War Diaries Talk
Parade at 8 am for inspection of the old and new rifles. All new short rifles to be handed in
#medical #Enteric
Built five incinerators and a number of Urine Pits
Began carting Mud from roads
EntBarn at Herly (Les Yes) suspect #Medical Enteric
General Inspection of North Somerset Yeomanry
Officer inspecting & diagnising case of measles amongst airlinns
Digging latrines urine pit for own unit
Policing stream for prevention of pollution
Constructing & Digging latrines B Echelon. Repairing incinerators for B Echelon & Field Ambulance Workshop unit & Horse transport section
Disinfecting officers closet filling in latrines
Converting 4 gallon petrol cans into latrine buckets
Disinfecting blankets & Kits would seem to be the units main duty, or inspecting billets
Our artillary very busy cutting the enermies wire along the front
A new position for the Officers Dugout in the Reserve Trench had to be found owing to the digging party finding an old Latrine in the first
#Ammousage-19/1/17 2500 rounds at various targets during the night
Loop Hole of R56 position paved with a camouflage. A new dugout was constructed for the men at R60 owing to the water in the deep Dugout
#Ammousage-4500 rounds used in night firing
A new 6 Officer Dugout started for the Reserve Section. Night Firing position at Central Keep begun. Work continued at all positions
#Ammousage-13/1/17 5000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-12/1/17 2500 rounds fired on [A29b50.45 to A23b20.45]
#weaponsystem Machine Guns
#weaponsystem Trench Mortars
New Night Firing position built on Railway for V40 position. Sap at "Central Keep" Trench at B28 revetted with "Expanded Metal".
Cental Keep fallen in owing to the wet, commenced to repair damage at once. Trench at R54 fallen & being repaired Again & revetted
#Ammousage-8/1/17 2000 rounds variuos targets
False allocation of #Friendlyfire infantry man hit in the back
Collasped trench was cleaned and revetted
Work continued on emplacements to Reserve Trench. Trench fell in at R56 position owing to the great amount of rain which had fallen.
#Ammousage-7,8/1/17 4000 rounds per day various targets
#Ammousage-6/1/17 4000 rounds variuos targets
#Ammousage-5,6/1/17 another 3000 rounds per day various targets
Dugout at R60 gun position has to be continually pumped out
#Ammousage-3,4/1/17 3000 rounds per day various targets
#Ammousage-2/1/17 3750 rounds various target including traversing trench line
The dogouts at R59 & R60 very wet continual pumping to keep the water level down
#ammousage-1/1/17 2000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-31/12/16 1300 rounds fired by all sections on various targets
#Weaponststem Trench Mortars
#Ammousage-30/12/16 1300 rounds fired on various targets from all sections
#Weaponsystem Trench Motars, causing dug-outs to collaspe
#Ammousage-30/12/16 all guns, various targets 2550 rounds
#Ammousage-29/12/12 all guns 5750 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-20/12/16 Left sector guns fired 1750 rounds and right sector guns fired 3000 rounds at various targets
#Weaponsystem Trench Mortars
#Ammousage-19/12/16 Left sector Guns fired 2500 rounds at various targets Right sector guns fired 3000 rounds at Canteleux Village
#Ammousage-18/12/12 left sector New Cut Gun fired 2000 rounds at Violaines Trench right sector fired 2750 rounds at Conceleux village
The trench to Death or Glory Sap is flooded due to bad drainage and the sides have fallen in(having been) #weaponsystem Trench Mortar by the
Right sector can only fire from Pont Fixe and Orchard road guns. The trench approaching Death or Glory Sap in shocking bad condition.
#Ammousage-17/12/12 left sector fired 2000 rounds at Caleleux Ally north right sector fired 3250 rounds at Plain Alley and Towpath alley
#Ammousage-15/12/12 left sector new cut gun fired 2000 rounnds at Violaines Trench Right sector fired 4500 rounds at various targets
#Ammousage-14/12/16 Right sector 3000 rounds fired at Cantoleux Village Left sector No rounds fired Patrol activity
#Ammousage-13/12/16 Right sector fired 3000 rounds at Cantdeux village [A17a&b] Left sector New cut Gun fired 2500 rounds at [A5a6.6]
Snow fell during thenight and up to 11am
#ammousage-12/12/18 left sector (New Cut Gun) fired 2000 rounds at various targets. Right sector 4000 rounds fired on various targets
#Ammousage-11/12/18 Left sector (New cut Gun fired 2000 rounds at[A11g7.4] Right Sector fired 4000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-10/12/18 Left sector New Cut gun fired 5000 rounds at [A5a5.6] Right Sector fired 5000 rounds various targets
Heavy wet weather and the trenches in a very bad condition in the left sector
#Ammousage-9/112/18 Right sector fired 5500 rounds variuos targets Left Sector (New Cut Gun) fired 3000 rounds at [A11a6.6]
#Ammousage-8/12/18 right sector 5000 rounds various targets left sector 2250 at target [A11a6.6]
#Ammousage-7/12/18 Pont Fixe Gun 1750 rounds;Orchard Rd Gun 1750 rounds; Spoilbank Gun 1250 rounds; Picadilly N & S and New Cut 2000 rounds
#Ammousage-Spoilbank Gun fired 1500 rounds during the night at Twopath Alley
#Ammousage-Pont Fixe gun fired at villages Conteleux (1750 Rounds) & Orchard road Gun fired(2250 Rounds) at juction of Roads [A12c35.05]
#Ammousage-The New Cut gun 1000 rounds on the village Vidaines
#Equipmentfailure-Pont Fixe Gun broke two more muzzle "Caps"??
