On this day 11th June
1762 – 43rd - Capture of Moro, Havannah, 43rd present.
1812 – Light Division – Left El Boden (Spain) en route to Salamanca.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CABARET ROUGE, THE BAJOLLE LINE, ALHAMBRA and COLISEUM REDOUBTs.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – COUIN
The Brigade continued its Eastward march, assembling at OCCOCHES & passing HEM DOULLENS – ORVILLE – THIEVRES – AUTHIE.
BUCKS BN in huts at COUIN. Distance about 15 miles.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI -HEROUVILETTE
A report that a large number of tanks were moving in a N.W. direction from CAEN towards our positions caused great activity in the strengthening of our positions. Slight shelling added to the general state of expectancy during the afternoon, but the threat did not materialise.
1762 – 43rd - Capture of Moro, Havannah, 43rd present.
1812 – Light Division – Left El Boden (Spain) en route to Salamanca.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CABARET ROUGE, THE BAJOLLE LINE, ALHAMBRA and COLISEUM REDOUBTs.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – COUIN
The Brigade continued its Eastward march, assembling at OCCOCHES & passing HEM DOULLENS – ORVILLE – THIEVRES – AUTHIE.
BUCKS BN in huts at COUIN. Distance about 15 miles.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI -HEROUVILETTE
A report that a large number of tanks were moving in a N.W. direction from CAEN towards our positions caused great activity in the strengthening of our positions. Slight shelling added to the general state of expectancy during the afternoon, but the threat did not materialise.
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