On this day 1st January

On this day 1st January
 
1791 - 52nd, in pursuit of Tippoo, reached Terrimungulum (India)
 
1916 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Besieged in KUT (Mesopotamia)
 
1917 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – SINN (Mesopotamia)
 
1917 –2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – FONTAINE-SUR-MAYE (France).
Regimental Route march:- ESTRES-LES-CRECY – WADICOURT – CRECY.
The following Officers joined on reposting from 6th (Service) Battalion:-
Lieutenant M S Griffiths-Williams and was posted to C Company.
2nd Lieutenant R C Warren and was posted to A Company.
Notification received of the following awards of the MILITARY MEDAL:-
8665 L/Cpl Tilbury,11210 Pte Bytheway, 9104 Sjt (now C.S.M.) Smith, 10073 Sjt Wright, 13384 Pte Rogers, 16455 L/Cpl Burford, 8816 Pte Norten, 6984 Pte Doulin, 23309 Pte Crump. (2nd Division Order 337 of 28.12.16)
9300 Sjt Boddington, 7923 Pte Hawkes. (2nd Division Order 1 of 1.1.17)
 
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – BRESLE (France)
Battn in Billets. –
Companies carried out Training.
 
1917 – 1/4th (TF) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – BRESLE (France)
 
1917 – 5th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – In trenches DAINVILLE (France).
 
1917 – 6th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - In huts MEAULTE (France)
 
1917 – 7th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - HORSESHOE HILL (Salonika)
 
1917 – 8th (S) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - MINALOVA (Salonika)
 
1966 – 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) became 1st Bn The Royal Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd).