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99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-04-22
On 22 Apr 1904, England, Bordon. 'C', 'E', and 'G' Companies rejoined Headquarters from Longmoor

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-05-02
On 2 May 1904, England, Woking. Battalion marched to Aldershot for Battalion training and encamped at Danger Hill. It marched back to Woking, on completion of training, on 6 May.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-05-07
On 7 May 1904, England, Bordon. Battalion marched to Aldershot, encamped on Bourley Number 2 Camping Ground

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-05-09
On 9 May 1904, England, Aldershot. Battalion engaged in Field Operations near Caesar's Camp, before HM the King. Returned to Aldershot by route march on 15 May

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-06-01
On 1 June 1904, England, Woking. Battalion establishment reduced to :- 24 Officers, two Warrant Officers, 39 Sergeants, 16 Drivers and 750 Rank and File - Total 831.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-06-02
On 2 June 1904, England, Bordon. Battalion proceeded to Aldershot, and encamped at Scroggs Bottom, for Brigade training. On 10 June Battalion marched, in review, past Field Marshal H.I.H. the Archduke Frederick of Austria. Battalion returned to Bordon on 11 June

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-06-10
On 10 June 1904, England, Woking. Battalion proceeded to Aldershot for parade at visit of Field Marshal His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of Austria.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-06-11
On 11 June 1904, England, Bordon. Draft (Two Corporals and 51 Men) from Depot

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-06-20
On 20 June 1904, England, Woking. Battalion by route march to Aldershot for BrigadeTraining. Encamped at Bourley. It returned, by route march, from Aldershot on 24 June.

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-07-11
On 11 July 1904, England, Woking. Battalion marched to, and encamped at, Frith Hill for Divisional Training. On 12 July it marched to Hartford Bridge Flats, on 13 July to Ash Range, returning to Woking on 14 July.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-08-08
On 8 Aug 1904, England, Bordon. Battalion marched, on Army Corps Manoeuvres, in six companies and encamped at Bourley Bottom, Aldershot. Marched to Bearwood Farm, near Reading on 9 August, to Mount Hill, Cookham Dean on 10 August, returned to Bearwood Farm, Nr Reading on 15 August, returned to Bourley Bottom, Aldershot on 16 August and to Bordon on 16 August

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-08-09
On 9 Aug 1904, England, Woking. Battalion returned to Easthampstead Park for Corps Manoeuvres, marched to Fifield on 10 August, to Easthampstead Park on 12 August and returned to Woking on 13 August.

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-08-31
On 31 Aug 1904, England, Woking. Battalion marched to Aldershot for Army Manoeuvres and encamped at Danger Hill. On 1 September it marched to Alton, on 2 September to Avington Park, on 3 September to Southampton Park. It embarked in SS 'Menomince' on 5 September and disembarked at Clacton-on-Sea on 7 September, from where it marched to Colchester the next day.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-09-02
On 2 Sept 1904, England, Bordon. Battalion marched to Avingdon Park to take part in continued Naval/Military manoeuvres (18 miles)

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-09-03
On 3 Sept 1904, England, Avingdon Park. Battalion marched via Winchester to Southampton Common. Embarked there on 5 September on SS 'Marguette'. Escorted by five Royal Navy ships to Clacton on Sea, disembarked on 7 September and advanced on Colchester (18 miles)

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-09-09
On 9 Sept 1904, England, Colchester. Battalion marched to Messing, on to Arlesford on 10 September, to Chisbon Heath on 12 September and to Clacton-on-Sea on 14 September where it embarked in SS 'Menomince' the same day. The Battalion disembarked at Southampton on 17 September and returned by rail to Woking.

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-09-09
On 9 Sept 1904, England, Colchester. Battalion marched to Coggeshall, then retired to Stanway Farm (18 miles), marched to Little Bentley (14 miles) on 10 September and marched to East Clacton (9 miles) on 12 September

99th Regiment / 2nd Wiltshire

1904-09-14
On 14 Sept 1904, England, Clacton. Battalion embarked in SS 'Marguette' for Southampton, disembarked from SS 'Marguette', entrained for Bentley on 16 September

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-09-24
On 24 Sept 1904, England, Woking. Draft (Three Corporals, two Drivers and 150 Privates) to Southampton for embarkation to join 2nd Battalion in Egypt.

49th Regiment / 1st Royal Berkshire

1904-09-29
On 29 Sept 1904, England, Woking. Battalion by rail to Holyhead to embark for Dublin.

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