Units occupying the same positions they were in in May
Report of No4 section for24hrs ending evening28th:Situation Normal Gun At Pont Fixe fired 1000 rounds indirect at points in squares A11&A10
tench Mortars damaged new dugout at Piccadilly casualties Nil
Report of No3 section for 24hrs ending evening 28th:Sitiation Normal, only Guns Piccadilly & Cambridge Terrace threatened with trench Mortar
OC company shows all sections NCO's and gun limbers in reserve the approaches to both section H'Q in the line
Deposition of Guns 1 Givenchy Keep, 1 Marie Redoubt, 1 Cambridge terrace, 2 Picadilly (REF la Bossee 36c NW 1 Edition 7c
No3 section plus one gun from No 2 section under 2/lt Moorse relieved the 5 guns of the 13th Bde on the left sector of the Bde front
Brigade front North of the LE Basseee canal deposition of guns as follows A gun at Pont Fixe,Death & Glory, Spoilbank, & Orchard road
#Story Fired in conjuction with Field Artillery on hoistile lines of approach fron 11:15 pm till 12:30 am using 4 guns and 7000 rounds
#Story Considually more hostile shelling than usual in thre afternoon up to 10 pm.
Work on MUDLANE new emplacement. Sounds like a great place!!
Dragoon Farm heavily shelled 11 direct hits with #Weaponssystem-5.9 on farm buildings, emplacement and dug-out not hit
Foch Farm position was evacuated, the team took up position in Knaustorough Castle
A gun under 2nd Lt Colein D20 and one under 2nd Lt Cooper in B17A fired on breach made in enemys parapet
#planning 2nd Lt Cole moved to D20 to site gun to fire on night of 8th and 9th on breach in parapet to be made on 8t at High Command Redoubt
#Deposition-9; Concrete emplacement on E bank of canal at bridge 6 firing SE down the Canal line. 3 guns on Canal bank,4 Guns in camp spare
#Disposition-8; Concrete emplacement on E bank of Canal at Bridge 6 firing N up the Canal line and NE
#Disposition-7; Joffre Farm, Covered emplacement near farm firing SE much high crop at present restricts field of fire completely.
#Dispositions-6; Coney Street, Covered emplacement firing N
#Dispositions-5 Spalu Farm, Open emplacement in X Line Firing N
#Dispositions-4;Foch Farm buildings covered emplacement firing NW, Flanking X Line at Pilkein Road Loophole also for Firing S
#Dispositions-2;Lovely willow covered emplacement firing E over B15 with alternative open emplacement firing N over Willows and Vicars Lane
#Dispositions-1;Open emplacement in Gowthorpe Rd near Junction with Clifford Trench for Firing SE over B 16 S flanking Forward Cottage
#aeroplane
#HorsesCondition Brigadier inspected all horses of the regiment on their return from exercise
Tactical ride postponed owing to bad weather
#Commision C.of H Elliott left to join 5th Divn Artillary on probation for a permanent commission
17/12/16 09:30; Memorial service for the late Lt Col Torrie, Killed in Action
#HorseCondition Horse casting parade showed up 10 and DARD cast 9 of them
C of H Hawkins attached 7th Rifle bde, 14 Divn
Brigadier interviewed Cpl Keating for a commision
All ranks very glad to get back to their B Echelon transport which they have not seen for over a fortnight
The unit would appear to be marching around with no real objectve
At 9:00pm our Billetting area was serverly shelled by Howitzer fire said to have been brought up by rail, My Regiment escaped....
French Battery shelled German trenches, having first asked us to keep our heads down....Considerate of them
#Sniper
#Medical 4 or 5 men have #Swollenfeet
Off to Trenches at 10:00am till 1200 and then again at 10:00pm found a lot of sniping going on and the infantry blazing away at nothing!!
I went round the trenches at 10:00am and all squadrons asked Not to be relieved
122 N.C.Os and men in this unit purchased 2,313 War Savings Certificates during the month of July (Present strenght of Company 457 all ranks
#WarBonds
Hostile aircraft flew over the vicinity between 10:45pm to 12:30am. NO bombs dropped
Major Murphy DSO proceeded to England on 14 days Special Leave
#Aeroplane
#RailHead_Maresquel
Hostile aircraft passed over the vicinity No bombs dropped
#areoplane
Hostile Aircraft passed over the village at 3:30 pm, no bombs dropped
#RailHead_Tinques
Enemy aircraft passed by the vicinity but no bombs dropped
22 1/2 Tons of Coal and 29 1/2 tons of Wood arrived for divisional Feul Dump at Penin
Lt Carter proceeds on leave to Paris for 10 days commencing 19/7/18
Hostile aircraft passed in the vicinity of this unit at 1:45am, 2:25 am & 3:30am this mornimg. Bombs dropped at Tinques
Aeroplane
M.T. Coy pay Parade Officer I/C Lt Murray & 2nd Lt Lufton
lt clark and Lt Labsburry proceeded to H.Q.A.S.C to receive orders regarding the move
Wire received warning division to stand to to move
Collected from divisional supply 104 sacks of Bran and 10 sacks of linseed cake
Collected from Divisional supply 34 tons of Coal and 4 tons of wood
#Horsesrations
DoT inspectors arrive to inspect Lorries of the unit but not the 7th G.H.Q. M.T. Co attached for duty
D o T inspectors arrived to inspect divisional cars and ambalances
Heavy consumption of petrol (800 gals weekly)through lorries traveling a return journey of 40 miles daily for a period of 10 weeks.
