Friday 1 July 2016

Saturday 1st July 1916


Alphaeus Abbott Casey (Private, 12/69) was killed in action on 1st July 1916 at the age of 21 at Serre (on the Somme), along with many other members of the Battalion.
  


The War Illustrated, 29th July, 1916


Tuesday 23 February 2016

Details of the Battalion’s movements between December 1915 and February 1916


[Friday 19th March 1915]
[The writing on this page gives details of the Battalion’s movements between December 1915 and February 1916].


Arrived Malta Dec 29
           Alexandria Jan 1st
           Port Said         2nd
           Salt Island      10th
Returned Pt Said       17th
Arrived El Ferdan   “ 26th
Left El Ferdan    Feb 21st
Arrived Kantara 21st Feb
Left                    23rd Feb
Arrived trenches   23rd   
  




Monday 16 November 2015

Tuesday 16th November 1915


Left Hurdcott Camp for Lark Hill Camp, 14 mls away. Passed close to Stonehenge.
Filthy huts at Lark Hill.
Set to work and scrubbed everything. Last regiment, Manchester, must have been a [dirty? This word largely cut away] lot.