On this day 19th April
1775 – 43rd and 52nd - Combat of Lexington (North America).
1886 – 52nd – Arrived at Bangalore (India) from Egypt.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – BULLY-GRENAY R.11.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAYENCOURT
Battalion in Billets
Very wet again. Lectures etc
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
The 19th was spent in Dauelsen under command of the Guards Armoured Division, during which there was no fighting.
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Katzien
Local patrols report adjacent woods clear of enemy. A quiet day. At 1500 hrs Capt. R.A.A. Smith took a fighting patrol of 2 platoons from "B" Coy, to clear the woods between here & POLAU. No enemy were encountered.
1775 – 43rd and 52nd - Combat of Lexington (North America).
1886 – 52nd – Arrived at Bangalore (India) from Egypt.
1916 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – BULLY-GRENAY R.11.
1916 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BAYENCOURT
Battalion in Billets
Very wet again. Lectures etc
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
The 19th was spent in Dauelsen under command of the Guards Armoured Division, during which there was no fighting.
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Katzien
Local patrols report adjacent woods clear of enemy. A quiet day. At 1500 hrs Capt. R.A.A. Smith took a fighting patrol of 2 platoons from "B" Coy, to clear the woods between here & POLAU. No enemy were encountered.
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