On this day 25th July
1827 – 43rd - Occupation of Portugal, 43rd quartered at Thomar.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – F.27 & 28.
5am – Reconnaisance of part of Reserve and Support Trenches by Commanding Officer and OC A and D companies.
To Trenches South of MONTAUBAN as Battalion in Brigade Reserve in relief of a Brigade of 3rd Division (8th or 9th I forget which, but not Brigadier General Potter’s Brigade).
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – ALBERT
Battalion in Bivouacs.
1916 - 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – BOUZINCOURT Huts.
Battalion resting.
A certain amount of reorganising carried out, as C Coy practically the only Coy with any NCO's left.
News received that Brigade was being relieved, and that Battn would probably go to VARENNES
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME.
A noisy night due to our own and enemy arty fire, also large numbers of aircraft flew overhead, mostly our own. Bombs were dropped SE and SOUTH and SW of our posn but some fell in our immediate area. Another very good day for our snipers who between them claim 8 certain hits and 6 probables. The carelessness on the part of the enemy in allowing our snipers such success in the last few days may indicate a relief. But at the moment we believe the enemy opposite us to belong to Nos 6 + 7 Coys of the II Bn 857 Gren Regt.
1827 – 43rd - Occupation of Portugal, 43rd quartered at Thomar.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – F.27 & 28.
5am – Reconnaisance of part of Reserve and Support Trenches by Commanding Officer and OC A and D companies.
To Trenches South of MONTAUBAN as Battalion in Brigade Reserve in relief of a Brigade of 3rd Division (8th or 9th I forget which, but not Brigadier General Potter’s Brigade).
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – ALBERT
Battalion in Bivouacs.
1916 - 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – BOUZINCOURT Huts.
Battalion resting.
A certain amount of reorganising carried out, as C Coy practically the only Coy with any NCO's left.
News received that Brigade was being relieved, and that Battn would probably go to VARENNES
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME.
A noisy night due to our own and enemy arty fire, also large numbers of aircraft flew overhead, mostly our own. Bombs were dropped SE and SOUTH and SW of our posn but some fell in our immediate area. Another very good day for our snipers who between them claim 8 certain hits and 6 probables. The carelessness on the part of the enemy in allowing our snipers such success in the last few days may indicate a relief. But at the moment we believe the enemy opposite us to belong to Nos 6 + 7 Coys of the II Bn 857 Gren Regt.
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