Thursday 30 July 2015

6th Battalion Off To France


SS Empress Queen

Friday 30th July: The adjutant of the 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, raised in August 1914 for service during the length of this conflict, tells us this morning that they are on their way to France. They will leave Ludgershall Station, near their training place on Salisbury Plain, this morning for Southampton where they expect to board SS Empress Queen(1) this evening, bound for le Havre

The 7th Battalion went out a few days ago. This will just leave 8th Battalion amongst battalions earmarked for front line service, at home, though they are expecting the call for France any day now

Source: X550/7/1


(1) Lost on rocks at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on 1st February 1916

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