On this day 31st March
1864 - 52nd arrived at Portsmouth from India.
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – VARENNES. (France)
No Reinforcements in Other Ranks were received during the month.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion – BUSIAGO, VECCHIA & COCCHE. (Italy)
Easter Day.
Church Parade 12 Noon.
CO inspected A & B Coys in Morning.
Ration Strength: 40 Officers 806 OR.
Casualties: NIL.
1918 - 2/4th (TF) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To billets at GENTELLES. (France)
The Battalion was relieved at 4 a.m. by AUSTRALIAN TROOPS and moved back to billets at GENTELLES.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – (France)
Very wet day.
5 Officers and 200 other ranks joined from Glosters & Northumberland Fusiliers - 13th Entrenching Batt.
1918 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To Sector M trenches (PITON AVANCE-YARDAR). (Salonika)
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
The advance continued to Vreden (3782) unopposed.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD to GREVEN (North West Europe)
1230 - Left COESFELD.
Moved along Divisional axis, already cleared by 5 Para to GREVEN 9288.
From here we moved up into the wooded area 947916 our Task being to protect the Divisions North flank.
One Battalion of parachutists is across the DORTMUND-EMS canal.
In getting into position we met fire from AA guns & small arms fire from Flak personnel.
C Coy suffered some casualties including Maj. Molloy.
Medium artillery helped to keep the Flak guns fairly quiet but there was only a very narrow safety margin.
The whole operation was rendered very difficult owing to the lack of any maps better than 1/100,000 & by the darkness of the night.
1864 - 52nd arrived at Portsmouth from India.
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – VARENNES. (France)
No Reinforcements in Other Ranks were received during the month.
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion – BUSIAGO, VECCHIA & COCCHE. (Italy)
Easter Day.
Church Parade 12 Noon.
CO inspected A & B Coys in Morning.
Ration Strength: 40 Officers 806 OR.
Casualties: NIL.
1918 - 2/4th (TF) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To billets at GENTELLES. (France)
The Battalion was relieved at 4 a.m. by AUSTRALIAN TROOPS and moved back to billets at GENTELLES.
1918 - 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – (France)
Very wet day.
5 Officers and 200 other ranks joined from Glosters & Northumberland Fusiliers - 13th Entrenching Batt.
1918 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To Sector M trenches (PITON AVANCE-YARDAR). (Salonika)
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
The advance continued to Vreden (3782) unopposed.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD to GREVEN (North West Europe)
1230 - Left COESFELD.
Moved along Divisional axis, already cleared by 5 Para to GREVEN 9288.
From here we moved up into the wooded area 947916 our Task being to protect the Divisions North flank.
One Battalion of parachutists is across the DORTMUND-EMS canal.
In getting into position we met fire from AA guns & small arms fire from Flak personnel.
C Coy suffered some casualties including Maj. Molloy.
Medium artillery helped to keep the Flak guns fairly quiet but there was only a very narrow safety margin.
The whole operation was rendered very difficult owing to the lack of any maps better than 1/100,000 & by the darkness of the night.
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