Taking Mesopotamia, item 52

• April 19, 2017 04:13:03 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Page 5.

  Army From 0. 2118.

  WAR DIARY
  

  or
  

  INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY.
  

  (Erase heading not required.)

  4" B&S Wales Borders

  
  

  Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence

  Summaries are contained in F. S. Regs., Part II,

  and the Staff Manual respectively. Title pages

  will be prepared in manuscript.

  
  

   The below are in three colums with the headings "Hour, Date, Place.", "Summary of Events and Information.", and "Remarks and references to Appendices." 

  Hour, Date, Place.

  1917

  February 15th (Contd).

  
  

  Summary of Events and Information.

  Connected up in enemy's second line and advanced westward.
  

  toward the river (Tigris). At 3pm they got in trench with the

  38th Brigade on the left; by this time the whole of the enemy's second

  line was in our hands. Enemy made no attempt to counterattack.

  A very hot night followed, and all was quiet except for fire of an

  enemy trench mortar about 10pm. Capt  Bluxham  appointed  adsj 

  Casualties: Killed:- 2Lt G. Li. Danes and 18 men

                      Wounded:- Capt & Adjt W. M. V Bickford-Smith.

                                           Lieut J.H.C. Griffiths

                                           "" C. G Usher - slightly

                                           2Lieut H.M. Herbert

                                           "" W E Hind

                                           "" W.R. Barker (slightly

                                           and 72 men

  
  

   Hour, Date, Place: 

  -/- 16th

   Summary of Events and Information: 

  Withdrew from captured line. Salvage amounted to 200 rifles, machine gun

  mounting etc etc. Returned to Rig in the afternoon arriving during a terrific

  storm of hail and rain and found camp under 18 inches of water.

  A night of discomfort was spent, but an issue of 2 ounces of rum helped

  to put the men in better spirits

   Remarks and references to Appendices: 

   Riur 

  
  

  Written on right margin:

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• March 7, 2017 22:54:48 C Weddo

  Printed left:

  Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence

  Summaries are contained in F. S. Regs., Part II,

  and the Staff Manual respectively. Title pages

  will be prepared in manuscript.

  Hour, Date, Place

  Written right:

   1914

  February 15th (Contd).

  -|- 16th

  Printed center:

  WAR DIARY

  or

  INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY.

  (Erase heading not requited.)

  Summary of Events and Information.

  Written center (Feb 15th):

  Connected up in enemy's second line and advanced westward.

  toward the river (Tigris). At 3pm Reg got in trench with the

  38th Brigade on the left; by this time the whole of the enemy's second

  line was in our hands. Enemy made no attempt to counterattack.

  A very hot night followed, and all was quite except for fire of an

  enemy trench mortar about 10pm. Capt Blonham affornted aasy

  Casualties: Killed:- 2Lt G. Li. Danes and 18 men

  Wounded:- Capt & Adjt W. M. V Bickford-Smith.

  Lieut J. H. C. Griffiths

  "" C. G Usher - slightly

  2Lieut H.M. Herbert

  "" W E Hind

  "" W.R. Barker (slightly

  and 72 men

  Written center (Feb 16th):
  

  Withdrew from captured line. Salvage amounted to 200 rifles, machine gun

  mounting et et. Returned to Rig in the afternoon arriving during a terrible

  storm of hail and rain and found camp under 18 inches of water.

  A night of discomfort was spent, but an issue of 2 ounces of rum helped

  to put the men in better spirits

  Printed right:

  Army Form 0. 2118.

  Remarks and reference to Appendicies.

  Written right:

  Page 5.

  4th Bng. Wales Borderers

  Riur

  Written on right margin:

  C102883

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• March 7, 2017 22:52:14 C Weddo

  Printed left:

  Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence

  Summaries are contained in F. S. Regs., Part II,

  and the Staff Manual respectively. Title pages

  will be prepared in manuscript.

  Hour, Date, Place

  Written right:

   1914

  February 15th (Contd).

  -|- 16th

  Printed center:

  WAR DIARY

  or

  INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY.

  (Erase heading not requited.)

  Summary of Events and Information.

  Written center (Feb 15th):

  Connected up in enemy's second line and advanced westward.

  toward the river (Tigris). At 3pm Reg got in trench with the

  38th Brigade on the left; by this time the whole of the enemy's second

  line was in our hands. Enemy made no attempt to counterattack.

  A very hot night followed, and all was quite except for fire of an

  enemy trench mortar about 10pm. Capt Blonham affornted aasy

  Casualties: Killed:- 2Lt G. Li. Danes and 18 men

  Wounded:- Capt & Adjt W. M. V Bickford-Smith.

  Lieut J. H. C. Griffiths

  "" C. G Usher - slightly

  2Lieut H.M. Herbert

  "" W E Hind

  "" W.R. Barker (slightly

  and 72 men

  Written center (Feb 16th):
  

  Withdrew from captured line. Salvage amounted to 200 rifles, machine gun

  mounting et et. Returned to Rig in the afternoon arriving during a terrible

  storm of hail and rain and found camp under 18 inches of water.

  A night of discomfort was spent, but an issue of 2 ounces of rum helped

  to put the men in better spirits

  Printed right:

  Army Form 0. 2118.

  Remarks and reference to Appendicies.

  Written right:

  Riur

  Written on right margin:

  C102883

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