Saturday 25th March 1916: readers will remember that the three
service battalions of the Bedfordshire Regiment (6th, 7th and 8th) have
reported the numbers of men killed or died of wounds so far in their time in
France as: 14 for 6th Battalion; 35 for 7th Battalion and 78 for 8th Battalion.
The 1st Battalion
has lost a comparable number of comrades – 53. They have not been involved in
any major battles. The remaining two Battalions have lost, sadly, many more.
The adjutant of 1st/5th Battalion, which lost significantly in Gallipoli reports
fatalities as 95. The 2nd Battalion, which was heavily engaged at Loos is the
unlucky “winner” of this grisly contest having lost 136.
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