Movements of 2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment, from notes of Charles W. Carr
Notes by CHARLES WOODWARD CARR of his movements during the First World War with 2/5TH BATTALION GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
England
Havre
Small village – Le Sart. (billeted 2 – 3 days) May 28th 1915
Riez Bailleul – 1 mile East of La Gorgue. – Trenches.
June 10th – Battalion moved to Laventie. – In reserve there, found rations
and working parties etc.
July 6th – Moved to Richebourg – St Vaast
Robecq Oct 27th 1916
Albert
Gapennes
Feb 27th 1917 to L’ Etoile
Wiencourt (15 miles SE of Amiens)
Easter Day8th April 1917 - Rest at Vermand
Then training at Tetry, Canizy and Germaine. Then to Fayet, 2 miles NW of St
Quentin.
Arras
July 1917 Buire au Bois – pretty village – Dad in photo. “Haven of rest.”
Ypres.
Buysheure
Waton
Pond Farm – Dad wounded by machine gun bullets in leg.
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| Author | Carr, Charles Woodward |
|---|---|
| Title | Movements of 2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment, from notes of Charles W. Carr |
| Notes | Transcribed from notes written by Charles Woodward Carr. Part of large collection of photos and memoribilia relating to Serjeant 3091 (later 240965) Charles Woodward Carr, 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment - kept by Mrs Gill Porter and Mr Tony Carr of their father. |
| Item Date | May 1915 - July 1917 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Text |
| Item source | Unknown |
| Item medium | Text: Memoir |
| Content | Memoir |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_5070_5th_Battalion_Gloucestershire_Regiment.txt |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Full Text | Notes by Charles Woodward Carr of his movements during the First World War with 2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment: England Havre Small village Le Sart. (billeted 2 3 days) May 28th 1915 Riez Bailleul 1 mile East of La Gorgue. Trenches. |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Gill Porter |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5556 |
