Battalion war diary June 1916

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1/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries

1916

June

SUS-ST-LEGER
1st Thursday Battalion practised ‘The Attack’.
2nd Friday Battalion practised ‘The Attack’.
3rd Saturday Battalion at disposal of Company Commanders for interior economy.
4th Sunday SUNDAY
5th Monday Battalion practised ‘The Attack’.
6th Tuesday Battalion practised bayonet fighting. Physical exercises. The Battalion marched to HUMBERCAMP.
  HUMBERCAMP
7th Wednesday Battalion engaged as working party.
8th Thursday Battalion engaged as working party.
9th Friday Battalion engaged as working party.
10th Saturday Battalion engaged as working party.
11th Sunday Battalion engaged as working party.
12th Monday

Battalion engaged as working party.
13th Tuesday

Battalion engaged as working party.
14th Wednesday

Battalion engaged as working party.
15th Thursday

Battalion engaged as working party.
16th Friday

Battalion relieved the 1/5th Leicestershire Regiment in the trenches.
Right Sector, FONQUEVILLERS.
  FONQUEVILLERS
17th Saturday Quiet day.
18th Sunday

Quiet day.
Battalion was relieved in the trenches by 1/5th Leicestee Regiment and proceeded to old billets at SUS-ST-LEGER arriving there at 6.30 a.m.
  SUS-ST-LEGER
19th Monday Cleaning of clothing and equipment.
20th Tuesday The Battalion practised ‘The Attack’.
21st Wednesday Battalion at disposal of Company Commanders for interior economy.
22nd Thursday Battalion marched to SOUASTRE
  SOUASTRE
23rd Friday Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
24th Saturday Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
25th Sunday Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
26th Monday Bathing. Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
27th Tuesday Bathing. Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
28th Wednesday Working parties found for the trenches as FONQUEVILLERS.
29th Thursday Operations to be carried out on 29-6-1916 cancelled. See War Diary for 1-7-1916.
30th Friday

The Battalion proceeded to the trenches at FONQUEVILLERS at 8.45 p.m.
 

TOTAL CASUALTIES FOR THE MONTH:-
Other ranks killed 5
Other ranks wounded 27
Other ranks wounded & at duty nil
Other ranks Died of wounds 2
 

R.C. PIPER, Captain & Adjutant.
For Lieut. Colonel,
Commanding 1/6th Battn. South Staffordshire Regiment.

With thanks to Roy Evans

NA WO 95/2687

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