#VehicleFeul
Lt Pollard proceeds on leave for 10 days in Paris
Hostile aircraft passed over the village, no bombs dropped
#RailHead-Maresquel
Sections 4-44 of the Army Act read out to the men
Hostile aircraft flew over the village no bombs dropped
Brigadier General T.T. Titmis?? handed out cards of appreciation of Good service to the men of the M.T.Co
#RailHead_Aubin-St-Vaast
#medical 24 men sick 16 from Headquarters
#Medical#Influenza 15 men sick
Corredted version of report
A number of reports on Motor workshop. Note range of types and makes of vehicles
Hostile aircraft passed over the village. No bombs dropped in the vicinity
Hostile aircraft passed over village No bombs dropped
Hostile aircraft passed over village at 10:15pm and 1:30am. 7 bombs droped no damage.
#RailHead-Beaurainville
Lorries seconded from 7th GHQ RMT co found ti be in very dilapidated condition and deficient of equipment. They kept the good ones!
1 motor cycle and rider arrived from7th GHQ for duties
Four men died of Pnenmonia on voyage between Karachi and Suez
28 cases of Scurvy discovered
HMS Swiftshow
All equipment sent to Antwerp and then on to Georgetown
Divn Supply Train is heading home!!
T.H.Q closes at 12:00 S.S.O Office Closes at 18:00 Coy's will bw administed by Bde 2nd Bdg & #rd Bdg for Ireland. Train will to England
All transports to be parked at Euskirchen
Western divn Warning Order for move to England
from the 1st "Western Divisional Headquarters" Staff will cease to exist as such and will replaced by the Camp Headquarters staff
#Re-organisation
#Demobalisation
Lt K.J.Hawes to UK for Duty in North Russia
2 Clerks and 10 OR'S Demobalised
Remounts 42 HD from DA 8 LD from M.G.Btn
Capt C.H Johnson and 30 OR'S to England for demobalisation
Leave and Demobalisation No entrainment of personnel for leave, demobalisation or of cadres for bare posts is to take place
#Remounts
OCTrain visited 1 coy (Deputation re Demobilisation, stables & horses
All Brood Horses and all repurcher & Private purchase will be sent to Animal Collection Camp Cologne Deutz
#Summer Time
#Thaw-precausions
#Demobilisation
Infantry men from variuos units lent to "Train" to allow men without leave in over 10 months to have leave
#Meritous-Service-Medals awarded
Position of train HQ Rheinbach No 1 Coy Dunstekoven No 2 Coy Brenig No 3 Coy Impekoven No 4 Coy Rheinbach
Pack Train often late in arriving necessitating "Reloading" on the same day as issuing
1919-Western Division Late 1st Division
#RailHead_Eoskirchen
#Railhead_Weywertz
#RailHead_Troisponts
#Railhead_Marche
#Railhead_Ciney
Pack train at Dinant 09:00, lorries late in arriving from Rochefort
Supply wagons going forward empty in front of their Brigade groups
Owing to non-arrival of Pack train supplies were obtained from Ciney. The allies are still having problems getting supplies to the front!
