2/6th Battalion war diary July 1918
2/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries
1918
| July | BUSSUS-BUSSUEL |
| 1/7/1918 | Battalion Training Cadre still at Bussus-Bussuel assisting in the Training of the 2nd. Bn. 129th American Infantry Regiment. |
| 2/7/1918 | Usual training.. |
| 3/7/1918 | Usual training; on 3rd. Battalion were firing on Rifle Range at PONT REMY. |
| 4/7/1918 | No parades; Holiday for the Americans in celebration of Independence Day. Sports and Concert held. |
| 5/7/1918 | Usual parades in the morning; During the afternoon the 129th. American Infantry Reg. was inspected on the training ground by Mr. Lloyd George, General Pershing & General Horne. Speech by Mr. Lloyd George. |
| 6/7/1918 | No parades. American Bn. on route march. |
| 7/7/1918 | No parades. |
| 8/7/1918 | Usual training carried out. Small Box respirators tested. The following extract from London Gazette dated 3rd. June 1918 was published:- Lt. H.C. CARTER – Awarded the Military Cross. 242302 L/Cpl. Eatwell W.G.A. – Awarded the D.C.M. |
| 9/7/1918 | Usual training. |
| 10/7/1918 | Firing on ranges at PONT REMY. – Gas Demonstration carried out at night. |
| 11/7/1918 | Usual training; Night operations. |
| 12/7/1918 | Usual training carried out. |
| 13/7/1918 | Usual training carried out. |
| 14/7/1918 | No parades. |
| 15/7/1918 | Usual parades with Americans. The following extract from London Gazette dated 17th. June 1918 was published. 241444 L/Cpl. SCREEN T. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. 242052 PTE. MARTIN T.A. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 16/7/1918 | Usual training carried out. |
| 17/7/1918 | The 2nd. Bn. 129th. American Infantry Regiment left Bussus-Busseul Area at 8 a.m. Battalion Training Cadre remained. |
| 18/7/1918 | Training for Cadre during the morning. Kit inspection in afternoon. |
| 19/7/1918 | Training carried out during the morning. |
| 20/7/1918 | Left Bussus-Busseul at 9.30 a.m. and marched to COQUEREL arriving at 11.30 a.m. Billeted in barns etc. |
| COQUEREL | |
| 21/7/1918 | Rifle Competition on Pont Remp Ranges. |
| 22/7/1918 | Cadre left COQUEREL 4 p.m. and marched to PONT REMY; entrained 6 p.m. Arrived BLARGIES at 11.30 p.m. and arrived at Camp at 2 a.m. In tent Camp about 2 kilos from LANNOY-GUILLERE. |
| LANNOY_GUILLERE | |
| 23/7/1918 | In Camp. Under orders of 198th. Inf. Bde. Commanding Officer proceeded on leave. Captain M.E. Williams in command of the Cadre. |
| 24/7/1918 | Preparations made for the Cadre to proceed to Base but orders were subsequently cancelled. |
| 25/7/1918 | Training during morning. |
| 26/7/1918 | Training during morning. |
| 27/7/1918 | Training during morning. Capt. W.E. Allen, Adjutant, proceeded to India Office on duty. Lieut. J.H. Grice acting as Adjutant. |
| 28/7/1918 | Church parades. |
| 29/7/1918 | Morning parades and cleaning up. |
| 30/7/1918 | Morning parades and cleaning up. |
| 31/7/1918 | Battalion training staff, less officers, proceeded to Romescamps and entrained to join 1/6th Battn. South Staffordshire Regiment. Left camp 8 a.m. From this date the 2/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment is disbanded. |
| M.E. Williams, Capt (for) Lt. Colonel Commanding 2/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. |
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