2/6th Battalion war diary November 1917
2/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries
1917
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November |
SOUCHEZ |
| 1/11/17 | (Sheet 36 c SW-S a 3.1) Billeted in huts: The Corps Commander awarded Military Medals to the under mentioned N.C.O and men in connection with recent operations in the YPRES sector: 2/6th South Staffordshire Regt: 240620 Sgt Jones H A Coy 13845 Pte Simcox E A Coy 241907 Pte Knight W A Coy Divisional Cards have been awarded to the following N.C.O.s and men for conspicuous gallantry: 242129 L/Cpl Evertob H C Coy 240681 Pte Hislop WH C Coy 242271 Pte Cox WJ D Coy 242157 Pte Cutts J C Coy 242322 Pte Catewell WG D Coy 241244 Pte Fernyhough J C Coy 241450 Pte Hickman P B Coy 242131 Pte Sperry A C Coy The above were presented by the Divisional Commander: Working parties were found under R.E. supervision. |
| 2/11/17 | Working parties under R.E. in Souchez area: |
| 3/11/17 | Working parties under R.E. in Souchez area: |
| 4/11/17 | Church parade – voluntary: |
| 5/11/17 | Working parties under R.E. in Souchez area: |
| 6/11/17 | On the night of 6/7th this Unit relieved the 2/5th Notts & Derby Regt on back up Support position in RED TRENCH in the AVION SECTOR |
| 7-9/11/17 | Working parties in front line trenches and C T s: |
| 10/11/17 | A Coy moved back from position in RED TRENCH to a position in GIVENCHY, owing to change in disposition on the Brigade front: |
| 10-12/11/17 | Working parties in front line trenches and C T s: |
| 13-14/11/17 | This Battalion relieved the 2/5th South Staffordshire Regt in the front line: C Coy as the front right Coy and D Coy the front left Coy: |
| 15/11/17 | A Coy relieved C Coy in front line B Coy relieved D Coy in front line: |
| 17-18/11/17 | Relieved by 13th Canadian Batt and marched out to SOUCHEZ CAMP: |
| 19/11/17 | The Battalion Marched from SOUCHEZ to SIMENCOURT arriving at 6pm – the Battalion was accommodated in huts: (Map LENS 11) |
| SIMENCOURT | |
| 20-22/11/17 | Battalion resting and cleaning up: |
| 22/11/17 | The Battalion marched at 12:30 a.m. to COURCELLES-LE-COMPTE and was accommodated in huts: |
| COURCELLES-LES-COMPTE | |
| 23/11/17 | The Battalion marched to ACHET LE GRAND and entrained at 8 p.m. and arrived at FINS at 10 p.m. On detraining the Battalion marched to HEUDECOURT (W 15 map 57 c) where it was accommodated in huts: |
| HEUDECOURT | |
| 24-27/11/17 | The Battalion remained at Heudecourt and continued training: |
| 27/11/17 | The Battalion marched to the Ravine at Q 6 a (57c) Where it was bivouacked for the night: |
| 28-29/11/17 | The Battalion relieved the 2nd Batt Coldstream Guards in support trenches in the SW of BOURLON WOOD F 13 C & D (57c): Captain R M Sheppard Commanding C Company was wounded: |
| BOURLON WOOD | |
| 29/11/17 | Enemy heavily bombarded Bourlon Wood with HE and Gas shells and attacked front line positions on the 2/6th North Staffs Regt front, to which we were in support: A Company of this Battalion advanced through the wood under heavy fire and reinforced the front line in answer to the SOS signal: Captain H Yeatman Commanding A Company was wounded and gassed and the Company sustained several gas casualties: |
| 30/11/17 | The Battalion was heavily bombarded by Gas and HE shells and Captain B S Atkinson commanding D Company was killed: During these two days the Battalion suffered heavy casualties from gas, the whole of A, C & D Companies becoming casualties:Captain J R S Herron, Captain C E L Whitehouse and Lieutenant T P F S Barrett were gassed and Captain A F Brown was wounded: |
| In the field 7th December 1917 Stuart-Wortley Lieut.-Col: Cmdg 2/6th South Staffordshire Regt: |
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