#Railhead_Dinant
#Australian_light_Horse
#Australian Tunneling Coy
3rd Brigade Group 3rd Inf Bde No 4 Coy train 26th Fd Coy RE No141 FA 39th Bde RFA 4th Siege Coy RE
2nd Brigade Group 2nd Inf Bde No 3 coy Train No 409 Coy RE No 2 FA 25th BDE RFA
!st Brigade Group 1st Inf Bde No2 Coy train 23rd Fd Coy RE No1 FA 6th Welsh Regt Section Aust Tunnel coy 5th Army Bde RHA Trp Aust Lt H 1 sg
Divn HQ Group Divn HQ DA DAC No2 M.V.S HQ No1 coy Train 1st Bn M.G.C BAC 5th Army Bde RHA HQ 16 Aux HT Coy
#Railhead_Fresnoy
#Railhead_Bohain
10/11/18 Resuppling troops as usual with no notion of what is to happen tommorrow
#lightRailway_Brancourt
#Railhead_Bellicourt
#Railhead-Montigny_Farm
A party of 8 OR's under 2ltCoppock proceeded to Roisel for Remounts
#HorseRemounts
4/11/18- Owing to non arrival of pack train 15000 rations of P.M Biscuit, tea sugar & Milk were drawn from F.S. Depot and distributed
#Railhead-
Two men of No 1 Company attached to HQ gassed in cellar in which they were sleeping
#gas
Divisional Trains reduced by one subaltern officer, 1 batman, and 1 riding horse in each brigade company (GRO 5295)
#Railhead-Essigny Le Petit
#HorsesRemounts
#Armistice
RAILHEAD-Marteville(light Railway)
OPERATIONS-1st Divn(2&3 Bdes) attacked this morning with 46 Divn on the left 6 Divn on the right-Objective roughly Gricourt.Objectives taken
About 4pm the left flank on Hill 105 gave and retired. The Regimental party was sent at once to form a defensive flank on high ground
#Canadian-Cavalry
The 3rd Dragoon guards established themselves on Hill 81
the regimental Party Charged and took about 100 prisoners 3 MG's and killed many of the enemy
In the afternoon orders were received to charge a body of Germans near the small copse just south of Hill 81
#CavalryCharge
Aeroplane dropped two bombs near the camp about 6 pm LT Scully slightly wounded
#Airoplane
Re-organization-- regiment ceased to be attached to the 8th cavalry brigade which was broken up. 10th Royal Hussars joining the 6th Cav bde
About 8pm the camp was bombed by hostile aircraft, one bomb dropped on one of the huts occupied by 'A' squadron killing 6 and wounding 35
#AerialBombing
Two Train Horses with 26th FA Coy. RE( one killed one wounded) 5 Horses No3 Coy Wounded
#Horsecasuallies
#Railhead
#Canadian-Division
Tranfer That 1st Division will be tranfered from Canadian Division to the XXII Corps from 00:00 4/5 September
#Railhead Agnez Les Duisans
Divisional Mounted Party--The Train sent 4 riding horses complete with saddleey and full maching order to join this party
Divisional Mounted Party--This Party of 13 mounted men & 8 Cycalists was formed today in accordance with !st Div No G503 of 23/8/18
Rail head for 1st,2nd,3rd Bdges Dieval for DA Group Houdain
Lieut C.P.Burton,1NCO,1Farrier & 3 Men proceeded to Therouanne with other parties from the division for remounts
#horsesremounts
RAIL VOUCHERS, attention is drawn to G.R.O 4710 granting cheap fare vouchers to men on leave in the U.K Terms of which have been formulated
#Leave,Rail,Vouchers
23 category 'A' men left for Havre for Transfer to Infantry
25 category 'B' men arrived to relieve catigory 'A' men for the infantry
#reinforcements
Results won by train at show Best Limber Turn Out 1st Prize GS Wagon Turn Out Best H.D Horse 2nd Prize Wrestling on Horse Back
#Divisional-Show
#Leisure
The Left hand salute by WOs, NCOs, and men is abolished. ALL salutes are to be given by the Right hand
#Saluting
Condemned or unfit for Human consumption should be reported to HQ for possible use as pig food
'B' men can be classified 'A' in Army areas
Medical reclassification: 'A' men whom it is considered should be placed in a lower catigory will be sent to the rear after inspection ADMS
#Medical
hat will be issued flat rate 8lbs per horse
From 21/7/118 hay ration reduced "temporarily" as follows H.D horse 14 to 13 lbs Horses & Mules (>15 Hds) 11 to 10 <15 hands 10 to 9
#HorseRation
3 Forage carts & 2 Mors carts 'CT" (Les Drivers) was retured to A.H.T.D Abbeville by rail from Savy today under T/2Lt Ferguson
#Surplus-Transport
notification received that until further notice only category 'B" men will be sent to Divisional Trains
#Medical Epidemic #'P.O.V
#Meritorious-Service-Medal
#MilitaryCross
Pack Train late, hit by bombs at Etaples
#Mention-in-Dispatches
All telephone communication in the 1st Army was suspended from 08:00 on 24th to 08:00 on 25 as a test for open warfare conditions.
#RailHead-Barlin
Every man entitled to a bicycle will have the frame number entered on his AB64
#Bicycles
water troughs No 1 & # Cos authorised to draw water supply appliance (troughs,pumps,hoses0 GRO3553 18/3/18
In Future Supply wagons will await the arrival of cycalist orderly before leaving for rail head
7 H>D horses arrrived
#Horseremounts
#horsecasualties
Three GS wagons arrived for No $ Coy to replace casualties by shell fire
#Wagons
#railhead
#4thAustralianDiv
#Australiancorps
#orderofbattle
#tank
#CompensationCommision
1 damaged bicycle to rail head.
#Compensation
Major Sandys on committee for considering method of assessment of compensation for damage to fields caused by occupation of troops
#Gas
#UndergroundWar
#Mining
Work in Trenches continuous 3 hrs on 6 hrs off Miming Team 1 office 1 2nd liet and 10 miners
#Moles
#Mines
Sapper Evans killed and 2nd/Lt Scotie wounded by accidental explosion of a hand grenande
#demobilzation
16th Shell on Officers Mess cookhouse, kills and wounds men
#SOS
#Australian
#EnermyAiroplanes
#SOScalls
#tanks
#Horses
#3rd Australian Division
#Australians
Do you think this is a report or a diary entry??
