1st March – Mihalova.<\/strong> 2nd to 7th March \u2013 Mihalova.<\/strong> 3rd \u2013 1 mule died from exposure. 1 mule lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5th \u2013 1 Officer and 1 OR evacuated sick to CC Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6th \u2013 27 OR draft arrived from Base Depot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7th \u2013 1 Officer evacuated sick to Malta (2\/Lt..). 2 ORs evacuated sick to CC Station. 6 ORs Struck off Strength (to UK to join Officer Cadet School).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 9th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 10th March – I Sector, north of Kalinova.<\/strong> 11th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 12th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 13th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 14th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 15th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 16th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 17th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 18th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 19th March \u2013 I Sector.<\/strong> 20th March \u2013 Caussica.<\/strong> 21st March \u2013 Caussica.<\/strong> 22nd March \u2013Pyramid.<\/strong> 23rd March \u2013 Pyramid.<\/strong> 24th March \u2013 Pyramid.<\/strong> 25th\/26th March \u2013 Pyramid.<\/strong> 27th March \u2013 Pyramid.<\/strong> 28th March \u2013Pyramid.<\/strong> 29th to 31st March \u2013 Pyramid.<\/strong> 1st March – Mihalova.Bttn in bivouac. Very heavy blizzard lasting 36 hours.Bttn ordered to be prepared to move at \u2026hours notice. 2nd to 7th March \u2013 Mihalova.Bttn in bivouac. 3rd \u2013 1 mule died from exposure. 1 mule lost. 5th \u2013 1 Officer and 1 OR evacuated sick to CC Station. 6th \u2013 27 OR […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":506,"menu_order":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-537","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22094,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions\/22094"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Bttn in bivouac. Very heavy blizzard lasting 36 hours.
Bttn ordered to be prepared to move at \u2026hours notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in bivouac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn relieved 12th Cheshire Regiment (66th Infantry Brigade) on the night 8\/9 March in I Sector including Waggon Hill. Relief started 2000 hours and completed 2100 hours. Situation normal during relief. Casualties – Nil.
A and B Companies held front line with C and D in support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in trenches. Two Reconnoitring Patrols were sent out on night 9\/10 March. Nothing seen of enemy. Casualties \u2013 Nil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in trenches.
Reconnoitring patrol sent out on night 10\/11 March \u2013 Casualties Nil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reconnoitring patrol sent out on 11\/12 March \u2013 Casualties Nil.
2 OR evacuated sick to 31 CCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reconnoitring patrol sent out on night 12\/13 March \u2013 Casualties Nil.
Nothing to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in trenches.
Reconnoitring patrol sent on night 13\/14 March \u2013 Casualties 1 OR died (heart failure). Nothing to report.
6 ORs evacuated sick to 28 CCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reconnoitring patrol sent out on night 14\/15 March \u2013 Nothing to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reconnoitring patrol sent out on night 15\/16 March \u2013 Nothing to report.
7 ORs evacuated sick to 28 CCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in trenches.
1 day patrol of 1 officer and 3 OR sent out.
Night patrol sent out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in trenches.
Two patrols sent out on night 17\/18 March.
1 OR evacuated wounded to 28 CCS.
32 ORs evacuated sick to 22 CCS.
1 officer (Captain Lane) evacuated sick to 28 CCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Two patrols sent out on night 18\/19 March.
10 ORs joined unit from Base.
25 ORs evacuated sick to 28 CCS.
Enemy aircraft bombed Transport lines. 1 killed, 3 wounded and 13 rifles and 2 tents full of equipment destroyed. 1 horse and 1 mule killed, 4 mules wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On the night 19\/20 March, the Bttn was relieved by the 2\/15th Bttn London Regiment.
Relief started at 2100 hours and completed at 2400 hours. Casualties nil.
Bttn spent rest of night under tents near Causssica station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn engaged in working and fatigue parties and Brigade guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On the night 21\/22 March, Bttn moved into camp at the Pyramid and acted as Divisional Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bttn in Divisional Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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5 ORs evacuated sick to 28 CCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1 OR evacuated sick to 28 CCS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In Divisional Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1 OR evacuated sick to 28 CCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1 officer (Capt Lane) re-joined unit on discharge from 28 General Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In Divisional Reserve.
Strength of Battalion (in country) \u2013 Officers: 38, ORs: 1045.
Infantry Strength of Battalion (with unit) \u2013 Officers: 35, ORs: 820.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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