On this day 17th July
1803 - 43rd made Light Infantry.
1857 – 52nd – Marched to Goodasepoor en route to Delhi.
1917 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CAMBRIN.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAILLEUVAL.
Battn in Billets –
Battalion Paraded at 4.50am with transport to take part in Brigade Field Exercises which consisted of an attack on DOUCHY LES AYETTE and AYETTE.
The Battalion arrived back at 7pm.
Weather: Fine with Occasional Showers.
Ration Strength: 24 Officers 933 OR
1917 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Moved to TERTRE VERT CAMP (MACEDONIA).
1944 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – NORMANDY.
The greater part of the day was spent in cleaning up and reorganising after the previous days action. The total casualties of the Regiment were three Officers and forty seven Other Ranks KILLED. Six Officers and Ninety Other Ranks WOUNDED.Nil Officers and twenty six Other Ranks MISSING.
Enemy casualties were estimated at 120 KILLED and WOUNDED apart from casualties inflicted in back areas by Artillery and Mortar Support fire; 45 dead were actually counted on the ground.
Thirteen German MGs were captured or destroyed and approx 138 PW passed through the DIV Cage.
During the evening the Regiment moved back through COLLEVILLE 9264 to a rest area near MOUEN 934653.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME.
Our patrols last night confirmed that the enemy FDLs already pinpointed were still occupied. No enemy patrols approached our ambush parties - and he seems generally to be very nervous about sending any of his own patrols fwd. During the night enemy horse drawn tpt could be heard going round his FDLs probably distributing rations. During the day 'A' Coy were mortared but the enemy mortar posns were spotted and the Lt Arty put down a conc on each of the posns silencing them most effectively. Cries of pain were heard coming from one of the posns. 'D' Coy got three hits with their snipers to-day.
1944 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI arrived in Taranto (back in Italy
1803 - 43rd made Light Infantry.
1857 – 52nd – Marched to Goodasepoor en route to Delhi.
1917 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – CAMBRIN.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAILLEUVAL.
Battn in Billets –
Battalion Paraded at 4.50am with transport to take part in Brigade Field Exercises which consisted of an attack on DOUCHY LES AYETTE and AYETTE.
The Battalion arrived back at 7pm.
Weather: Fine with Occasional Showers.
Ration Strength: 24 Officers 933 OR
1917 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Moved to TERTRE VERT CAMP (MACEDONIA).
1944 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – NORMANDY.
The greater part of the day was spent in cleaning up and reorganising after the previous days action. The total casualties of the Regiment were three Officers and forty seven Other Ranks KILLED. Six Officers and Ninety Other Ranks WOUNDED.Nil Officers and twenty six Other Ranks MISSING.
Enemy casualties were estimated at 120 KILLED and WOUNDED apart from casualties inflicted in back areas by Artillery and Mortar Support fire; 45 dead were actually counted on the ground.
Thirteen German MGs were captured or destroyed and approx 138 PW passed through the DIV Cage.
During the evening the Regiment moved back through COLLEVILLE 9264 to a rest area near MOUEN 934653.
1944 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI – CHATEAU ST COME.
Our patrols last night confirmed that the enemy FDLs already pinpointed were still occupied. No enemy patrols approached our ambush parties - and he seems generally to be very nervous about sending any of his own patrols fwd. During the night enemy horse drawn tpt could be heard going round his FDLs probably distributing rations. During the day 'A' Coy were mortared but the enemy mortar posns were spotted and the Lt Arty put down a conc on each of the posns silencing them most effectively. Cries of pain were heard coming from one of the posns. 'D' Coy got three hits with their snipers to-day.
1944 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI arrived in Taranto (back in Italy
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