
1857 - 52nd – INDIAN MUTINY
Engaged mutineers at Trimmoo Ghaut.
1919 –1st Bn, OXF & BUCKS LI – NORTH RUSSIA.
1400 - Detachment 384 Fd Coy. R.E. completed footbridge from KOSLOVO to C.R.A's landing.
1919 – 2nd Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - PARIS VICTORY PARADE.
Practised Parade with Colours (cased) prior to Victory March.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME. (NORMANDY)
Last night's patrols reported no change in the enemy's disposns on our front.
At 0655 this morning two of four ME 109s were shot down over our area while carrying out a low level machine gun attack.
'C' Coy harassing the fwd enemy posns with 2" Mortar PIAT and Bren fire.
'D' Coy snipers killed two of the enemy at 16.00 and 19.30 hrs.
1971 – 1st Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets – NORTHERN IRELAND.
Remembering today - Rfn D WALKER
“Attacks against the Security Forces continued and on the evening of 12th July Rfn Walker was shot in the chest by an I.R.A sniper whilst leaving an O.P. overlooking the Lower Falls. Sadly he died later in hospital, our second fatality.”
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