Diary - Actual size.
| April
16 1915 |
Joined 25th Cyclists Battalion.
London Regiment |
|
Jume 24 |
Joined 1st Batalion at Lowestoft |
| December 1st |
Battalion left Lowestoft for Swindon |
| February 4th 1916 |
Left Swindon for Devonport |
| February 6th |
Left Devonport |
| February 26th |
Arrived Bombay |
| February 29th |
Arrived Bangalore |
| December 1st |
Left Bangalore |
| December 8th |
Arrived Burhan |
| March 31st 1917 |
Left ditto |
| April 1st |
Arrived Jullinder |
| May 23rd |
Battalion left for North West Frontier |
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Waziristan F.F. (Field force) |
| August 18th |
Battalion returned to Jullinder |
| August 25th |
Left Jullinder for Gharial |
| August 28th |
Battalion arrived Gharial |
| September 3rd |
Went to Dagshai for teeth |
| September 13th |
Teeth supplied |
| September 16th |
Returned Jullinder |
| September 18th |
Left Jullinder |
| September 21st |
Arrived Gharial |
| October 16th |
Detailed for draft for lst/9th Middlesex |
| November 1st |
Left Gharial to join 1/9 Middlesex, Amtala |
| November 5th |
Joined 1/9 Amtala |
| November 14th |
Left Amtala for Karachi |
| November 16th |
Arrived Karachi |
| November 19th |
Sailed from Kiaman on SS Egra for Messapotamia |
| November 24th |
Arrived Basra |
| December 2nd |
Left Basra by river boat and slept atKurnah |
| December 3rd |
Left Kurnah and reached Amara by train (? Al Amarah) |
| December 13th |
Left Amara by boat |
| December 15th |
Arrived Kut (Al Kut) |
| December 17th |
Left Kut by train |
| December 18th |
Arrived Baghdad, Hinaidi Camp |
| December 23rd |
Left Hinaidi Camp for camp on N. W. side of river |
| January 14th |
Commenced Bombers (Sic) |
| February 9th |
Left Baghdad |
| February 10th |
Arrived Hillah |
| February 11th |
Crossed river to new camp |
| March 19th |
Left Hillah |
| March 21st |
Arrived Kufah |
| March 22nd |
Arrived Negef Blockade commenced |
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No 11 platoon occupied No 9 picquet on March 23rd |
| April 13th |
Left No 9 picquet |
| April 16th |
Left H.Q. to attack Sangh Hill at dawn on 17th. Captured hill
without |
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casualties. Later in day occupied Thompson Tower. |
| April 19th |
Went to H.Q. and To Kufah for rest camp |
| April 21st |
Took over C 1 picquet |
| April 25th |
Took over C2 picquet |
| April 29th |
Went to H.Q. |
| May 5th |
H.Q. went to Marshalls (?) Kahn. No 11 took over Thompson Tower |
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and gates of city were opened at 12 Noon. Blockade finished.
Picquets |
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were all withdrawn |
| May 9th |
Went to H.Q. |
| May 13th |
Left Negef for new station (C company only) |
| May 16th |
Arrived Hillah |
| May 17th |
Left Hillah, marched 17 miles, entrained and arrived Beled |
| May 18th |
Left Beled arrived Akhab. E.P. tents. Hot weather |
| May 25th |
Battalion arrived Akhab |
| June 25th |
Akhab. Promoted to Lance Corporal (unpaid) |
| July 1st |
Commenced gas course |
| July 15th |
Akhab commenced P.T. and bayonet course |
| August 5th |
Finished P.T. course |
| September 22nd |
Left Battalion for Baqubah refugee camp |
| September 24th |
Arrived refugee camp and reported 6am |
| October 1st |
Started 16 Section B Area as Q.M.S. |
| December 5th |
Took over A.S.M. 16 Section |
| March 28th 1919 |
Left Baqubah for home 12 noon 28'. Arrived Hinaidi. Baghdad 9pm |
| March 29th |
Left Hinaidi 9pm |
| March 30th |
Arrived Kut 6am |
| March 31st |
Left Kut by boat l Oam |
| April 1st |
Reached Amara 12 noon. Left Amara by train 6pm |
| April 2nd |
Arrived Basra 6am 2. B.B.D. |
| April 8th |
Left B.B.D. for embarkation camp |
| April 14th |
Left Basra on HMT Ekma for India 12 noon |
| April 18th |
Arrived Karachi. On arrival informed demob held up on account of |
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Punjab riot. Put in Battalion. |
| May 2nd |
Demob ordered to be carried on |
| May 5th |
Demob stopped on account of Afghan rising |
| May 9th |
No 4 Battalion left for Rawalpindi. |
| May 12th |
Arrived in Rawalpindi. Put in rest camp |
| June 8th |
Left Pindi for Peshawar 10 pin |
| June 9th |
(Whit Monday)Arrived Peshawar 6am Advanced Reinforcements Depot |
| June 26th |
Left Peshawar 3pm arrived Jamrud 7pm |
| June 27th |
Left Jamrud Sam by motor lorry. Through Khyber Pass to Landri
Kotal Arrived 3pm |
| June 28th |
Left L.K. for Dakka. Marched. Arrived noon. Put in segregation
camp. |
| July4th |
Joined 1St Yorks in camp |
| July 23rd |
Battle of Girdi. 5 killed, 14 wounded |
| July 30th |
Left Dakka for Peshawar by motor. Arrived 3pm |
| August 2nd |
Left Peshawar 4.30pm Special train. |
| August 6th |
Arrived Dedali 2pm |
| August 10th |
Left Dedali 9pm |
| August 11th |
Arrived Bombay Sam. Left Bombay Alex dock on SS Kasgar 3pm |
| August 17th |
Arrived Aden 2pm |
| August 21st |
Arrived Port Suez 2pm. Left 6pm |
| August 22th |
Arrived Port Said 1.30pm left 11 pm |
| August 26th |
Arrived Malta 6am left 2.30pm |
| August 29th |
Arrived Gibralter 11.30am |
| September 1st |
Arrived Plymouth 2pm Taken ashore by tender Sir Francis Drake. |
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By train to Crystal Palace |
| September 2nd |
Home |
| October 1st |
Leave ended. Finished. |
