| Place | Date | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|
| DOELIEU | 3/7/16 | The Battalion moved from MERRIS at 6 20 pm and marched to DOELIEU a distance of 9 miles arriving at 9 pm. went into Billets. |
| FLEURBAIX | 4/7/16 |
Left DOELIEU at 9 pm 3/9/16 and marched to FLEURBAIX relieved the 2nd Battalion 1st Bde
relief completed at 2 am 4/7/16. Weather fine health of the troops good.
Courts Martial held on June 26th 1916 on 2nd Lieut MAYESBETH of 48th BN. found
Guilty. When on active service conduct to the prejudice of good order and military
discipline, In that he in the field on June 17th 1916 drank with 3055 Pte HASKINS, W.H.
and other non commissioned Officers and men of the 48th Bn.
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| FLEURBAIX | 6/7/16 | Visited the Battalion Posts. men very comfortable, Communications Trenches in bad condition and very wet. made satisfactory arrangement supply rations. |
| FLEURBAIX | 7/7/16 | Heavy Shelling of FLEURBAIX at frequent intervals all 4.2 HE Shells a good deal of damage done to billets. 27 shells fell at one period in 25 minutes. 3 slight caualties one shell wrecked billet of C Company. fortunately the men had been removed as soon as the shelling commenced. all ??? on duty with Bn. |
| FLEURBAIX | 8/7/16 |
4328 Pte RANDELL. H.S. Killed about 1.30 am in ?? trench left TIN BARN AVENUE
2123 Corpl. HOLTON E.G. Slightly wounded in Arm remains on duty 1.30 am 1711 Pte DYCK R. Slightly wounded in Face remains on duty 1.30 am result of indirect machine gun fire from enemy trenches Corpl HOLTON with the Bn. No Duty at present. |
| FLEURBAIX | 11/7/16 | 3787 PTE BIGGS W. wounded when working on TIN BARN TRAMWAY. 1.30 am |
| FLEURBAIX | 12/7/16 | Battalion was relived by 54th Bn night of 11th 12th moved to DOULIEU Billeted for night. left DOULIEU 4 pm 12th inst marched to MERRIS |
| MERRIS | 12/7/16 | Arrived MERRIS 8pm 12th inst went into billets, health of Bn is good. a number of men have very bad boots. indent put in on June 27th so far unable to to draw. Indents for Boots should be promptly dealt with. No 4683 Pte ONSLOW, E. accidently wounded this morning while at practice Bomb trenches evacuated wounded. |
| BERTEAUCOURT MAP REF 1/100.1000 11 Square B.6. | 14/7/16 | The Battalion entrained at BAILLEAL 1th inst 9.55 am departed for DOULLENS. 10.15 am arrived 3.15 pm. detrained and started route march for BERTEACOURT at 4.15 pm a distance of about 15 miles. arrived at BERTEACOURT. 12 pm. the men had before entraining marched nearly 5 miles, and their feet suffered a good deal on the hard roads. |
| BERTEACOURT | 21/7/16 |
Visited the front line on 18th inst. and was much impressed by the splendid
work carried out by Our Troops at FRICOURT, MAMETZ, and MAMETZ WOOD
it proved the efficiency of our Artillery in making the Infantry advance
possible. I consider all senior Battalion Officers should have the opportunity of
seeing the Battlefield. Training being carried out daily. 6.30 am, 7.30 am
9 am 12 noon, 2 pm 5.30 pm. Officers Training Class in Lewis Gun 7 pm to 9 pm
for all Officers. Route marches daily ranging from 8 to 12 miles full marching order.
The following reinforcements have arrived
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| BERTEACOURT | 21/7/16 | 2nd LIEUT MOYES who arrived and reported for duty today, is one of two Officers who should have arrived with Reinforcements in March at Tel el Kebir. I have constantly asked that 2nd Lieut MOYES & Kerr be sent to my Batalion and recently was informed by ANZAC that they would be sent. 2nd LIEUT MOYES informs me that when the order reached the 4th Training Battalion he was on leave in LONDON. & 2nd LIEUT Kerr present with the Training Battalion. Yet the H.Qs 4th Training Battalion informed Australian HQs LONDON that they did not know LT MOYES ADDRESS. and that Lieut Kerr was in France. this last effort of the HQs 4TH Training Battalion is in keeping with their past effort to block the transfer of these Officers to the 48th Bn |
| TOUTONCOURT | 28/7/16 | Left BERTEACOURT at 9 30 am on the 27th inst and marched to TOUTENCOURT a distance of 15½ miles arrived there at 6 pm 27/7/16 |
| HARPONVILLE | 29/7/16 | Left TOUTENCOURT. this morning 7 am marched to HARPONVILLE a distance of 3 miles. went into billets, no one fell out on the march. |
| HARPONVILLE | 30/7/16 | Signaller ADCOCK met with an accident, fell from a barn? upon sentrys bayonet. slight flesh would in back. |
| 31/7/16 | Health of Battalion good. |