On this day 30th August
1812 - The Light Division engaged at the passage of the Bidassoa.
1914 – Retreat from Mons – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI-
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – LE PREOL.
2/Lt D C Colvill joined from duty from attachment to 3rd reserve battalion and was posted to A Company.
Lt P A Bobby rejoined for duty from attachment to 3rd Reserve Battalion and was posted to C Company.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – ON MOVE.
At 6.30am Battn moved with remainder of Brigade from DAMBRE CAMP to ROAD CAMP ST JAN TER BIEZEN in accordance with W17X.
About 92 ORs who had been sent to Divisional reinforcement camp prior to operations rejoined Battn together with MAJOR P A HALL & 2/LT A P DARBY.
Following reinforcements also arrived 4 Officers & 106 Ors
Names of officers LIEUT B C RIGDEN. LIEUT H J M NEWTON.
2/LT J A McNISH. 2/LT P A MORFEY
MAJOR P A HALL assumed Command on arrival.
Ration Strength 17 Officers 569 OR
1917 – 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – To ST JAN-TER-BIEZEN.
1944 – 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – FOULBEC -Normandy:-
The day has been spent in returning all non-airborne arms and equipment to Ordnance, as we have been ordered to take nothing but personal or special airborne equipment back to England.
1812 - The Light Division engaged at the passage of the Bidassoa.
1914 – Retreat from Mons – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI-
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – LE PREOL.
2/Lt D C Colvill joined from duty from attachment to 3rd reserve battalion and was posted to A Company.
Lt P A Bobby rejoined for duty from attachment to 3rd Reserve Battalion and was posted to C Company.
1917–1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – ON MOVE.
At 6.30am Battn moved with remainder of Brigade from DAMBRE CAMP to ROAD CAMP ST JAN TER BIEZEN in accordance with W17X.
About 92 ORs who had been sent to Divisional reinforcement camp prior to operations rejoined Battn together with MAJOR P A HALL & 2/LT A P DARBY.
Following reinforcements also arrived 4 Officers & 106 Ors
Names of officers LIEUT B C RIGDEN. LIEUT H J M NEWTON.
2/LT J A McNISH. 2/LT P A MORFEY
MAJOR P A HALL assumed Command on arrival.
Ration Strength 17 Officers 569 OR
1917 – 1/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – To ST JAN-TER-BIEZEN.
1944 – 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – FOULBEC -Normandy:-
The day has been spent in returning all non-airborne arms and equipment to Ordnance, as we have been ordered to take nothing but personal or special airborne equipment back to England.
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