of
2nd Bn Hampshire Regiment
[see transcription notes below]
Lieut. C. J. A. Tunks To hospital (sick)
Lieut. L.B. Holloway, R.F.H. Welch, H.J. Moran, T.M. Bell, D.J. Heath and J.M. Cooper -- joined battalion
Other Ranks
1 wounded, 1 wounded (accidental) 4 to base "unfit"
96 sick to hospital, 5 from hospital, 56 reinforcements.
Strength of Battalion
42 officers, 1003 ORs
Casualties Other Ranks 5 sick to hospital
Reinforcements 2
Casualties Other Ranks 4 sick to hospital 1 from hospital
11 Reinforcements arrived Corps Depot
Casualties Other Ranks 4 sick to hospital 1 from hospital
1 Reinforcement
Casualties Other Ranks 4 sick to hospital 1 Reinforcement
Casualties Other Ranks 2 from hospital
Casualties Other Ranks 5 sick to hospital 2 to Base (unfit for service at the front) 2 Reinforcements arrived Corps Depot. 1 transferred from K.O.V.L.I.
Casualties Other Ranks 1 Killed in Action 1 transferred to T.M.B.
Casualties Other Ranks 6 wounded in action. 2 Reinforcements arrived Corps Depot.
Lieut R. T. Anderson to England for a 6 months tour of duty.
Casualties Other Ranks 1 wounded
At 6:20 am the enemy's barrage lifted to our support line and the enemy moved forward to the attack. The OC left Coy [Company] reported that the enemy attacked in two waves but information points to the fact that he advanced in groups. At one point the enemy approached within bombing range but they were ejected by bombing on the part of our men and an Officer who used his revolver against them. The enemy went back to their trenches and in doing so suffered still more in having to pass through our Artillery barrage. When the Artillery fire had died down the enemy began to collect casualties under the Red Cross Flag. He was 3 1/2 hours at this work. We took two wounded prisoners and a light machine gun. No damage was done to our trenches and the enemy was conspicuously quiet the remainder of the day and night.
Casualties Other Ranks 2 Killed in Action 7 Wounded in Action 3 Sick to Hospital
Casualties Other Ranks 1 Killed in Action 1 Wounded in Action (att T.M.B.) 7 Sick to Hospital 2 Rejoined from Hospital
Casualties Other Ranks 1 Killed in Action 42 Wounded in Action 5 Died of Wounds received in Action 1 Sick to Hospital, 1 Reinforcement
Lieut. Col. R.A. Johnston D.S.O., Capt. R.P. Lord M.C., Capt W.J. Knight M.C. (R.A.M.C.), Lieut. R. Darby, Lieut. W.C. Bates & Lieut J.W. Pedder -- Wounded in Action (Gassed)
Casualties Other Ranks 1 Wounded in Action, 1 From Hospital, 1 Died of Wounds received in Action
- This portion of the war diary was transcribed in the process of trying to determine the details of the death of 20636 Private WILLIAM SCOTT COBBY, 2nd Bn. Hampshire Reg't, 13 March 1918
- The continual flow of sick to hospital occurred prior to the outbreak of the influenza which started in April and continued through much of 1918 with devastating effects around the world.
- The transcription starts with the summary page from the last day of February. During that period the Battalion was not in the line and casualties were light with the one wounded in action probably occurring during a visit to the lines.
- The links in the left column are to the original pages
of the diary. The whole diary is available for download
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diaries are likely Crown copyright and should not be
reproduced for commercial purposes. I include them here
as I may have made minor transcription errors. Since
each page in the original diary may contain several days
entries I have provided the link for the first date
shown