WORLD WAR ONE DIARY OF THOMAS WALLBANK - wallshuff.co.uk

12thApril – 42 officers and 932 OR
19 th April – 20 officers and 563 OR
26 th April - 24 officers and 583 OR
The following officers joined the Batn during the month
7 th April – Hon Capt and QM M.J. McDermott
21 st April – 2 nd Lt R.P. McArdle
22 nd April – Capt H. Faulder, 2 nd Lt E.P. Tolchard, R.J.R. BeckDCM, J.G. Woolman
27 th April – Lt C.N. Platt, 2 nd Lts J.B. Greenwood, W.Evans (these three officers lent from 19 th Btan Lans
Fusiliers). 2 nd Lt W. Jeffs, A. Rylett, G. Milner.
29 th April - 2 nd Lts G. Harrison, T.G. Tongue, F.H. Oldfield, W.H. Oliver.
AWARDS
The following awards were made for gallantry displayed during a raid on the enemy’s trenches 24/3/18
MC – 2 nd Lt S.E. Warburton MM
DCM – No. 14/992 Serg. Firth C.
MM – No 202006 Pte Day T., No 14264 Pte Adey A., No 203419 Pte Peart H. . No. 203320 Pte Hopkinson
E.
[signed] N. E. Wilson Lt Col Comd. 1/4 th Batn Y&L regt.
MAY 1918
01-05-1918 In Camp Batn in camp at G27b5.0 (Sheet 28)
02-05-1918 In Camp Bde relieved 74 th Infantry Bde in the Centre of Sector of the Div. Front (N15b0.6- N10c7.9) The Batn
relieved the 3 rd Worcester in the Right Sub-sector. Dispositions as follows -
(a) One Coy held from N10d4.0 to N10d45.70
(b) Two Coys held from N15b5.8 tro N10d2.3
(c) One Coy from N15b1.5 to N15b4.9
(d) Batn HQ in farmhouse at N9d8.8
Before the relief was actually completed a party of about six of the enemy approached our line . Largeley
owing to the gallantry of N. 203320 Pte HOPKINSON (A Coy) the party was dispersed, two of the partry
were killed and two captured. Two (?) of (?) and some rations were also taklen.
Casualties - officers - Lt C. L. PLATT (attached from Lancashire Fus) and 2 Lt F.H. OLDFIELD wounded.
O.R. - killed 2 wounded 3.,
03-05-18 BLUE LINE From examination 3 prisoners (including the two taken by the Batn on the 2 .5) to expect probably that the
enemy would attack on this day.
At about 8.15pm a very heavy bombardment (?) and away on the right . (unclear sentence follows)
Casualties O.R. 2 wounded.
Strength: 26 off, 450 O.R.
Lt H. (?) , 2 Lt (?) WEATHERILL and (?) - all of the Loyal North Lancashire Regt joined the Batn.
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