2/5th Durham Light Infantry

[Chris_Baker]

Can anyone tell me where the 2/5th DLI were stationed between their arrival at Salonika on 17 November 1916 and their transfer to 228th Infantry Brigade on 1 March 1917? I understand they were on garrison duty - but where, exactly?

 

Your thank you gift, should you need it, is a copy of the 2/9th Battalion's war diary!

[barkalotloudly]

good afternoon Chris, according to the battalion history they initially marched to a village called Lembet a village approx 4 miles down the Seres road after a few days they were taken by lorry to a location on the Seres road called "Kilo 49" this was on top of a mountain they stayed until December  1st

 when A company were sent to Likovan,  By the 3rd of DEC. battalion H Q and D company moved to "KILO 71" near the front line at the River Struma.

During the beginning of March they were to be used as a front line battalion and they all concentrated at Likovan and were taken to Uchantar approx 9 miles from Salonika on the  March the 17th they moved to Dudular and by train/foot they arrived at Kukurt and marched thro to Rumni  arriving on the  24th   

hope this helps   

[Chris_Baker]

That's very helpful. Thank you.

[apwright]

Lembet is now the center of the suburb of Efkarpia.

 

Kilo 49 is roughly halfway between Likovan and Lahana (now Xiloupoli and Lachanas). There's a hill there beside the road with a memorial to Colonel Ioannis Papakyriazis of 4th Infantry Regiment, killed in action at the Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas on 21 June 1913.

 

Kilo 71 is beside the CWGC's Struma Cemetery at the modern village of Kalokastro.

 

Hope this helps a bit, too!

Adrian