WAR DIARY of 2/6^th Sherwood Foresters for May 1918

 

 

Place       Date    Hour                                                Summary of Events and Information

 

Fighting Strength  31 Offs 836 O.R.s

 

Sheet 27

HOUTKERQUE 1/5/18        Battalion training carried out.

E.20.b.25.75   2/5/18              Battalion moved by march route to Camp at K.17.a.3.3. (Nr. Watou).

K.17.a.3.3.   3/5/18  2.0 pm.   Battalion digging on Watou Caestre Front & Reserve Lines.

4/5/18

5/5/18  9.0 am.            Battalion embossed at E.28.d.6.6 and proceeded to Barracks at St. Omer.

1. OMER     6/5/18

7/5/18               16 Offs & 665 O.R.s despatched to ‘K’ Infantry Base Depot and Battalion formed into Battalion Training Cadre.   Establishment 10 Offs & 44 O.R.s.

HAZE 5a.95.40

BLESSY             9/5/18  8.0. am.       Training Cadre marched to Blessy.

SHEET 36B

BOURS           10/5/18  8.0 am.          Training Cadre marched to BOURS.

BOURS     11/5/18 to 31/5/18                        Training of Staff carried out.

F.S. Offs 10  O.R.s 43