Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire

War Diary

1918-04-30
Regiment 8th Royal Berkshire
Location France, MERICOURT-EN-VIMEUX
Entry Re-organisation of Coys, inspections etc were carried out. The following entry was found on Page 169 after 30.4.18. GENERAL. (1) The following reinforcements joined Batt during April. ORS 6.4.18 19 14.4.18 219 17.4.18 209 21.4.18 11 23.4.18 120 29.4.18 11 17.4.18 MAJOR S.W. WARR. 2nd LIEUT A.E. LOGSDON. 2nd LIEUT C.W. MOSS. 2nd LIEUT W. ANGEL. 2nd LIEUT F. SPEAREY. 2nd LIEUT R.H. EVANS. 18.4.18 2nd LIEUT A.J. PRESTON. 23.4.18 2nd LIEUT J.H. BOWEN. 2nd LIEUT P.W. ROUSELL. 29.4.18 CAPTAIN M. WYKES MC. CAPTAIN J.M. READY DSO, MC. LIEUT G.P. CHACE. LIEUT E.M. HARTREE LIEUT L. WOODHOUSE LIEUT A.A. AUSTEN-LEIGH 2nd LIEUT C. BECKE (2) Casualties for the period under review were:- LT COLONEL R.E. DEWING DSO Killed 4.4.18 CAPTAIN R. HOLLAND Killed 4.4.18 CAPTAIN AND ADJT H.LE G. SARCHET MC Wounded & Missing 4.4.18 CAPTAIN J.N. RICHARDSON MC Wounded 4.4.18 2nd LIEUT E. WALLIS Wounded 4.4.18 2nd LIEUT A.W. MORLAND Wounded 4.4.18 Other Ranks. Killed Wounded Wounded & Missing Missing TOTAL 4.4.18. 32 1 12 45 9.4.18 3 3 24.4.18 2 2 25.4.18 3 3 26.4.18 2 2 TOTAL 3 39 1 12 55 (3) Miscellaneous. MAJOR S.W. WARR Appointed Acting 2nd0in-Command 17.4.18. LIEUT G.J.H. WALLS assumed the duties of Adjutant 5.4.18. LIEUT G.P.CHACE Appointed Assistant Adjutant (4) Honours and Awards. 36869 PTE A.J. WHITE Awarded MILITARY MEDAL (Auth:- D.R.O 397 d/ 29.4.18). (5) AFB No. 3 d/- 29.4.18 (Signed) J J Walls Captain & Adjutant 8th Batt Royal Berkshire Regt.