D Battery War Diary February 1918

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Classification

 

“D” BATTERY

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

WAR  DIARY

BISCOT  CAMP  LUTON

 FEBRUARY  1918

 

 

Commanding Officer: Lieut. Col. R.E.A. Le MOTTEE

 

Feb 1

Lieut. Col. R.E.A. Le MOTTEE in Command No. 6 Res. Bde. R.F.A.

 

60 details to B.E.F.

 

Feb 4

25 details to 96th Bde. Larkhill

 

2nd Lieut. F. KENCHINGTON joined for duty

                  J. LIEBERT

“                H.D. REED                         “

 

Lieut. R.A. COATES to M of M

 

15 L.D. Horses to Ormskirk

 

Feb 5

15 Mules from Ormskirk

 

Feb 6

2nd Lieut. C.U. PIMTICK to B.E.F.

 

Feb 12

21 details to B.E.F.

 

15 recruits from Woolwich

 

Feb 13

2nd Lieut. W.G. MITCHELL to B.E.F.

“                E.W. TOYNTON           “

 

Lieut. A. St. C. BLYTH joined for duty.

 

Feb 14

2nd Lieut. H.J.T. BURTON joined for duty

 

14 Horses & 2 Mules to Swaythling

 

Capt. W.A. WOODS to “D” Battery.

 

Feb 15

2nd Lieut. W.J. RETTIE  to Leeds for Egypt

 

Feb 16

6 Horses from Swaythling

 

Feb 18

7 Horses & 8 Mules from Hatfield

 

2nd Lieut. R. JOHNSTONE joined for duty

                 D. McLEOD

“                F. NEWLAND                    “

 

 

Feb 19

Capt. G.J. GRIFFITHS to M of M

 

Feb 20

2nd Lieut. G. VAN CUYLENBERG to B.E.F.

                  E.C. LINTERN

                  F. RASMUSSEN

“                W. MENADUE                       “

 

Feb 22

50 details from Ripon Com. Depot.

 

9 details from Brentwood

 

Feb 23

Lieut. C. HARTLEY joined for duty

 

2nd Lieut. R. HUTTON joined for duty

 

15 Aiv. Gnrs. to 414 Batty.

 

16 Aiv Dvrs to 68th Div. Arty

 

6 Cat Bi Gnrs & Dvrs to 64th Div. Arty

 

Feb 25

2nd Lieut. P.P. EDWARDS joined for duty

                 D. WATTS

                 H.E. KIRBY

                 F.R. RODE

“                I.C.T. MORGAN                  “

       

Feb 27

30 recruits from No.4 Depot

 

Feb 28

2nd Lieut. H.G. WEBB to B.E.F.

“                H.R. WHITE        “

 

 

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Author: David

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