2/6th Battalion war diary December 1917
2/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries
1917
| December | BOURLON WOOD |
| 1/12/17 | The Battalion which was in support to 2/6th North Staffs Regt at Bourlon Wood was relieved by 2/4th Leicester Regt: |
| FLEQUERES | |
| 2/12/17 | Battalion arrived at FLEQUERES at 4 a.m. about 130 strong: Accommodated in the Chateau: |
| RISECOURT | |
| 3/12/17 | The Battalion moved back to RIBECOURT Ravine where Transport & Details were situated: Accommodated in bivouacs: |
| 4/12/17 | Move to HAVRINCOURT by march route, cross country, leaving Ribecourt at 12 midnight: |
| HAVRINCOURT | |
| 5/12/17 | Battalion accommodated in a dug-out: from 5 a.m. till 12 noon: Bombing raid by enemy air-craft: One man injured: Moved by route, across country to YTRES arriving at 4 p.m. Billeted in huts in LITTLE WOOD CAMP: |
| YTRES | |
| 6/12/17 | Resting: |
| 7/12/17 | Bathing: cleaning up etc: Medical inspection by ADMS 59th Division of all men who had been in Bourlon Wood |
| 8/12/17 | Bathing continued: Inspection parades: |
| 9/12/17 | Church Parades: |
| 10/12/17 | |
| RUE | |
| 11/12/17 | |
| 12-14/12/17 | Bathing Parties to ABBEVILLE |
| 15/12/17 | Draft of 30 ORs arrived: Bathing at Abbeville: Major Courtis proceeded on leave to PARIS: Reading and recreation room opened: |
| 16/12/17 | Church parade for Nonconformists: |
| 17/12/17 | Bathing at Abbeville: 241205 Pte. Evans J. D Coy awarded the Military Medal for bravery at BOURLON WOOD. |
| 18-22/12/17 | Bathing at Abbeville daily: Lt. Col. J. Stuart Wortley proceeded to PARIS on leave: Major H.M.C. Curtis in command. |
| 23/12/17 | Church parades: |
| 24/12/17 | No parades: Bathing at Abbeville: |
| 25/12/17 | Church parades: Christmas dinner served by Companies: Extras and Geese bought by Regimental Funds and grant of 600 Francs: from Divisional Canteen: |
| 26/12/17 | No parades: Bathing at Abbeville: |
| 27/12/17 | Bathing at Abbeville: Medical Inspection: |
| 28/12/17 | Bathing at Abbeville: Parades for fit men: Four Officers joined from the 4th Battn South Staffs Regiment: |
| 30/12/17 | Church Parades: |
| 31/12/17 | Reinforcements arrived. 5 Officers 450 ORs arrived 3 a.m. from Depot Battalion: A, C and D Companies reorganised, the following Officers in command:- A Company Captain T L Astbury C Company Captain W S Lynes D Company Captain W A Adam Final check on casualties Officers 1 killed 3 wounded 14 gassed: OR 13 killed wounded and gassed 392 missing 15(of the 392 wounded and gassed 64 have died): |
| In the field 4th January 1918 Stuart-Wortley Lieut.-Col: Cmdg 2/6th South Staffordshire Regt: |
NA WO 95/3021