D Battery War Diary October 1917

 

“D” BATTERY

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

WAR  DIARY

BISCOT  CAMP  LUTON

 OCTOBER 1917

 

 

Commanding Officer: Capt. J. NORTHOVER

 

Oct 1

Capt. J.E. PIXLEY joined for duty

 

Oct 2

2nd Lieut. G.J. GRANTHAM  joined for duty

      “          N.R.D. CROAKES                “

 

Oct 3

25 recruits from Woolwich

 

9 L.D. Horses from N.M. Hospital

 

Oct 5

Lieut. A.M. BOWN to B.E.F.

 

Oct 8

28 details to B.E.F.

 

16 details from Ripon

 

Oct 9

2nd Lieut. D.H. HEWITT to B.E.F.

 

7 Category B details to 418 Bty.

 

Oct 13

30 recruits from No. 4 Depot

 

20 Aiv Details to 355th Brigade

 

Oct 15

6 Category details to 40th  Res.  Battery

 

Oct 16

46 details to B.E.F.

 

20 Category  B details to Hemel Hempstead.

 

Lieut. P.H. DOGSON M.C. joined for duty

2nd Lieut. P. LLOYD

 “              D.H. McPHAIL              “                            

 

Oct 17

33 L.D. Horses to Swaythling

 

Oct 18

22 N.C.O’s received from Woolwich

 

17 L.D. Horses from Shirehampton

16 Mules                           “

 

Oct 19

29 details to B.E.F.

 

 

 

Oct 20

13 N.C.O’s  and 50 details received.

 

Capt. COLE joined for duty

 

Oct 22

21 Category B details to A.A. Depot

 

2nd Lieut. A. PEMBROKE joined for duty

“                J.C. POPE                       “

 

Oct 23

33 Horses from Swaythling

 

16 Horses & 16 Mules from Ormskirk

 

10 Horses from N.M. Hospital

 

15 Recruits from Woolwich

 

Oct 25

40 details to B.E.F.

 

2nd Lieut. H. COTTERELL joined for duty

 

Oct 26

2nd Lieut. W  HONEY joined for duty

 

Capt. PIXLEY                    to B.E.F.

2nd Lieut. TURNER

“                TUCKEY                  “

 

14 category B details to 63rd Res. Bde

 

Move to Billets.

 

Oct 27

2nd Lieut. H. FISHER joined for duty

 

Oct 29

2nd Lieut. A.G. BALLARD joined for duty

“               C.H. BARKER                   “

 

Oct 30   

2nd Lieut. SUNDERLAND joined for duty

                 TOBIAS

                 WHITELEY

      “         WILLIAMS                      “

 

5 Category B details to 31st Res.  Bty.

 

 

Object Location: 

Classification: 

Current Location: 

United Kingdom

Most Relevant Date: 

Monday, October 1, 1917 to Wednesday, October 31, 1917