On this day 10th June
1850 - 52nd - moved to Liverpool.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CABARET ROUGE, THE BAJOLLE LINE, ALHAMBRA and COLISEUM REDOUBTs.
The Regiment relieved the 17th Royal Fusiliers in the same trenches. Nothing occurred out of the ordinary course.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – OCCOCHES
The brigade marched eastwards via AUXI-LE CHATEAU & FROHEN LE GRAND - distance 20 miles.
The BUCKS Bn billeted in OCCOCHES.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI -HEROUVILETTE
An infantry coy began to attack from BREVILLE area and very heavy casualties were inflicted on them as they moved across open country and concentrations in the wood 125731 being engaged repeatedly by very hy arty fire together with unit small arms fire. The enemy began moving at 0700 hrs and eventually withdrew at 1300 hrs. Another attack seemed likely to develop in the afternoon as the enemy began moving from BREVILLE on the same route as in the morning, this move was broken up mainly by arty with the assistance of [our] Tks. and the enemy withdrew at 1800 hrs, although they caused us to lose 6 Tks before doing so. Units of the 51st Highland Div worked SOUTH round our flanks during the night.
1949 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI (43rd & 52nd) - Disembarked at Salonika and occupied Sobraon Barracks just outside the town
1850 - 52nd - moved to Liverpool.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CABARET ROUGE, THE BAJOLLE LINE, ALHAMBRA and COLISEUM REDOUBTs.
The Regiment relieved the 17th Royal Fusiliers in the same trenches. Nothing occurred out of the ordinary course.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – OCCOCHES
The brigade marched eastwards via AUXI-LE CHATEAU & FROHEN LE GRAND - distance 20 miles.
The BUCKS Bn billeted in OCCOCHES.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI -HEROUVILETTE
An infantry coy began to attack from BREVILLE area and very heavy casualties were inflicted on them as they moved across open country and concentrations in the wood 125731 being engaged repeatedly by very hy arty fire together with unit small arms fire. The enemy began moving at 0700 hrs and eventually withdrew at 1300 hrs. Another attack seemed likely to develop in the afternoon as the enemy began moving from BREVILLE on the same route as in the morning, this move was broken up mainly by arty with the assistance of [our] Tks. and the enemy withdrew at 1800 hrs, although they caused us to lose 6 Tks before doing so. Units of the 51st Highland Div worked SOUTH round our flanks during the night.
1949 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI (43rd & 52nd) - Disembarked at Salonika and occupied Sobraon Barracks just outside the town
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