Parade at 8 am for inspection of the old and new rifles. All new short rifles to be handed in
#medical #Enteric
Built five incinerators and a number of Urine Pits
Began carting Mud from roads
EntBarn at Herly (Les Yes) suspect #Medical Enteric
General Inspection of North Somerset Yeomanry
Officer inspecting & diagnising case of measles amongst airlinns
Digging latrines urine pit for own unit
Policing stream for prevention of pollution
Constructing & Digging latrines B Echelon. Repairing incinerators for B Echelon & Field Ambulance Workshop unit & Horse transport section
Disinfecting officers closet filling in latrines
Converting 4 gallon petrol cans into latrine buckets
Disinfecting blankets & Kits would seem to be the units main duty, or inspecting billets
Our artillary very busy cutting the enermies wire along the front
A new position for the Officers Dugout in the Reserve Trench had to be found owing to the digging party finding an old Latrine in the first
#Ammousage-19/1/17 2500 rounds at various targets during the night
Loop Hole of R56 position paved with a camouflage. A new dugout was constructed for the men at R60 owing to the water in the deep Dugout
#Ammousage-4500 rounds used in night firing
A new 6 Officer Dugout started for the Reserve Section. Night Firing position at Central Keep begun. Work continued at all positions
#Ammousage-13/1/17 5000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-12/1/17 2500 rounds fired on [A29b50.45 to A23b20.45]
#weaponsystem Machine Guns
#weaponsystem Trench Mortars
New Night Firing position built on Railway for V40 position. Sap at "Central Keep" Trench at B28 revetted with "Expanded Metal".
Cental Keep fallen in owing to the wet, commenced to repair damage at once. Trench at R54 fallen & being repaired Again & revetted
#Ammousage-8/1/17 2000 rounds variuos targets
False allocation of #Friendlyfire infantry man hit in the back
Collasped trench was cleaned and revetted
Work continued on emplacements to Reserve Trench. Trench fell in at R56 position owing to the great amount of rain which had fallen.
#Ammousage-7,8/1/17 4000 rounds per day various targets
#Ammousage-6/1/17 4000 rounds variuos targets
#Ammousage-5,6/1/17 another 3000 rounds per day various targets
Dugout at R60 gun position has to be continually pumped out
#Ammousage-3,4/1/17 3000 rounds per day various targets
#Ammousage-2/1/17 3750 rounds various target including traversing trench line
The dogouts at R59 & R60 very wet continual pumping to keep the water level down
#ammousage-1/1/17 2000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-31/12/16 1300 rounds fired by all sections on various targets
#Weaponststem Trench Mortars
#Ammousage-30/12/16 1300 rounds fired on various targets from all sections
#Weaponsystem Trench Motars, causing dug-outs to collaspe
#Ammousage-30/12/16 all guns, various targets 2550 rounds
#Ammousage-29/12/12 all guns 5750 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-20/12/16 Left sector guns fired 1750 rounds and right sector guns fired 3000 rounds at various targets
#Weaponsystem Trench Mortars
#Ammousage-19/12/16 Left sector Guns fired 2500 rounds at various targets Right sector guns fired 3000 rounds at Canteleux Village
#Weaponsystem Trench Mortars
#Ammousage-18/12/12 left sector New Cut Gun fired 2000 rounds at Violaines Trench right sector fired 2750 rounds at Conceleux village
The trench to Death or Glory Sap is flooded due to bad drainage and the sides have fallen in(having been) #weaponsystem Trench Mortar by the
Right sector can only fire from Pont Fixe and Orchard road guns. The trench approaching Death or Glory Sap in shocking bad condition.
#Ammousage-17/12/12 left sector fired 2000 rounds at Caleleux Ally north right sector fired 3250 rounds at Plain Alley and Towpath alley
#Ammousage-15/12/12 left sector new cut gun fired 2000 rounnds at Violaines Trench Right sector fired 4500 rounds at various targets
#Ammousage-14/12/16 Right sector 3000 rounds fired at Cantoleux Village Left sector No rounds fired Patrol activity
#Ammousage-13/12/16 Right sector fired 3000 rounds at Cantdeux village [A17a&b] Left sector New cut Gun fired 2500 rounds at [A5a6.6]
Snow fell during thenight and up to 11am
#ammousage-12/12/18 left sector (New Cut Gun) fired 2000 rounds at various targets. Right sector 4000 rounds fired on various targets
#Ammousage-11/12/18 Left sector (New cut Gun fired 2000 rounds at[A11g7.4] Right Sector fired 4000 rounds various targets
#Ammousage-10/12/18 Left sector New Cut gun fired 5000 rounds at [A5a5.6] Right Sector fired 5000 rounds various targets
Heavy wet weather and the trenches in a very bad condition in the left sector
#Ammousage-9/112/18 Right sector fired 5500 rounds variuos targets Left Sector (New Cut Gun) fired 3000 rounds at [A11a6.6]
#Ammousage-8/12/18 right sector 5000 rounds various targets left sector 2250 at target [A11a6.6]
#Ammousage-7/12/18 Pont Fixe Gun 1750 rounds;Orchard Rd Gun 1750 rounds; Spoilbank Gun 1250 rounds; Picadilly N & S and New Cut 2000 rounds
#Ammousage-Spoilbank Gun fired 1500 rounds during the night at Twopath Alley
#Ammousage-Pont Fixe gun fired at villages Conteleux (1750 Rounds) & Orchard road Gun fired(2250 Rounds) at juction of Roads [A12c35.05]
#Ammousage-The New Cut gun 1000 rounds on the village Vidaines
#Equipmentfailure-Pont Fixe Gun broke two more muzzle "Caps"??
