Last few days at Louverval & training for coming battle near Ypres

  • 1st Sep
    Hostile snipers active
    Elephant shelters continued
  • 2nd Sep
    Relieved by 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers
    Marched to Frémicourt
    Brigadier congratulated batt on work done during tours in the line
  • 3rd Sep
    Cleaning
    Baths
    Junior mess played Seniors at Rounders
  • 4th Sep
    Physical drill & games
    Inter-platoon Rounders
    Evening concert
  • 5th Sep
    Physical drill & games
    Inter-platoon Rounders
    Relieved at Frémicourt by 7th Middlesex
    Marched to Barastre
  • 6th to 17th Sep
    Platoon drill
    Bayonet fighting
    Attack practice
    Extended order drill
    Musketry
    Lewis gunners practice
    Rifle grenadiers practice
    Sectional rushes
    Rounders
    Hockey
    C.O. of Col. Hunt’s Regt (King’s Dragoon Guards) came to see batt in attack in the afternoon of 10th
    Boxing vs. K.D.G.
  • 18th Sep
    Moved from Barastre
    Train from Bapaume to Godewaersvelde
    Marched to camp 2 miles West of Watou
  • 19th Sep
    In camp near Watou
  • 22nd Sep
    Moved from Watou to Brandhoek