October 7th, 2015

On this day 7th OCTOBER
1748 - 43rd (originally 54th) re-numbered 43rd.
 
1915 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI -BEUVRY
With 2/HLI the Regiment was placed in Divisional Reserve to 7th Division.
34th Reinforcement of 14 men (Machine Gunners) arrived also the following Officers:
Lt E H Whitfeld
Lt J W G Wyld
Lt D A D Sewell
 
1915– 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – COUIN
Battalion in billets.
Battalion Route March ST LEGER – AUTHIE – LOUVENCOURT – BUS – ST LEGER – COUIN.
 
1916 - 6th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI  - engaged  Battle of the Transloy (Somme);