Battalion war diary February 1917
1/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries
1917
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February |
ST AMAND |
| 1st Thursday | In Divisional Reserve. |
| 2nd Friday | In Divisional Reserve. |
| POMMIER | |
| 3rd Saturday | The Battalion moved from Divisional Reserve at ST. AMAND to Divisional Reserve at POMMIER. |
| 4th Sunday | Battalion Training (Attack practices). |
| 5th Monday | Battalion Training (Attack practices). |
| 6th Tuesday | The Battalion relieved the 1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt. in the trenches. |
| BERLES-AU-BOIS | |
| 7th Wednesday | Quiet day. |
| 8th Thursday | Trench Mortar activity by enemy. |
| 9th Friday | Battalion relieved in the trenches by the 1/5th Btn. South Staffordshire Regt. and proceeded into Brigade Reserve, having two Companies in Berles-au-Bois, and two Companies in BIENVILLERS, with Btn. Headquarters at BERLES-AU-BOIS. |
| 10th Saturday | In Brigade Reserve. |
| 11th Sunday | In Brigade Reserve. |
| 12th Monday | In Brigade Reserve until after dinners when the Battalion relieved the 1/5th Battalion South Staffs. Regt. in the trenches, with 2 Companies of 2/7th London Regt. attached for instruction. |
| 13th Tuesday | 2 Companies of 2/7th London Regt. relieved in the trenches and went into BERLES-AU-BOIS. Quiet day except for Trench Mortaring by the enemy. Headquarters and 2 Companies of 2/9th London Regt. attached to the Battalion for training in the line. |
| 14th Wednesday | Quiet day. |
| 15th Thursday | The Battalion relieved the 1/5th Battalion South. Staffs. Regt. in the trenches. |
| POMMIER | |
| 16th Friday | In Divisional Reserve. Battalion Training ‘The Attack’. |
| 17th Saturday | In Divisional Reserve. Battalion Training ‘The Attack’. |
| 18th Sunday | The Battalion relieved the 1/5th Battalion South. Staffs. Regt. in the trenches. |
| BERLES-AU-BOIS | |
| 19th Monday | Heavy T.M. Bombardment by enemy at 5.30 p.m. and again at 7.30 p.m. Our 18 pounders and 4.5 Hows. retaliated. |
| 20th Tuesday | Quiet day. |
| 21st Wednesday | Battalion relieved in the trenches by the 1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment and proceeded into Brigade Reserve, having Headquarters and 2 Companies at BERLES and 2 Companies at BIENVILLERS. |
| 22nd Thursday | In Brigade Reserve. |
| 23rd Friday | In Brigade Reserve. |
| 24th Saturday | The Battalion relieved the 1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt. in the Trenches. |
| 25th Sunday | Quiet day. |
| 26th Monday | The enemy appeared to suspect a relief in our sector and bombarded NEWARK ST., FISH STREET, NUTS LANE and NOODLES AVENUE from noon to 4.0 p.m. |
| 27th Tuesday | The Battalion was relieved in the Trenches by the 1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment and proceeded into Divisional Reserve at POMMIER. |
| 28th Wednesday | In Divisional Reserve. Battalion Training. |
| TOTAL CASUALTIES FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1917:- Officers 2/Lieut. D.N. GORDON, Killed Captain E.W. PAGE, Wounded Other Ranks Killed – 3 Wounded – 8 Died of Wounds - 1 F.J. TRUMP Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding 1/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment. |
With thanks to Roy Evans
NA WO 95/2687