October 1st \u2013 Hesdigneul.<\/strong> October 2nd \u2013 Hesdigneul.<\/strong> October 3rd \u2013 Hesdigneul.<\/strong> October 4th \u2013 Hesdigneil.<\/strong> October 5th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 6th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 7th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 8th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 9th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 10th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 11th \u2013 Hallicourt.<\/strong> October 12th \u2013 Hallicourt\/Mazingarbe.<\/strong> October 13th \u2013 Mazingarbe.<\/strong> October 14th \u2013 Mazingarbe.<\/strong> October 15th – Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 16th \u2013 Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 17th – Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 18th \u2013 Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 19th \u2013 Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 20th \u2013 Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 21st \u2013 Trenches north of Loos.<\/strong> October 22nd.<\/strong> October 23rd.<\/strong> October 24th \u2013 In Trenches.<\/strong> October 25th \u2013 In the trenches.<\/strong> October 26th \u2013 In the trenches.<\/strong> October 27th \u2013 In the trenches.<\/strong> October 28th \u2013 In the trenches.<\/strong> October 29th \u2013 In the trenches.<\/strong> October 30th.<\/strong> October 31st.<\/strong> October 1st \u2013 Hesdigneul.At 10am, the Battalion paraded as strong as possible. 14 officers and 559 other ranks and were addressed by Brigadier General W Thwaites, Commanding 141st Infantry Brigade. The General complimented the Battalion on their spirit during the recent operation and the splendid discipline which carried the battalion through a very trying period […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":506,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-623","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623","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=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22035,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions\/22035"}],"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=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
At 10am, the Battalion paraded as strong as possible. 14 officers and 559 other ranks and were addressed by Brigadier General W Thwaites, Commanding 141st Infantry Brigade. The General complimented the Battalion on their spirit during the recent operation and the splendid discipline which carried the battalion through a very trying period \u2013 at the end of his address, three cheers was given for the general. Remainder of day was spent refitting and rerorganising the battalion. 2\/Lt JAO Mason reported and was taken on strength of the Battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The day occupied in refitting men. Each company carried out an hour\u2019s drill during the day. General Barter, Commander 47th Division, visited the men\u2026 today and said a few words of praise to ‘B’ Company on the company parade ground. All names for honours sent in today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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930am \u2013 Battalion paraded as strongly as possible.. marching more without packs for a Brigade Church Service. The GOC 47th Division was present at this service. After the service, the Battalion returned to billets to pick up their packs and paraded again at 11am, with 1st Line Transport to carry out a short route march. Route; Laboissiere-Hallicourt and back to billets. Battalion returned by 120pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion paraded as strong as possible at 845am for Brigade route march. Route: Hallicourt-Gosnay and back to billets. It rained heavily during the march. Battalion got back to billets by 1130am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Company and Battalion Training is carried out during the morning. Battalion paraded at 4pm and proceeded to Hallicourt to occupy billet at this place. Battalion arrived at its billeting area at 5pm but owing to some confusion about billets, the Battalion did not get in until after 7pm. It rained incessantly throughout the operation of changing billets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Day spent in refitting men with equipment and \u2026..men in billets. Lieut Maginn, Steele and Lewin reposted their arrival and were taken on strength of battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Commanding Officer inspected the Battalion in marching order starting with ‘A’ Coy at 10am and other Coys at 15 minute intervals. The turnout was good considering the difficulty in getting equipment at short notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion paraded at 8am to take part in a Brigade route march and Outpost \u2026. Battalion returned to billets at 230pm. Battalion was placed on \u00bd hour notice to move, from 5pm to 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion paraded at 1030am as strongly as possible in dress marching order for inspection by Corps Commander. The whole of the 141st Brigade, with other detachments, were present on the parade. General Sir H Rawlinson, after \u2026\u2026\u2026 addressed the parade and complimented all ranks on their achievement during the recent operation. After the Corps Commander had left, the 141st Brigade marched past General Thwaites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion resting. Voluntary Church Parades for CE, Non Conformists and RC. OC and Acting Adjutant attended a conference at Brigade HQ (141st) in connection with Operational Order No 14, 141st Infantry Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Practised opening to Artillery Formation and lines of skirmishes. The Brigadier General visited the Battalion during the exercise. Lieuts Keane, Staples and Munro joined and were taken on strength of Battalion \u2013 also Captain and Adjutant HP Hamilton rejoined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Company training was carried out from 9am to 10am. Remainder of morning preparing to move billets.
