D Battery War Diary December 1917

 

“D” BATTERY

NO. 6 RESERVE BRIGADE, R.F.A. T

WAR  DIARY

BISCOT  CAMP  LUTON

DECEMBER  1917

 

 

Commanding Officer: Capt. J. NORTHOVER

 

Dec 1

98 Details from 67th Div. Arty. Canterbury

 

Dec 4

21 Details to B.E.F.

 

6 Horses to Swaythling

 

6 Mules from Ormskirk

 

Dec 5

2nd Lieut. D.M. FINDLAY reported

 

2nd Lieut. C.H. BARKER to B.E.F.

 

2 Mules to Swaythling

 

Dec 7

30 Details from Ripon

 

85 details from 67th Div. Arty.

 

Dec 8

Inspection of Guns by I.O.M.

 

Dec 10

15 Recruits from Woolwich.

 

30 Details from 64th Div. Arty

 

7 Horses to Swaythling

 

2nd Lieut. P. QUICKE  reported

                 W.F. RATTLE

                 R. SCOTT

“               I. WAITE            “

 

Dec 11

7 Bi details to 72nd Div. Arty.

 

Dec 12

61 details to B.E.F.

 

36 Horses from Shirehampton.

 

Lieut. BOURDAS reported

 

Dec 14

2nd Lieut. J. WHITELEY to B.E.F.

                 W. SUNDERLAND

“                W.D. WILLIAMS     “

 

 

Dec 15

10  Horses from Market Harboro.

 

Dec 16

2nd Lieut. G.W.T. MORGAN to Telephone Course

 

2nd Lieut. W. RETTIE joined for duty

                  C.E.W. JONES

  “               R.S. MORRIS               “

 

Dec 18

65 Details to B.E.F.

 

Dec 19

2nd Lieut. A.G. TOBIAS to B.E.F.

“                F.W. HUDD           “

 

Dec 23

2nd Lieut. QUICKE to B.E.F.

 

Dec 24

2nd Lieut. A.G. BALLARD to Egypt

 

Dec 27

6 Horses to Swaythling

10 Mules to Swaythling

 

2nd Lieut. J.E. CHEW joined for duty

 

Dec 28

75 details to B.E.F.

 

Dec 29

2nd Lieut. J.P. LOCK to B.E.F.

“               L.C. HOPKINS     “

 

Dec 30

2nd Lieut. C.U. PUTTICK joined for duty

“                I. ELLIOTT                      “

 

 

Object Location: 

Classification: 

Current Location: 

United Kingdom

Most Relevant Date: 

Saturday, December 1, 1917 to Monday, December 31, 1917