War Diary of AA Laporte Payne

 

EXTRACTED FROM.

 

Brigade Diary, Personal Diary, Operation Orders, Note Books, Memoranda

Correspondence

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17^th November 1917

 

A, Battery 175^th Brigade, R.F.A.

 

ENTRAINING STATE.

 

Two Sections              One Section                TOTALS

Train No                      Train No

232                              235

 

Officers…                                  4.                              2.                                  6.

Other Ranks…                        121.                             64.                               185.

Horses..

Light draught..                                    )113.                            57.                               123.

Riders                                      )                                                                       47.

Heavy Draught                          4.                              2.                                 6.

 

TOTAL HORSES..                                                                                        176.

 

Guns 18pdr. Q.F.

with Limbers                           4.                                 2.                                 6.

Ammunition Wagons              8.                                 4.                                 12.

Wagons G.S….                       3.                                1.                                 4.

Water Cart                              1.                                 -.                                  1.

Mess Cart                                                                    1.                                 1.

Total Vehicles                                                                                                 24.

 

17, November 1917

 

SECRET

 

MOVE OF THE 175^th BRIGADE ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY, R.F.A.

Entraining Station, Loon-Plage.

 

TRAIN Serial Nos.                 UNIT.                         Time of                        Date.

No.                                                                              Departure.

1. B.40.                           Headquarters

B.43a.                          1/3 How. Battery        11-45                           18^th Nov.

1. B.43.                           2/3 How. Battery        17-45                                do
2. B.41.                           2/3 A. Battery             23-45                                do
3. B41a.                           1/3 AB                                    5-45                            19^th Nov

B42a.                           1/3 BB

1. B42.                            2/3 BB                         11-45                                do
2. ½ Brigade Amm. Col.                         17-45                                do
3.         do                                                               23-45                                do

 

Acting Traffic Officer

COAST AREA

TRAFFIC OFFICE

MALO

16^th Nov. 1917

 

(The whole Brigade want via VINTIMILLE with the exception of Train No. 3 2/3, A. Battery.)