Cavalryman24 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Does anyone have any information on the activities of the 10th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment between November 1917 and February 1918 whilst they were in Italy. Their War Diary for that period appears to be missing and so far my research has failed to produce anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 13 minutes ago, Cavalryman24 said: Does anyone have any information on the activities of the 10th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment between November 1917 and February 1918 whilst they were in Italy. Their War Diary for that period appears to be missing and so far my research has failed to produce anything. War diary exists at NatArchives but none of the Italy theatre are digitised so you must visit. "41 Division: 122 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters (1917 Nov - 1918 Feb). 122 Infantry... | The National Archives" https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4557396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 (edited) There is the official history, Edmonds, Military Operations Italy. I'm not aware of an online copy? Edited 5 March , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 (edited) There is also the regimental magazine Queens Own Gazette, and you may find retrospective articles post war. They've been scanned by regimental museum. "The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment - The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment (PWRR)" http://thequeensownbuffs.com/royal-west-kent-regiment/# Go to index and you will find the gazettes listed there. Edited 5 March , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBSM Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Try the Regimental History by C. T. Atkinson. A reprint is available from Naval & Military Press. https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/queens-own-royal-west-kent-regiment-1914-1919/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, BFBSM said: Try the Regimental History by C. T. Atkinson. A reprint is available from Naval & Military Press. https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/queens-own-royal-west-kent-regiment-1914-1919/ That contains 6 pages on Italy, covering 1st, 10th and 11th Bns. Apart from a lot of marching there was very little action whilst the 10th were there. In fact apart from a patrol action on 19/2/18 which earned two MMs I suspect it all represented a nice change of scene from the Western Front? Edited 5 March , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalryman24 Posted 5 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Many thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 To give you a flavour of what was going on, the war diary of the 11th Queens Royal West Surreys, who were in the same brigade, has been digitised and can be viewed here. It is fairly brief.. It might mention 10th RWKs when reliefs were being carried out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 6 March , 2022 Share Posted 6 March , 2022 5 hours ago, BFBSM said: Try the Regimental History by C. T. Atkinson Transcribed here, although as @charlie962 says its a single chapter (XXII), consisting of 6 pages. http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/QORWK C T Atkinson.html Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalryman24 Posted 6 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 6 March , 2022 Thanks again PRC very helpful. I am following the 21st Lancers of No 1 Service Sqn who were transferred to the 10th Bn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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