On this day 30th March
1885 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – Left Bangalore (India) for Quetta (Biluchistan).
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CHELMSFORD to BOULOGNE
5PM - Entrained by ½ battalions 5.0pm & 5.30pm, arrived FOLKESTONE 8.30pm & 8.45pm.
Crossed on steamer “INVICTA” ,
Arrived BOULOGNE 10.40pm.
Marched to rest camp OSTERHOVE. Strength 28 Officers 916 other ranks (including 1 RC Chaplain)
1918 - 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To VARENNES. (France)
The Regiment was relieved by “Z” Coy, 10th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry (Pioneers) and withdrew to billets in and about HEDAUVILLE.
Evening – From HEDAUVILLE to VARENNES.
Lt J E H Neville MC to Hospital.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion – BUSIAGO, VECCHIA & COCCHE. (Italy)
Coys Training.
Ration Strength: 40 Officers 807 OR.
Casualties: NIL
1918- 2/4th (TF) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - MARCELCAVE. Enemy attack on our front in the afternoon was beaten off by rifle fire with severe losses to the enemy.
Casualties – Missing Major H.J. BENNETT. O.R. wounded 20.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - By bus to LOEUILLY. (France)
Embuss at 1 a.m. arrive LOEUILLY 11 a.m.
Fairly good billets.
Accommodation chiefly occupied by refugees.
Rain tumbling down.
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 30th it passed through Bocholt (2260) and now was once more at the head of the pursuit, travelling in Kangaroos.
A Company deployed and cleared Haken (295690) and B Company passed straight through and took Veldboom (297692). A few prisoners were taken.
A Company remounted and set off again, but a self-propelled gun knocked out the leading tank, and since the ground was too soft for vehicles to move off the road, proceeded to pick off eight Kangaroos/three of them still full of troops.
Casualties were lighter than might have been expected, but included Lieutenant Selby and Serjeant Walton.
The gun then moved off and the subsequent attack found no opposition.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
The Regiment spent the whole day in COESFELD.
No activity beyond the rounding-up of deserters & suspects.
1885 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – Left Bangalore (India) for Quetta (Biluchistan).
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CHELMSFORD to BOULOGNE
5PM - Entrained by ½ battalions 5.0pm & 5.30pm, arrived FOLKESTONE 8.30pm & 8.45pm.
Crossed on steamer “INVICTA” ,
Arrived BOULOGNE 10.40pm.
Marched to rest camp OSTERHOVE. Strength 28 Officers 916 other ranks (including 1 RC Chaplain)
1918 - 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To VARENNES. (France)
The Regiment was relieved by “Z” Coy, 10th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry (Pioneers) and withdrew to billets in and about HEDAUVILLE.
Evening – From HEDAUVILLE to VARENNES.
Lt J E H Neville MC to Hospital.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion – BUSIAGO, VECCHIA & COCCHE. (Italy)
Coys Training.
Ration Strength: 40 Officers 807 OR.
Casualties: NIL
1918- 2/4th (TF) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - MARCELCAVE. Enemy attack on our front in the afternoon was beaten off by rifle fire with severe losses to the enemy.
Casualties – Missing Major H.J. BENNETT. O.R. wounded 20.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - By bus to LOEUILLY. (France)
Embuss at 1 a.m. arrive LOEUILLY 11 a.m.
Fairly good billets.
Accommodation chiefly occupied by refugees.
Rain tumbling down.
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 30th it passed through Bocholt (2260) and now was once more at the head of the pursuit, travelling in Kangaroos.
A Company deployed and cleared Haken (295690) and B Company passed straight through and took Veldboom (297692). A few prisoners were taken.
A Company remounted and set off again, but a self-propelled gun knocked out the leading tank, and since the ground was too soft for vehicles to move off the road, proceeded to pick off eight Kangaroos/three of them still full of troops.
Casualties were lighter than might have been expected, but included Lieutenant Selby and Serjeant Walton.
The gun then moved off and the subsequent attack found no opposition.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
The Regiment spent the whole day in COESFELD.
No activity beyond the rounding-up of deserters & suspects.
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