8pm – Battalion arrived in Mazingarbe and was billeted by 830pm. 1st Line Transport by Noeux les Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion under orders to move at half an hour\u2019s notice. Men remaining in billets resting. Draft of 100 ORs arrived from Base at 8am and were taken on strength. Transport section joined from Noeux les Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion remained under orders to move at half an hour notice. Men confined to billets resting. At 5pm, orders received to move to line of trenches G 30d (ref Trench Map 36c NW3) to relieve Munster Fusiliers. Battalion moved at 645pm and took over at 8pm. Lt Dircks and 2 ORs wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Front line trenches in good condition except portions blown in by shell fire which at present, it is decided not to occupy. Communication trench to front line very shallow \u2013 line shelled by light HE from direction of Hill 70 and heavy HE from direction of Hulluch. Work on our wire and deepening of whole line commenced \u2013 Front line ‘C’,’B’,’D’ Coys and Support ‘A’ Coy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Support line shelled by light HE shells \u2013 retaliation by 18 pounders on German front line \u2013 Lt Tivy joined from Havre \u2013 1 other rank wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Quiet \u2013 1 other rank wounded. Continuation of improvement of front line trenches. Trench salvage of arms and equipment collection and sent down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Shelling by both light and heavy HE shelled \u2013 wounded 7 other ranks. Pioneer Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers commenced new front line in front of Puits 14 bis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fairly quiet day \u2013 about 80 bodies buried dug part 4 nights \u2013 wounded other ranks,5.
Royal Welch Fusiliers complete new front line to a depth of four feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2\/Lt Monypenny and 26 ORs from Base was to have been relieved by 17th London Regiment but owing to the possibility of attack, this was postponed until tomorrow. Interviewed French Coy on our right as to means of covering their left flank should there be an attack. Decided to move line Coy and one MG gun to new front line. This was carried out at 6pm \u2013 Sections ordered to be especially vigilant. Heavy shelling of old front line by HE. No attack was launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Intermittent shelling of whole of old front line by heavy ME. Communication trench blown in in places and intermittent shelling by light HV guns. Battalion relieved by 17th London Regiment. Relief completed by 815pm. Battalion moved to Reserve trenches on north side of Loos. Plenty of dug out\u2026 Killed \u2013 8 ORs, wounded \u2013 10 ORs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Men sleeping most of day. Working party found for work Chalk Pit Alley at 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Men resting, Took over A2 sub sector (Chalk Pit and Chalk Pit Wood) from 20th London Regiment at 7pm. Front line ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’ Coys, in reserve ‘C’ Coy. 17th London Regiment on our right. 19th London Regiment on our left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Line in bad condition due to heavy shelling \u2013 difficulty of communication between Bttn HQ and troops owing to being in Chalk Pit, which is intermittently shelled all day. Nine casualties in front of left Coy. Wounded – 12 other ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Intermittent shelling all day \u2013 retaliation of own artillery. Direction of hostile shell \u2013 Cite St Elle and Bois Hugo.
Heavy and intense shelling of whole sub sector from 220 to 430 pm\u2026. Owing to all shells falling someway short. Wounded \u2013 2 ORs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Patrols obtained useful information re enemy\u2019s work in in front line. Enemy appears to be working hard and to be improving their wire \u2013 shelling of sub sector all day. Wounded \u2013 5 other ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Very heavy shelling of whole sub sector from 9am till dusk \u2013 Lt BG Dale and 2\/Lt Ebury wounded. Killed \u2013 4 ORs, Wounded 13 ORs. Retaliation of own 9.2s and heavy howitzers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Heavy shelling continues. Three direct hits on Battalion but no casualties. Wounded \u2013 12 other ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Heavy shelling all day. Killed – 1. Wounded \u2013 5. Moved staff some taking over sub sector. Battalion relieved by 19 London Regiment. Relief completed by 930pm. Battalion moved to Reserve Trenches north of Loos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion resting in Reserve Trenches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Battalion resting in Reserve Trenches. Battalion moved to billets at Mazingarbe being relieved in Reserve Trenches by 6th London Regiment. Relief completed by 1035pm. Brigade now in Divisional Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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