On this day 29th March
1790 – 52nd – Reached Aulloor (Southern India).
1915 - 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - arrived Boulogne from England.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – HERICOURT & GUINECOURT .
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – HAMEL.
Outpost Line. –
Dispositions as yesterday.
Heavy rain nearly all day.
Battn was relieved by 1/4th GLOSTERS after dark, and marched back to CARTIGNY to billets in cellars. Before relief A Coy sent out strong patrols to find out if enemy were still holding STE EMILE. This was found to be still held. Bn all in at CARTIGNY, about 3am where they became part of DOBBINS COLUMN.
Casualties 2 IR Wounded.
Ration Strength 20 Officers 650 OR.
1917 – 5th (Bn) Oxf & Bucks LI – To ARRAS.
1922 - 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - The Regiment disembarked and left Karachi in the evening by train.
1943 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - started out on a 3,000 mile journey to join the 8th Army. (29th/30th March)
1944 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - moved to Egypt from Italy.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
0730 - R.U.R. leading the Brigade today with tanks from 4 Guards Armoured Brigade moved through KL REKEN & GR REKEN, thence by a cross-country route to COESFELD.
The RUR has been held up on the high ground SouthWest of the town.
The 52nd concentrated in farm 607685 and came under some Air-burst fire A & B Coys assaulted eastwards to get astride the main road into COESFELD from the south.
No opposition. The Regiment entered COESFELD much battered from RAF attacks at 2145 hrs and areas for local protection were allotted.
1790 – 52nd – Reached Aulloor (Southern India).
1915 - 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - arrived Boulogne from England.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – HERICOURT & GUINECOURT .
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – HAMEL.
Outpost Line. –
Dispositions as yesterday.
Heavy rain nearly all day.
Battn was relieved by 1/4th GLOSTERS after dark, and marched back to CARTIGNY to billets in cellars. Before relief A Coy sent out strong patrols to find out if enemy were still holding STE EMILE. This was found to be still held. Bn all in at CARTIGNY, about 3am where they became part of DOBBINS COLUMN.
Casualties 2 IR Wounded.
Ration Strength 20 Officers 650 OR.
1917 – 5th (Bn) Oxf & Bucks LI – To ARRAS.
1922 - 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - The Regiment disembarked and left Karachi in the evening by train.
1943 - 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - started out on a 3,000 mile journey to join the 8th Army. (29th/30th March)
1944 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - moved to Egypt from Italy.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
0730 - R.U.R. leading the Brigade today with tanks from 4 Guards Armoured Brigade moved through KL REKEN & GR REKEN, thence by a cross-country route to COESFELD.
The RUR has been held up on the high ground SouthWest of the town.
The 52nd concentrated in farm 607685 and came under some Air-burst fire A & B Coys assaulted eastwards to get astride the main road into COESFELD from the south.
No opposition. The Regiment entered COESFELD much battered from RAF attacks at 2145 hrs and areas for local protection were allotted.
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