Trenches 	4	5th R War R relieved by the 6 R War R and took over dispositions of 8 R War R at FONQUEVILLERS as in OO 24
            L G H SKIRROW taken on strength of Battn Jan 3rd 1915
FONQUEVILLERS	5	2/L AREND adn 2/L BUCK and 33 ORs transferred 15 Bde M G Coy
	       12	5 R War R relieve 6 R War R in trenches as in OO 25
		The following officers arrived and taken on strength of Battn Jan 11th 1915
		2/L C E Carrington  2/Lt P A Grove - 2/Lt L R Terry -
		2/Lt R J H Simpkin - 2/Lt F T Wakeman
Trenches	13	2 ORs wounded
	20 	5 R War R relieved by the 6 R War R and took over billets of 8 R War at BAYENCOURT - OO 26
BAYENCOURT	24	2/Lt J R HOUGHTON taken on strength of Battn
	25	21 ORs arrived and taken on strength of Battn 
	28	5 R War R took over trenches from 6 R War R as in OO 27
Trenches	30	A raid on enemy trenches was attempted in conjunction with 144th Bde main right - but owing to the darkness and fog it had to be abandoned after reaching the enemy wire.
		2 ORs wounded.

Strength of Batten on Jan 31st  31 Officers,   775 ORs

Charles Rettallack     (he now has a stamp) - 'Capt. and Adjt. 5th Batt. R Warwickshire Regt.'

OPERATION ORDERS  24-27 NOT COPIED
  

Trenches	4	4 O.R.s wounded
FONQUEVILERS	5	5th R War R relieved in trenches by 6th R War R and took over dispositions from 8th R War R at Fonuevillers and LA HAIE as in OO 28.
	11	One O.R. wounded
	12	One O.R. wounded
TRENCHES	13	5th R Warw R relieved 6th R Warw R in trenches as in OO 29
		One O.R. wounded
	15	5th R Warw R took over trenches 13, 14 and 15 from 7th R Warw R
	17	One O.R. wounded
	20	Six O.R. wounded
	21	5th R Warw R relieved in trenches by 6th R Warw R and taken over billets of 8th R War R at BAYENCOURT as in OO 30
BAYENCOURT	28	2nd Lt F.C.ALABASTER and 2nd Lt W E CURTIS taken on strength of Battn.
	29	5th R War R relieve the 6th R Warw R in the trenches as in OO 31 and 32
		Trenches 16, 17 and 18 are also taken over from 8th R Warw R on our left
TRENCHES	29	1 O.R. accidentally wounded

Strength of Battalion -  30 officers    761 O.R.s
  

3 February 1916

Horses for the Travelling Kitchens of C and D will be at ARTILELRY CROSS ROADS at 8am to take the kitchen to LA HAIE.
The Garrison of FORT DICK JUNCTION KEEP and NORTH KEEP - Guards and Duties will be taken over from the 8th R Warw R at 9.30am.

ROUTE
Via ARTILLERY CROSS ROAD and along CEMETERY RD. as far as metalled.  Then across country to a covered route N. of the SOUASTRE BOYEAU to the DUMMY GUN VALLEY (D 30(a))
Then to LA HAIE approaching LA HAIE CHATEAU from the west.
  

B, C and D Coys, with the exception of posts will hand over all Gum Boots in possession to Sergt THURSFIELD at the Pioneer Shop Thorpe St by 9am.
A Coy will hand them over to the Pioneer Stores in the village by the same time.
CAPT A P WATSON will be with the advanced party at Battn H.Q. BAYERCOURT and he will take over the defences of BAYERCOURT.
  

Trenches	3	1 O.R. wounded very slightly
	7	2nd Lt J CRAWFORD 20th Batt LONDON Regt attached and taken on strength of Battn.
	8	5th R Warw R relieved in trenches 1-12 to the 6th R Warw R and in trenches 13-18 by the 8th R Warw R as in OO. 333
		On relief the dispositions of the 8th R Warw R were taken over at LA HAIE and the Southern ILET of FONQUEVILLERS
FONQUEVILLERS	9	1 O.R. wounde
	12	2nd Lt A J FARRINGTON arrived and taken on strength of Battn
	14	4 O.R. wounded
	15	1 O.R. wounded
TRENCHES	16	Relieved 6 R Warw R as in OO 34
	19	1 O.R. wounded
		2nd Lt L C BUCK arrived and taken on strength of Battn.
	21	2nd Lt G R POYNTER
	23	Enterprise against Evening trenches Appendix A
		Lt H L R GROOM and 2nd Lt E HOLD and 15 O.R. wounded
	24	Battn relieved by 6th R Warw R and took over billets of 8th R Warw R in SOUASTRE
SOUASTRE	25-31
		As in OO 35

Strength of Battalion 	32 Officers	723 other ranks
  

Major W H FRANKLIN will be in command at LA HAIE
  

The Lewis Automatic Rifles will be placed at - 1 each in 1, 4 and 6 post and 3 in Thorpe St
  

Whole party paraded at 10.30am and after being carefully checked moved up to the front line to take up their positions.  At 11.30am an officers patrol went out with a drum of white tape and laid a trail to within 150 yards of the German wire.
Having done this a message was sent back to bring up the advanced storming party.
The party was in position by midnight and was followed by the  main storming party which came up behind it...
  

SOUASTRE	1	Relieved 6 R War R in trenches as in OO 37
Trenches	3	2 other ranks wounded (one at duty)
	5	28 ORs arrived and taken on strength of Battn
	8	1 other rank wounded
	9	Battn relieved in trenches by 6 R War R and took over dispositions of 8 R War R at Fonquevellers and La Haie
FONQUEVILLERS	17	Battn relieved 6 R War R in trenches
Trenches	18	2 ORs wounded (at duty)
	19	4 ORs arrived and taken on strength of Battn
	23 	1 OR wounded
	24	1 OR killed   2 ORs wounded
	25	1 OR killed and 1 wounded (and at duty)
	26	Relieved by 8th Battn the Lancasters Regt and marched into billets at SOUASTRE in Divisional Reserve as in OO 40
SOUASTRE	28	16 ORs reinforcements arrived and taken on strength
	30	2 Lt S C Squires,  2 Lts H H Pine  2 Lts O Cragg arrived and taken on strength
		
	Strength of Battn on April 30th 1916
	34 Officers and 733 ORs

Operation orders copied but not transcribed.
  

SOUASTRE	2	Two coys relieved 2 Coys R War R at La HAIE as in OO No 41
	6	Battn marched to Bivouacs near SAILLY as in OO No 42
J17 C 1 7		Battn digging cable trench at HEBUTERNE
	7	"	"	"	"	"
	8	Battn took over billets of 8 R War R at AUTHIE as in OO No 43
AUTHIE	11	Battn marched to billets at GEZAINCOURT as in OO No 44
GEZAINCOURT	12	Training commenced
	22	To men killed and 2 injured owing to Premature explosion of a trench mortar shelf
	25	Battn moved to Bivouacs at COUIN for tactical exercise OO 45
COUIN	26	Battn took over in  Bde scheme and billetted at AUTHIE
AUTHIE	27	Battn marched back to  billets at GEZAINCOURT
GEZAINCOURT	21	Battn marched to huts at COUIN as in OO 46

Strength of Battn		33 Officers	862 ORs

Charles Retallack
Capt and Adjt  5 R War R

Operation orders copied but not transcribed.
  

Ref Mat 57d NE 1/20,000
COUIN	1	Battn relieved 4th ~Glosters in trenches as in OO 47
K17c 30 35	3	1 OR wounded
  - K 17 a 1.8	4	6 ORs wounded
	5	1 OR wounded
	6	New saps put out from front line trench - wire laid out by 6 `R War R
		These saps pts joined up form new front line
	7 	Lt E C WROTH and Lt E P G CARTER and 13 ORs wounded
	8	Battn relieved by 6 R War R and marched to Bivouacs at J 16d
	
Bivouacs J 16 d	12	Battn went to huts at COUIN
COUIN	22	The Battn less A and B Coys relieved the 4th Battn The Royal Berkshire Regt in H Sector - A and B Coys bivouaced at J23a - OO 49
Trenches   U day	24	2 Lt F C ALABASTER and 4 ORs wounded
               V day	25	
               W day	26	Smoke candle demonstrations from front line of H simultaneously GAS was let off from G sector -  time 10.15am
		A raiding party under Capt W A P WATSON - 2 Lts H HAMBRIDGE and 2 Lt F W MARVIN attempted to enter enemy trenches at K 17 b 02 but was unsuccessful.  Time 10.30 pm.  Continuous bombardment commenced
               X day	27	A further raid under Capt WATSON and Lt MARVIN was attempted at same point and again unsuccessful.  Time 2 am 27/28
		Casulaties wounded 2 Lt F W MARVIN and 20 ORs      3 ORs missing
               Y day	28	Smote candle demonstrations from front line at 7.15am
		The 7th Worcesters attempted to enter trenches again
	29	The 4th Glosters made a further unsuccessful raid on trenches at K17 b 11
		Casualties 3 ORs
	30	A further attempt by B Coy under Capt ALABASTER to raid enemy trenches was unsuccesssful - casualties 1 OR

	Strength 27 Officers	782 ORs

	Charles Retallack
	Major R War R