WAR DIARY of 20 Siege Battery for July 1918

Place       Date    Hour                                                Summary of Events and Information

JULY                                                        Battery in 44 (S.A.) Bde RGA.  (Lt. Col H.BLEW DSO) under I Corps H.A. (Brig Gen F.G. MAUNSELL CB CMG)

1^st                    Officers of the Battery

Lt. (A/Major) J.C. THOMPSON M.C. (SR)

Lt. A/CAPT A.A. HANHART (SR)

Lt. H.L. PAUL (TF)

Lt. E.B. LOACH (SR)

Lt. R.G. PERCIVAL (SR)

²/Lt. F.W. DAVIS (SR)

²/Lt.C.H. BATEMAN (SR)

²/Lt. W.H. CHAPMAN (SR)

²/Lt. B.W. TURNBULL (SR)

²/Lt. E.O. DAVIES (SR)

²/Lt. A.E. COCKFIELD (SR)

[²/Lt. H.E.WELLS R.F.A. attd]

Battery on Rest at RUITZ with guns in position near HOUCHIN 13000 yds from line.

3^rd                             Major THOMPSON went to I Corps H.A. Counter Battery Officer.

7^{th                    2}/Lt. F.W. DAVIS left on PARIS leave.

9^{th                    2}/Lt. W.H. CHAPMAN left on ordinary leave to UK.

12^{th                  2}/Lt. A.E. COCKFIELD arrived at Billets on return off leave to UK.

14^{th                  2}/Lt. C.H. BATEMAN left on ordinary leave to UK.

17^th                  2 Lt. E.O. DAVIES left for 1^st Army Artillery School.

18^th                  Lt. F.W. DAVIES arrived from PARIS LEAVE.

21^st                  Lt. H.L. PAUL left for 1^st Army Artillery School Course.

24^th                  Sgt Biggs accidentally hit on range and subsequently died from wounds.

25^{th                  2}/Lt. W.H. CHAPMAN returned from leave to UK.

25^th                  Musketry Competition at FROISSART range.

29^th                  Lt. E.B. LOACH proceeded on GAS course.

30^th                  Lt. BATEMAN returned from leave to UK.

One Section relieve 193 Siege Bty at LABOURSE in situ under 2^nd Lts TURNBULL and COCKFIELD.