Battalion war diary March 1915
1/6th Battalion South Staffordshire war diaries
| March | SAFFRON WALDEN |
| 1st Monday | Battn. entrained at Audley End for Southampton & on arrival proceeded as follows 1/2 Battn to the rest camp. 1/2 Battn to billets in town. |
| SOUTHAMPTON | |
| 2nd Tuesday | 1/2 Battn. embarked for Havre, SS Jupiter. 1/2 Battn. remained at Southampton. |
| (LE) HAVRE | |
| 3rd Wednesday | 1/2 Battn. arrived at Havre. 2 platoons then proceeded to Noordpeene as an advance party, the remainder of the 1/2 Battn. proceeded to No. 6 Rest Camp Havre.Issuing and fitting of warm clothing. |
| 4th Thursday | Issuing and fitting of warm clothing. |
| 5th Friday | Remainder of Battn. arrived at Havre from Southampton & joined the 1st 1/2 Battn. at the Rest Camp, Havre. |
| 6th Saturday | Battalion entrained for Noordpeene. |
| NOORDPEENE | |
| 7th Sunday | Battalion arrived at Noordpeene |
| 8th Monday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. G.O.C. delivered a lecture to officers and Coy. Sgt. Majors. |
| BORRE | |
| 9th Tuesday | Battalion marched from Noordpeene to Borre. |
| 10th Wednesday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| SAILLY | |
| 11th Thursday | Battn. marched to Sailly and took up billets at Rue de la Lye. |
| 12th Friday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| 13th Saturday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| 14th Sunday | Sunday. |
| 15th Monday | Standing by awaiting orders. |
| STEENT’JE | |
| 16th Tuesday | Battalion marched to Steent’Je |
| 17th Wednesday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| FLETRE | |
| 18th Thursday | Battalion marched to Fletre. |
| 19th Friday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| ARMENTIERES | |
| 20th Saturday | The Battalion marched to Armentieres |
| 21st Sunday | Sunday. |
| 22nd Monday | A & C Companies went into trenches held by 1st North Staffordshire Regiment and 3rd Rifle Brigade. |
| 23rd Tuesday | B Company relieved A Company in 3rd Rifle Brigade trenches. C Company returned from trenches. |
| 24th Wednesday | A & C Companies at disposal of Company Commanders. B Company returned from trenches. |
| FLETRE | |
| 25th Thursday | The Battalion returned to Fletre. |
| 26th Friday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders for the purpose of washing clothing. 1 officer and 40 men were attached to the 4th Lincoln and Leicester Brigade for instruction in the trenches. |
| 27th Saturday | Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. |
| 28th Sunday | Sunday. |
| 29th Monday | Battalion engaged digging trenches. Two Companies in the morning and two companies in the afternoon. |
| 30th Tuesday | Two companies engaged in grenade throwing practice in the morning in trenches dug on the 29th & two companies in the afternoon ditto. |
| 31st Wednesday | Companies again paraded at trenches for construction of hurdles & wire entanglements. |
| T.F. WATERHOUSE Lt. Col.Commanding 6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment |