On this day 1st April
1857 – 43rd - Green goat's-hair plumes ordered to be worn in head-dress of Officers of 43rd in lieu of the ball-tufts.
1862 – 43rd – Establishment increased by one trained Bandmaster.
1879 – 52nd – The new Regulation Helmet was taken into wear.
1889 – 2nd Bn Oxf LI – Intimation received that the distinction of MYSORE is to be borne on the Colours, for services rendered by the 52nd Regiment in the campaigns in Southern India, 1780-1784 and 1790-1792.
1899 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – The new pattern Badge for the Field Service Caps and Foreign Service Helmets taken into use.
1908 – 1st Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers becomes the Buckinghamshire Battalion (TF), Oxfordshire Light Infantry on formation of the Territorial Force.
1908 – 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry – becomes 4th (TF) Bn Oxfordshire Light Infantry on formation of Territorial Force.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – FLORINGHEM near PERNES.
The following officers joined for duty and were posted to the companies shown:-
2Lt R G Creswell to B Coy.
2Lt G H Fuller to C Coy.
2Lt A E Walter to D Coy.
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CARTIGNY.
Bn in billets
Working party of 400 men worked on roads in & around TINCOURT.
Major P A HALL proceeded to ENGLAND to attend Senior officers Course
Ration Strength 14 Officers 645 OR
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Greven
During the day large numbers of disgruntled Flak personnel gave themselves up.
There was no other enemy activity on our front.
2000 - Moved off from woods and made for the bridge over the DORTMUND-EMS canal at 982906. Here the marching troops crossed by the precarious remains of the bridge, which was broken-backed owing to RAF bombing. The transport crossed by an RE bridge further south.
1958 – All ranks of the Regiment (Oxf & Bucks LI) were transferred from the Light Infantry Brigade to the Green Jackets Brigade.
1967 – Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (TA) – disbanded and reformed as Letter A Company, 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets &
B (Oxfordshire Rifles) Company, The Oxfordshire Territorials.
1857 – 43rd - Green goat's-hair plumes ordered to be worn in head-dress of Officers of 43rd in lieu of the ball-tufts.
1862 – 43rd – Establishment increased by one trained Bandmaster.
1879 – 52nd – The new Regulation Helmet was taken into wear.
1889 – 2nd Bn Oxf LI – Intimation received that the distinction of MYSORE is to be borne on the Colours, for services rendered by the 52nd Regiment in the campaigns in Southern India, 1780-1784 and 1790-1792.
1899 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – The new pattern Badge for the Field Service Caps and Foreign Service Helmets taken into use.
1908 – 1st Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers becomes the Buckinghamshire Battalion (TF), Oxfordshire Light Infantry on formation of the Territorial Force.
1908 – 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry – becomes 4th (TF) Bn Oxfordshire Light Infantry on formation of Territorial Force.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – FLORINGHEM near PERNES.
The following officers joined for duty and were posted to the companies shown:-
2Lt R G Creswell to B Coy.
2Lt G H Fuller to C Coy.
2Lt A E Walter to D Coy.
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CARTIGNY.
Bn in billets
Working party of 400 men worked on roads in & around TINCOURT.
Major P A HALL proceeded to ENGLAND to attend Senior officers Course
Ration Strength 14 Officers 645 OR
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Greven
During the day large numbers of disgruntled Flak personnel gave themselves up.
There was no other enemy activity on our front.
2000 - Moved off from woods and made for the bridge over the DORTMUND-EMS canal at 982906. Here the marching troops crossed by the precarious remains of the bridge, which was broken-backed owing to RAF bombing. The transport crossed by an RE bridge further south.
1958 – All ranks of the Regiment (Oxf & Bucks LI) were transferred from the Light Infantry Brigade to the Green Jackets Brigade.
1967 – Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (TA) – disbanded and reformed as Letter A Company, 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets &
B (Oxfordshire Rifles) Company, The Oxfordshire Territorials.
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