| Regiment | 5th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Mesopotamia, Sheikh Saad |
| Entry | Arrival of drafts of 2 Officers 133 O.R. Lt J.H. MOORE, 2/Lt G.C. ROBERTSON. 3/297 R.M.S. PERRY rejoined battn - resumed duties vice A/RMS 5344 PICKETT F. Months Sick to Hospital total Officers 7 O.R. 156 of draft (June 18th) 27 or 41% to hospital by end of month. Reinforcements during month. Officers 6 Other Ranks 199 Remarks: Appendix I Map of Redoubts Appendix II Training has been carried out during the month as far as possible, and classes of Machine Gunners, Grenadiers Snipers and Signallers maintained as far as possible. Appendix III During the last week of the month there has been considerably increased activity among marauding Arabs and the most stringent precautions have to be taken for the security of rifles. These at night are wrapped in a waterproof sheet and laid in a shallow trench covered with earth. The men then sleep on them. By these means we have, unlike other Regiments of the Brigade, avoided the loss of a single rifle. Except that of Pte Bradshaw (alone). Appendices attached I) Map of Redoubts II) Statement in Graph of men to Hospital from Draft (June 18th) III) Above R.H. Haseldine Lt Col. Comdg 5/Wilts Regt. 5th Service Bn The Wiltshire Regiment War Diary June 1916 Appendix 2 Sickness Table of Draft of 66 men who joined the Battalion 19th June June 19th Arrival 66 20th To Field Ambulance 2 21st " " 1 22nd " " 2 23rd " " 3 24th " " 4 25th " " - 26th " " 3 27th " " 3 28th " " 4 29th " " 4 30th " " 1 ______ 27 ______ 27/66 or 40.9% admitted to Field Ambulance in 11 days 5th Service B, The Wiltshire Regiment War Diary - June 1916 - Appendix 2A Percentage Table of Draft Sickness - Draft of June 19th 27 or 41% to Hospital on 11th day Draft of June 19th mainly old 5th Bn men collected from Hospitals in Egypt. Draft of June 30th were mainly recruits of but three months training. |
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