{"id":606,"date":"2017-12-15T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=606"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:15:41","slug":"war-diary-2-18th-london-regiment-august-1915","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/war-diaries\/war-diary-2-18th-london-regiment-august-1915\/","title":{"rendered":"War Diary, 2\/18th London Regiment &#8211; August 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Unit: 2\/18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles).<br>Brigade: 180th London Infantry Brigade.<br>Division: 60th London Division (TF).<br>Mobilisation Centre: Duke of York\u2019s Headquarters, Chelsea.<br>War Station: Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><br>Stations since occupied subsequent to Concentration \u2013 White City, Reigate, St Albans, Braintree.<br>Mobilisation: This was completed on 4th August 1914.<br>Concentration at War Station at White City was carried out by Route March on 26th October 1914.<br>Organisation for Defence is in course of developments.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Training.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Entered into with zest by all ranks. Bad weather has however interfered much with field work and night operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Discipline.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been satisfactory improvement under this head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Administration.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Medical Services \u2013 Satisfactory.<br>2. Veterinary Service \u2013 Satisfactory.<br>3. Supply Services \u2013 It would be much appreciated if the endless round of supplies of beef were varied by occasional supplies of mutton.<br>4. Transport Services \u2013<br>Pack Saddlery.<br>1 Breast Collar.<br>2 Surcingles.<br>1 Head Chain.<br>6 Pack Ropes.<br>Required to complete 10 sets.<br>Shaft Draft.<br>2 Head Collars.<br>2 Breast Collars.<br>2 Bridoon Bits.<br>1 Set Long Reins.<br>2 Sets Breeching.<br>Required to complete 2 sets.<br>Ride and Drive.<br>18 Single sets wheel harness required to complete.<br>5. Ordnance Service \u2013 Fewer delays than formerly.<br>6\/ 7\/ 8. \u2013 Do not call for comment.<br>9. \u2013 Supply of Remounts complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unit: 2\/18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles).Brigade: 180th London Infantry Brigade.Division: 60th London Division (TF).Mobilisation Centre: Duke of York\u2019s Headquarters, Chelsea.War Station: Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex. Stations since occupied subsequent to Concentration \u2013 White City, Reigate, St Albans, Braintree.Mobilisation: This was completed on 4th August 1914.Concentration at War Station at White City was carried [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":506,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-606","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606","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=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22025,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606\/revisions\/22025"}],"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=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}