Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire

War Diary

1918-09-02
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location France, CALVERLEY COPSE near AYETTE
Entry The Battalion with Echelon A, left CALVERLEY COPSE at 11.45 am and arrived at B29 A between MORY and VAUX at 5 PM. dinners were eaten on the march E of COURCELLES. Battalion HQ were established at B29 A 06 At 5.30 PM verbal instructions were issued by the B.G.C that 1/KRRC and 23rd R Fus would attack at about 5 AM 3/9/18 and capture the high ground between MORCHIES and LAGNICOURT the Battalion to be in Reserve and remain in B29 A. Transport lines were fixed at A24 A36 Weather showery