On this day 30th March
1885 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – Left Bangalore (India) for Quetta (Biluchistan).
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CHELMSFORD to BOULOGNE
5PM - Entrained by ½ battalions 5.0pm & 5.30pm, arrived FOLKESTONE 8.30pm & 8.45pm.
Crossed on steamer “INVICTA” ,
Arrived BOULOGNE 10.40pm.
Marched to rest camp OSTERHOVE. Strength 28 Officers 916 other ranks (including 1 RC Chaplain)
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – HERICOURT & GUINECOURT to FLORINGHEM.
The regiment marched to FLORINGHEM just North of PERNES and took over very good billets, the march was 15 miles and was very well done – march discipline very good. Nobody fell out.
Captain R J Brett was Struck Off Strength on being appointed Senior Major of 17th Royal Fusiliers.
The following Officers joined for Duty and were posted to Companies shown:-
Capt F W Chippendale to D Coy.
2/Lt R G Wilsdon to B Coy.
2/Lt F Southam to C Coy.
2/Lt L E W O Fulbrook-Leggatt to A Coy.
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CARTIGNY.
DOBBINS COLUMN. –
All Coys Resting. Day spent getting clean & dry.
Ration Strength 19 Officers 623 OR
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 30th it passed through Bocholt (2260) and now was once more at the head of the pursuit, travelling in Kangaroos. A Company deployed and cleared Haken (295690) and B Company passed straight through and took Veldboom (297692). A few prisoners were taken.
A Company remounted and set off again, but a self-propelled gun knocked out the leading tank, and since the ground was too soft for vehicles to move off the road, proceeded to pick off eight Kangaroos/three of them still full of troops. Casualties were lighter than might have been expected, but included Lieutenant Selby and Serjeant Walton. The gun then moved off and the subsequent attack found no opposition.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
The Regiment spent the whole day in COESFELD. No activity beyond the rounding-up of deserters & suspects.
1885 – 1st Bn Oxf LI – Left Bangalore (India) for Quetta (Biluchistan).
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CHELMSFORD to BOULOGNE
5PM - Entrained by ½ battalions 5.0pm & 5.30pm, arrived FOLKESTONE 8.30pm & 8.45pm.
Crossed on steamer “INVICTA” ,
Arrived BOULOGNE 10.40pm.
Marched to rest camp OSTERHOVE. Strength 28 Officers 916 other ranks (including 1 RC Chaplain)
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – HERICOURT & GUINECOURT to FLORINGHEM.
The regiment marched to FLORINGHEM just North of PERNES and took over very good billets, the march was 15 miles and was very well done – march discipline very good. Nobody fell out.
Captain R J Brett was Struck Off Strength on being appointed Senior Major of 17th Royal Fusiliers.
The following Officers joined for Duty and were posted to Companies shown:-
Capt F W Chippendale to D Coy.
2/Lt R G Wilsdon to B Coy.
2/Lt F Southam to C Coy.
2/Lt L E W O Fulbrook-Leggatt to A Coy.
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – CARTIGNY.
DOBBINS COLUMN. –
All Coys Resting. Day spent getting clean & dry.
Ration Strength 19 Officers 623 OR
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 30th it passed through Bocholt (2260) and now was once more at the head of the pursuit, travelling in Kangaroos. A Company deployed and cleared Haken (295690) and B Company passed straight through and took Veldboom (297692). A few prisoners were taken.
A Company remounted and set off again, but a self-propelled gun knocked out the leading tank, and since the ground was too soft for vehicles to move off the road, proceeded to pick off eight Kangaroos/three of them still full of troops. Casualties were lighter than might have been expected, but included Lieutenant Selby and Serjeant Walton. The gun then moved off and the subsequent attack found no opposition.
1945 - 2nd (AB) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – COESFELD (North West Europe)
The Regiment spent the whole day in COESFELD. No activity beyond the rounding-up of deserters & suspects.
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