Bardess Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 This is what I have so far: Operation Orders No 61 Brigade group to move to WARNIMONT WOOD and AUTHIE on 26.07.16. Bns will march at 20 minute intervals. MG in rear LG with Coys 11th RB detail IN.CO and ????????? officer to ??? ??? stragglers. Party will leave no men behind ??????????????????????????????? straggler. The party will report at Bde HQ with any stragglers there may have been as it passes. Bde HQ will be at AUTHIE on completion of march. Arrival in billet and No of men fallen out during march are [to] be reported at once. SP Rd junction 1¼ miles S of BOUQUEMAISON in B _ _ a _ ???????? Rd. 1) ????????? parade ready to move off at 9am on 28th inst in the order Band, HQ, C, D, A and B and first line transport [LG ???????? ???? Coys, HQ]. 2) Head of the column all be on Bns road level with the YMCA Hut ????? Transport lines facing ????. 3) First line transport will be loaded up by 8:30am and will join columns as the Bn passes. 4) Kits, cookers and ???????? will be collected at 8am; mess boxes at 8:30am. 5) Sick parade at 7am. Breakfast 7am. Page 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 My starter :- 11th RB detail IN.CO and 6 riflemen under an officer to bring in stragglers. Party will leave no men behind set pace will therefore be of the slowest straggler. The party will report at Bde HQ with any stragglers there may have been as it passes. Bde HQ will be at AUTHIE on completion of march. Arrival in billet and No of men fallen out during march are [to] be reported at once. SP Rd junction 1¼ miles S of BOUQUEMAISON in B _ _ a _ ???????? Rd. 1) ????????? parade ready to move off at 9am on 28th inst in the order Band, HQ, C, D, A and B and first line transport [LG (leading group?) Dorsets with Coys, HQ]. 2) Head of the column all be on Bns road level with the YMCA Hut order Transport lines facing East. 3) First line transport will be loaded up by 8:30am and will join columns as the Bn passes. 4) Kits, cookers and ???????? will be collected at 8am; mess boxes at 8:30am. 5) Sick parade at 7am. Breakfast 7am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 19 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 19 August , 2010 Bravo Jim. Many thanks. An ex GP perchance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seany Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 is it 1) Join with parade ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 4) Water Cart? or perhaps Water Cans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connaughtranger Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 1) Batt will parade.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connaughtranger Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 4) Water Cart? or perhaps Water Cans? I think you're right with watercart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 EDIT: into the YMCA Hut area. Maybe not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 19 August , 2010 Share Posted 19 August , 2010 Bravo Jim. Many thanks. An ex GP perchance? No, experience gained reading hundreds of begging letters as a banker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 20 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2010 MG in rear LG with Coys 11th RB detail IN.CO and 6 Rfn under an officer to bring in stragglers. Party will leave no men behind set pace will therefore be of the slowest straggler. The party will report at Bde HQ with any stragglers there may have been as it passes. Bde HQ will be at AUTHIE on completion of march. Arrival in billet and No of men fallen out during march are [to] be reported at once. SP Rd junction 1¼ miles S of BOUQUEMAISON in B _ _ a _ ???????? Rd. 1) Bn will parade ready to move off at 9am on 28th inst in the order Band, HQ, C, D, A and B and first line transport [LG ???????? ???? Coys, HQ]. 2) Head of the column will be on Bns road level with the YMCA Hut area. Transport lines facing EAST. 3) First line transport will be loaded up by 8:30am and will join columns as the Bn passes. 4) Kits, cookers and water cart will be collected at 8am; mess boxes at 8:30am. 5) Sick parade at 7am. Breakfast 7am. Fantastic guys. Now there are only a couple of queries left. What would "IN.CO" mean? Also I took LG to mean Lewis Gunners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 20 August , 2010 Share Posted 20 August , 2010 on B--n [i.e. Bouquemaison] - Doullens Rd (road south out of B. goes to Doullens) (L[ewis] G[un] Detail with Coys, HQ &c) ? Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 20 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2010 Yay! Thanks Adrian. Only IN.CO to go. Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 20 August , 2010 Share Posted 20 August , 2010 Maybe it just means 11th RB detail in. [i.e. arrived, full stop, new sentence:] CO & 6 Rfm [etc.] Adrian P.S. further up, M Gun T[ransport?] in rear ? P.P.S. could it perhaps be: 2) Head of the Column will be on the BMS [for Bouquemaison] road, level with ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 20 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2010 Adrian, that's fantastic. All complete [and making sense]. Thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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