On this day 8th September:-
1914 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI at Ahmednagar received orders to mobilize.
1915 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI -TO BILLETS AT LE QUESNOY.
At 5am our miners blew in a German mine very successfully the craters thus formed much improving our position at the sap-heads. Quiet day.
Casualties: Killed Capt AWN PONSONBY (shot by sniper in early morning) and 2 men.
Wounded: Lieut CA BARRAN, 2nd Lieut AES RIDDLE and 9 men
In the afternoon relieved by the 1/Queens and returned to the same billets in LE QUESNOY.
1915– 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – COUIN
Battalion in Billets.
2 Coys Working Parties.
1 Coy Training.
1943 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI took part in SALERNO landings.
1914 - 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI at Ahmednagar received orders to mobilize.
1915 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI -TO BILLETS AT LE QUESNOY.
At 5am our miners blew in a German mine very successfully the craters thus formed much improving our position at the sap-heads. Quiet day.
Casualties: Killed Capt AWN PONSONBY (shot by sniper in early morning) and 2 men.
Wounded: Lieut CA BARRAN, 2nd Lieut AES RIDDLE and 9 men
In the afternoon relieved by the 1/Queens and returned to the same billets in LE QUESNOY.
1915– 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – COUIN
Battalion in Billets.
2 Coys Working Parties.
1 Coy Training.
1943 – 7th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI took part in SALERNO landings.
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