On this day 5th April
1846 - 43rd - arrived home from Canada.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – FLORINGHEM near PERNES.
78th Reinforcement of 13 Rank and File
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – LONGAVESNES - VILLERS FAUCON.
Bn in billets-
Battn less Transport moved from LONGAVASNES at 2am to Railway Cutting East of VILLERS FAUCON about E.23.d.2.2, acting as reserve to remainder of Bde who are to capture the village of LEMPIRE, RONSSOY & BASSE BOULOGNE by attacking as follows –
1/4 R BERKS – S & SE of RONSSOY & BASSE BOULOGNE.
1/4 oxfords – SW end of RONSSOY
1/5 GLOSTERS – LA PAURELLE, LEMPIRE & BASSE BOULOGNE.
Each Battn to have 1 Coy in Btn reserve.
Zero 4.45am.
Attack completely successful, all objectives being taken, with 30 prisoners & at least 4 machine guns.
At 10.30am battn moved into Cellars & Billets in VILLERS FAUCON for the day taking over the Left of the new line from 1/5 GLOSTERS, F.10.c.6.2 (excl) to FB central.
OUTPOST LEMPIRE (F15a) To MALASSISE FARM (F2d)
Relief complete by 9.30pm. (see map D attd)
Disposition – 2 Coys in Outpost lines.
A Coy on Right, B Coy on Left, C Coy in Support in cellars in BASSE BOULOGNE – D Coy in reserve F.8.c.2.7.
Bn HQ under canvas in Railway Cutting about F.8.c.0.3.
1/4 R BERKS on right. 1/6 R WARWICKS REGT on left.
Quiet night.
Transport at road crossing about E.23 of 22.
Ration Strength 19 Officers 653 OR
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 5th the Regiment moved to Mesum (8303) in preparation for an attack on the high ground north of Ibbenbiiren (9808) after the 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and 1st Highland Light Infantry had captured that town.
During the night it moved up to Ibbenburen, where the situation was confused. The 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and the 1st Highland Light Infantry were reported to have got through the town, but bursts of small-arms fire came from every direction.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Stockhausen
0730 - C Coy in the lead, riding on Churchills, we started to cross the river WESER at TODTENHAUSEN 8116. Considerable opposition, chiefly in the form of "BAZOOKA BOYS" was met around KUTENHAUSEN, & two Churchills were hit. C Coy however made their way to the river bank & we prepared for the crossing. During these preparations we came under heavy shell-fire - chiefly air-burst from the far bank, but the Small Arms fire was negligible & the air-bursts caused only 8 casualties. B Coy then did the assault & cleared WIETERSHEIM. They were followed by D & A Coy's. C remaining on the West bank.
Meanwhile the RE's aided by our pioneer platoon built a raft for the essential transport, pending the completion of a bridge further downstream. D & A Coy's pushed on to FRILLE 8516. During the night of the crossing the village of WIETERSHEIM were repeatedly shelled by AA guns & nebelwerfers.
1965 – 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Arrived in Berlin.
1846 - 43rd - arrived home from Canada.
1917 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – FLORINGHEM near PERNES.
78th Reinforcement of 13 Rank and File
1917 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – LONGAVESNES - VILLERS FAUCON.
Bn in billets-
Battn less Transport moved from LONGAVASNES at 2am to Railway Cutting East of VILLERS FAUCON about E.23.d.2.2, acting as reserve to remainder of Bde who are to capture the village of LEMPIRE, RONSSOY & BASSE BOULOGNE by attacking as follows –
1/4 R BERKS – S & SE of RONSSOY & BASSE BOULOGNE.
1/4 oxfords – SW end of RONSSOY
1/5 GLOSTERS – LA PAURELLE, LEMPIRE & BASSE BOULOGNE.
Each Battn to have 1 Coy in Btn reserve.
Zero 4.45am.
Attack completely successful, all objectives being taken, with 30 prisoners & at least 4 machine guns.
At 10.30am battn moved into Cellars & Billets in VILLERS FAUCON for the day taking over the Left of the new line from 1/5 GLOSTERS, F.10.c.6.2 (excl) to FB central.
OUTPOST LEMPIRE (F15a) To MALASSISE FARM (F2d)
Relief complete by 9.30pm. (see map D attd)
Disposition – 2 Coys in Outpost lines.
A Coy on Right, B Coy on Left, C Coy in Support in cellars in BASSE BOULOGNE – D Coy in reserve F.8.c.2.7.
Bn HQ under canvas in Railway Cutting about F.8.c.0.3.
1/4 R BERKS on right. 1/6 R WARWICKS REGT on left.
Quiet night.
Transport at road crossing about E.23 of 22.
Ration Strength 19 Officers 653 OR
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 5th the Regiment moved to Mesum (8303) in preparation for an attack on the high ground north of Ibbenbiiren (9808) after the 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and 1st Highland Light Infantry had captured that town.
During the night it moved up to Ibbenburen, where the situation was confused. The 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers and the 1st Highland Light Infantry were reported to have got through the town, but bursts of small-arms fire came from every direction.
1945- 2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Stockhausen
0730 - C Coy in the lead, riding on Churchills, we started to cross the river WESER at TODTENHAUSEN 8116. Considerable opposition, chiefly in the form of "BAZOOKA BOYS" was met around KUTENHAUSEN, & two Churchills were hit. C Coy however made their way to the river bank & we prepared for the crossing. During these preparations we came under heavy shell-fire - chiefly air-burst from the far bank, but the Small Arms fire was negligible & the air-bursts caused only 8 casualties. B Coy then did the assault & cleared WIETERSHEIM. They were followed by D & A Coy's. C remaining on the West bank.
Meanwhile the RE's aided by our pioneer platoon built a raft for the essential transport, pending the completion of a bridge further downstream. D & A Coy's pushed on to FRILLE 8516. During the night of the crossing the village of WIETERSHEIM were repeatedly shelled by AA guns & nebelwerfers.
1965 – 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd) Arrived in Berlin.
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