Units occupying the same positions they were in in May
Report of No4 section for24hrs ending evening28th:Situation Normal Gun At Pont Fixe fired 1000 rounds indirect at points in squares A11&A10
tench Mortars damaged new dugout at Piccadilly casualties Nil
Report of No3 section for 24hrs ending evening 28th:Sitiation Normal, only Guns Piccadilly & Cambridge Terrace threatened with trench Mortar
OC company shows all sections NCO's and gun limbers in reserve the approaches to both section H'Q in the line
Deposition of Guns 1 Givenchy Keep, 1 Marie Redoubt, 1 Cambridge terrace, 2 Picadilly (REF la Bossee 36c NW 1 Edition 7c
No3 section plus one gun from No 2 section under 2/lt Moorse relieved the 5 guns of the 13th Bde on the left sector of the Bde front
Brigade front North of the LE Basseee canal deposition of guns as follows A gun at Pont Fixe,Death & Glory, Spoilbank, & Orchard road
#Story Fired in conjuction with Field Artillery on hoistile lines of approach fron 11:15 pm till 12:30 am using 4 guns and 7000 rounds
#Story Considually more hostile shelling than usual in thre afternoon up to 10 pm.
Work on MUDLANE new emplacement. Sounds like a great place!!
Dragoon Farm heavily shelled 11 direct hits with #Weaponssystem-5.9 on farm buildings, emplacement and dug-out not hit
Foch Farm position was evacuated, the team took up position in Knaustorough Castle
A gun under 2nd Lt Colein D20 and one under 2nd Lt Cooper in B17A fired on breach made in enemys parapet
#planning 2nd Lt Cole moved to D20 to site gun to fire on night of 8th and 9th on breach in parapet to be made on 8t at High Command Redoubt
#Deposition-9; Concrete emplacement on E bank of canal at bridge 6 firing SE down the Canal line.
3 guns on Canal bank,4 Guns in camp spare
#Disposition-8; Concrete emplacement on E bank of Canal at Bridge 6 firing N up the Canal line and NE
#Disposition-7; Joffre Farm, Covered emplacement near farm firing SE much high crop at present restricts field of fire completely.
#Dispositions-6; Coney Street, Covered emplacement firing N
#Dispositions-5 Spalu Farm, Open emplacement in X Line Firing N
#Dispositions-4;Foch Farm buildings covered emplacement firing NW, Flanking X Line at Pilkein Road Loophole also for Firing S
#Dispositions-2;Lovely willow covered emplacement firing E over B15 with alternative open emplacement firing N over Willows and Vicars Lane
#Dispositions-1;Open emplacement in Gowthorpe Rd near Junction with Clifford Trench for Firing SE over B 16 S flanking Forward Cottage
#aeroplane
#HorsesCondition Brigadier inspected all horses of the regiment on their return from exercise
Tactical ride postponed owing to bad weather
#Commision C.of H Elliott left to join 5th Divn Artillary on probation for a permanent commission
17/12/16 09:30; Memorial service for the late Lt Col Torrie, Killed in Action
#HorseCondition Horse casting parade showed up 10 and DARD cast 9 of them
C of H Hawkins attached 7th Rifle bde, 14 Divn
Brigadier interviewed Cpl Keating for a commision
All ranks very glad to get back to their B Echelon transport which they have not seen for over a fortnight
The unit would appear to be marching around with no real objectve
At 9:00pm our Billetting area was serverly shelled by Howitzer fire said to have been brought up by rail, My Regiment escaped....
French Battery shelled German trenches, having first asked us to keep our heads down....Considerate of them
#Sniper
#Medical 4 or 5 men have #Swollenfeet
Off to Trenches at 10:00am till 1200 and then again at 10:00pm found a lot of sniping going on and the infantry blazing away at nothing!!
I went round the trenches at 10:00am and all squadrons asked Not to be relieved
122 N.C.Os and men in this unit purchased 2,313 War Savings Certificates during the month of July (Present strenght of Company 457 all ranks
#WarBonds
Hostile aircraft flew over the vicinity between 10:45pm to 12:30am. NO bombs dropped
Major Murphy DSO proceeded to England on 14 days Special Leave
#Aeroplane
#RailHead_Maresquel
Hostile aircraft passed over the vicinity No bombs dropped
#areoplane
Hostile Aircraft passed over the village at 3:30 pm, no bombs dropped
#RailHead_Tinques
Enemy aircraft passed by the vicinity but no bombs dropped
#aeroplane
22 1/2 Tons of Coal and 29 1/2 tons of Wood arrived for divisional Feul Dump at Penin
Lt Carter proceeds on leave to Paris for 10 days commencing 19/7/18
Hostile aircraft passed in the vicinity of this unit at 1:45am, 2:25 am & 3:30am this mornimg. Bombs dropped at Tinques
Aeroplane
M.T. Coy pay Parade Officer I/C Lt Murray & 2nd Lt Lufton
lt clark and Lt Labsburry proceeded to H.Q.A.S.C to receive orders regarding the move
Wire received warning division to stand to to move
Collected from divisional supply 104 sacks of Bran and 10 sacks of linseed cake
Collected from Divisional supply 34 tons of Coal and 4 tons of wood
#Horsesrations
DoT inspectors arrive to inspect Lorries of the unit but not the 7th G.H.Q. M.T. Co attached for duty
D o T inspectors arrived to inspect divisional cars and ambalances
Heavy consumption of petrol (800 gals weekly)through lorries traveling a return journey of 40 miles daily for a period of 10 weeks.
