C Battery War Diary October 1917

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Wardown Park Museum
Old Bedford Road
Luton
LU2 7HA
United Kingdom

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Summary of Events

 

“C” BATTERY

NO. 6 RESERVE BRIGADE, R.F.A.  (T)

WAR  DIARY

OCTOBER 1917

BISCOT CAMP, LUTON, Beds

 

 

Lieut-Col. A.G. SCAMMELL, D.S.O., R.F.A., Commanding

 

Oct 2

33 Horses left for Swaythling and struck off strength

 

Oct 3

A/B. Q.M.S. SWAIN confirmed in substantive rank

 

Oct 4

Lt. F.E. BARTLETT          Posted and taken on strength

2nd Lt. A.E. EVANS

“          J.A. BROWN

“          J.S. EDWARD

“          H.C. HARKER                                “

 

Oct 5

Lt.  K.A.R. STRATHMANN appointed Assistant Musketry Officer

 

Oct 6

2nd Lts., R.S. GRUCHY and N.J. PERRIN attached

 

Oct 7

Lt. C.E.H. LLOYD and 2nd Lt. G.C. WALKER  struck off strength

 

Oct 8

29 N.C.O.’s and men proceeded Overseas and struck off strength

 

Oct 9

Lt. L.A. MACKIE posted and taken on strength

 

Oct 10

10 N.C.O.’s and men taken on strength from Woolwich

 

Capt. H. De M CAREY          Struck off strength

2nd Lt. PENN

“          BRAGG

“          HEWITT                                    “

 

Oct 12

2nd Lt. A. REEVE                       attached

“           L.R. TATHAM

 

No. 755547 Sgt. EGAN, L. Posted and taken on strength

 

Oct 13

10 Aiv Drivers posted to 73rd Divisional Artillery and struck off strength

 

Oct 14

Capt., A.E. SHUTER posted to 419th Battery, Herne Bay and struck off strength

 

Oct 16

21 Details posted from 1C Reserve Brigade and taken on strength

 

2nd Lt E.E. THOMAS  posted and taken on strength

“         E.P. LEWNS                            “

 

4 Mules left for Swaythling and struck off strength

41 N.C.O’s and men struck off strength on posting to 37th Reserve Brigade, R.F.A. Hemel Hempstead

 

10 Drivers struck off strength on posting to 62nd Reserve Battery, Ripon

 

Oct 17

34 Horses left for Swaythling and struck off strength

 

No. 955354 B.  Q.M. S.BROWN posted from No.4 Depot R.F.A., Woolwich and taken on strength

 

Oct 18

17 Mules and 17 Horses allotted to “C” Battery and taken on strength

 

Oct 19

2nd Lts R. SNAPE and R.S. GRUCHY struck off strength

 

6 Gunners proceeded Overseas and struck off strength

 

11 N.C.O.’s posted from Charlton Park and taken on strength

 

No. 951184 Bdr. WARREN, C. Posted from Cadet School, Exeter and taken on strength

 

Oct 20

30 Details from Woolwich taken on strength

 

2nd Lt.  J.A. BROWN    attached

“          R.H. DYER               “

 

Oct 21

13 N.C.O’s posted from No.4 Reserve Brigade R.F.A. High Wycombe and taken on strength

 

27 N.C.O’s and men posted from No.6 B Reserve Brigade, R.F.A. and taken on strength

 

Oct 22

Major P. JOHNS    posted

Major H.F. HOLMAN posted

 

10 Details posted to R.G.A., Abbey Wood and struck off strength

 

8 N.C.O.’s and men posted from Signal School

 

Oct 23

2 Details posted from Woolwich and taken on strength

 

Oct 24

2nd Lt.  W.H. MORGAN   Posted from No.4 R.F.A. Cadet school, Brighton and

“           C.G. OXLEY          taken on strength

 

34 Horses proceeded to Swaythling and taken on strength (sic)

 

4 Details posted and taken on strength

 

17 Horses and 17 Mules posted from Ormskirk and taken on strength

 

Oct 25

29 N.C.O’s and Men proceeded Overseas and struck off strength

 

6 Horses posted and taken on strength

 

 

Oct 26

2nd Lt. W.H. BRAGG        posted and taken on strength

“           F.R. JONES                          “

 

2nd Lt N.R. CROOKS         attached

“         A. GREENWOOD          “

 

No. 202902 Sgt. GREENER proceeded Overseas and struck off strength

 

6 Gunners posted to 63rd Reserve Battery, R.F.A., Bulford and struck off strength

 

12 N.C.O.’s and Men posted from Clearing Office, Woolwich and taken on strength

 

S.S. Cpl. HOLLANDS posted from No.4 Depot, R.F.A. Woolwich and taken on strength

 

Oct 27

2nd Lt., G.M STOKER       Struck off strength having proceeded Overseas

“            L.R. TATHAM

“            C.D. SCORER                                       “

 

SUMMER  CAMP  CLOSED

 

Oct 28

22 Details posted from Clearing Office, Woolwich and taken on strength

 

Oct 30

2nd Lt. S.S. ALLEN               Posted from No.1 R.F.A. Cadet School, St. John’s Wood

“          J.C. CORNELIUS      and taken on strength

“          W.H. DEACON

“          R.H. DILLON                                                 “

 

2nd Lt. W.H. BRIDGEWATER taken on strength

 

42 Details posted from Clearing Office, Woolwich and taken on strength

 

14 Details struck off strength on posting to 67th Reserve Battery, R.F.A. Ripon

 

Oct 31

4 Details posted from Clearing Office, Woolwich and taken on strength

 

7 Details struck off strength on posting to 37th Reserve battery, R.F.A, Glasgow

 

 

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