#VehicleFeul
Lt Pollard proceeds on leave for 10 days in Paris
Hostile aircraft passed over the village, no bombs dropped
#aeroplane
#RailHead-Maresquel
Sections 4-44 of the Army Act read out to the men
Hostile aircraft flew over the village no bombs dropped
#Aeroplane
Brigadier General T.T. Titmis?? handed out cards of appreciation of Good service to the men of the M.T.Co
#RailHead_Aubin-St-Vaast
#RailHead_Maresquel
#medical 24 men sick 16 from Headquarters
#Medical#Influenza 15 men sick
Corredted version of report
A number of reports on Motor workshop. Note range of types and makes of vehicles
Hostile aircraft passed over the village. No bombs dropped in the vicinity
#Aeroplane
Hostile aircraft passed over village No bombs dropped
#Aeroplane
Hostile aircraft passed over village at 10:15pm and 1:30am. 7 bombs droped no damage.
#aeroplane
#RailHead-Maresquel
#RailHead-Beaurainville
Lorries seconded from 7th GHQ RMT co found ti be in very dilapidated condition and deficient of equipment. They kept the good ones!
1 motor cycle and rider arrived from7th GHQ for duties
#RailHead-Maresquel
Four men died of Pnenmonia on voyage between Karachi and Suez
28 cases of Scurvy discovered
HMS Swiftshow
All equipment sent to Antwerp and then on to Georgetown
Divn Supply Train is heading home!!
T.H.Q closes at 12:00 S.S.O Office Closes at 18:00 Coy's will bw administed by Bde 2nd Bdg & #rd Bdg for Ireland. Train will to England
All transports to be parked at Euskirchen
Western divn Warning Order for move to England
from the 1st "Western Divisional Headquarters" Staff will cease to exist as such and will replaced by the Camp Headquarters staff
#Re-organisation
#Demobalisation
Lt K.J.Hawes to UK for Duty in North Russia
2 Clerks and 10 OR'S Demobalised
#Demobalisation
Remounts 42 HD from DA 8 LD from M.G.Btn
Capt C.H Johnson and 30 OR'S to England for demobalisation
Leave and Demobalisation No entrainment of personnel for leave, demobalisation or of cadres for bare posts is to take place
#Remounts
OCTrain visited 1 coy (Deputation re Demobilisation, stables & horses
All Brood Horses and all repurcher & Private purchase will be sent to Animal Collection Camp Cologne Deutz
#Summer Time
#Thaw-precausions
#Demobilisation
Infantry men from variuos units lent to "Train" to allow men without leave in over 10 months to have leave
#Meritous-Service-Medals awarded
Position of train
HQ Rheinbach
No 1 Coy Dunstekoven
No 2 Coy Brenig
No 3 Coy Impekoven
No 4 Coy Rheinbach
Pack Train often late in arriving necessitating "Reloading" on the same day as issuing
1919-Western Division Late 1st Division
#RailHead_Eoskirchen
#Railhead_Weywertz
#RailHead_Troisponts
#Railhead_Marche
#Railhead_Ciney
Pack train at Dinant 09:00, lorries late in arriving from Rochefort
Supply wagons going forward empty in front of their Brigade groups
Owing to non-arrival of Pack train supplies were obtained from Ciney. The allies are still having problems getting supplies to the front!
#Railhead_Dinant
#Railhead_Ciney
#Australian_light_Horse
#Australian Tunneling Coy
3rd Brigade Group
3rd Inf Bde
No 4 Coy train
26th Fd Coy RE
No141 FA
39th Bde RFA
4th Siege Coy RE
2nd Brigade Group
2nd Inf Bde
No 3 coy Train
No 409 Coy RE
No 2 FA
25th BDE RFA
!st Brigade Group
1st Inf Bde
No2 Coy train
23rd Fd Coy RE
No1 FA
6th Welsh Regt
Section Aust Tunnel coy
5th Army Bde RHA
Trp Aust Lt H
1 sg
Divn HQ Group
Divn HQ
DA
DAC
No2 M.V.S
HQ No1 coy Train
1st Bn M.G.C
BAC 5th Army Bde RHA
HQ 16 Aux HT Coy
#Railhead_Fresnoy
#Railhead_Bohain
10/11/18 Resuppling troops as usual with no notion of what is to happen tommorrow
#lightRailway_Brancourt
#Railhead_Bellicourt
#Railhead-Montigny_Farm
A party of 8 OR's under 2ltCoppock proceeded to Roisel for Remounts
#HorseRemounts
4/11/18- Owing to non arrival of pack train 15000 rations of P.M Biscuit, tea sugar & Milk were drawn from F.S. Depot and distributed
#Railhead-
Two men of No 1 Company attached to HQ gassed in cellar in which they were sleeping
#gas
Divisional Trains reduced by one subaltern officer, 1 batman, and 1 riding horse in each brigade company (GRO 5295)
#Railhead-Essigny Le Petit
#HorsesRemounts
#HorseRemounts
#Armistice
RAILHEAD-Marteville(light Railway)
OPERATIONS-1st Divn(2&3 Bdes) attacked this morning with 46 Divn on the left 6 Divn on the right-Objective roughly Gricourt.Objectives taken
About 4pm the left flank on Hill 105 gave and retired. The Regimental party was sent at once to form a defensive flank on high ground
#Canadian-Cavalry
The 3rd Dragoon guards established themselves on Hill 81
the regimental Party Charged and took about 100 prisoners 3 MG's and killed many of the enemy
In the afternoon orders were received to charge a body of Germans near the small copse just south of Hill 81
#CavalryCharge
#Aeroplane
Aeroplane dropped two bombs near the camp about 6 pm LT Scully slightly wounded
#Airoplane
Re-organization-- regiment ceased to be attached to the 8th cavalry brigade which was broken up. 10th Royal Hussars joining the 6th Cav bde
About 8pm the camp was bombed by hostile aircraft, one bomb dropped on one of the huts occupied by 'A' squadron killing 6 and wounding 35
#AerialBombing
#aeroplane
Two Train Horses with 26th FA Coy. RE( one killed one wounded)
5 Horses No3 Coy Wounded
#Horsecasuallies
#Railhead
#Railhead
#Railhead
#Canadian-Division
Tranfer That 1st Division will be tranfered from Canadian Division to the XXII Corps from 00:00 4/5 September
#Railhead Agnez Les Duisans
Divisional Mounted Party--The Train sent 4 riding horses complete with saddleey and full maching order to join this party
Divisional Mounted Party--This Party of 13 mounted men & 8 Cycalists was formed today in accordance with !st Div No G503 of 23/8/18
Rail head for 1st,2nd,3rd Bdges Dieval for DA Group Houdain
#Railhead
#HorsesRemounts
Lieut C.P.Burton,1NCO,1Farrier & 3 Men proceeded to Therouanne with other parties from the division for remounts
#horsesremounts
RAIL VOUCHERS, attention is drawn to G.R.O 4710 granting cheap fare vouchers to men on leave in the U.K Terms of which have been formulated
#Leave,Rail,Vouchers
23 category 'A' men left for Havre for Transfer to Infantry
25 category 'B' men arrived to relieve catigory 'A' men for the infantry
#reinforcements
Results won by train at show
Best Limber Turn Out 1st Prize
GS Wagon Turn Out
Best H.D Horse 2nd Prize
Wrestling on Horse Back
#Divisional-Show
#Leisure
The Left hand salute by WOs, NCOs, and men is abolished. ALL salutes are to be given by the Right hand
#Saluting
Condemned or unfit for Human consumption should be reported to HQ for possible use as pig food
'B' men can be classified 'A' in Army areas
Medical reclassification: 'A' men whom it is considered should be placed in a lower catigory will be sent to the rear after inspection ADMS
#Medical
hat will be issued flat rate 8lbs per horse
From 21/7/118 hay ration reduced "temporarily" as follows
H.D horse 14 to 13 lbs
Horses & Mules (>15 Hds) 11 to 10
<15 hands 10 to 9
#HorseRation
3 Forage carts & 2 Mors carts 'CT" (Les Drivers) was retured to A.H.T.D Abbeville by rail from Savy today under T/2Lt Ferguson
#Surplus-Transport
notification received that until further notice only category 'B" men will be sent to Divisional Trains
#reinforcements
#Medical Epidemic #'P.O.V
#Meritorious-Service-Medal
#MilitaryCross
Pack Train late, hit by bombs at Etaples
#Mention-in-Dispatches
All telephone communication in the 1st Army was suspended from 08:00 on 24th to 08:00 on 25 as a test for open warfare conditions.
#RailHead-Barlin
Every man entitled to a bicycle will have the frame number entered on his AB64
#Bicycles
water troughs No 1 & # Cos authorised to draw water supply appliance (troughs,pumps,hoses0 GRO3553 18/3/18
In Future Supply wagons will await the arrival of cycalist orderly before leaving for rail head
7 H>D horses arrrived
#Horseremounts
#Railhead
#horsecasualties
Three GS wagons arrived for No $ Coy to replace casualties by shell fire
#Wagons
#Railhead
#railhead
#Railhead
#4thAustralianDiv
#Australiancorps
#orderofbattle
#orderofbattle
#tank
#CompensationCommision
1 damaged bicycle to rail head.
#Compensation
Major Sandys on committee for considering method of assessment of compensation for damage to fields caused by occupation of troops
#Gas
#UndergroundWar
#UndergroundWar
#Mining
Work in Trenches continuous 3 hrs on 6 hrs off
Miming Team 1 office 1 2nd liet and 10 miners
#Moles
#Mines
Sapper Evans killed and 2nd/Lt Scotie wounded by accidental explosion of a hand grenande
#demobilzation
16th Shell on Officers Mess cookhouse, kills and wounds men
#gas
#SOS
#Australian
#EnermyAiroplanes
#SOScalls
#SOScalls
#tanks
#Horses
#3rd Australian Division
#Australians
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