10th Battalion patch. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial
10th Battalion – July 1917
July 1 Mailly Maillet
Church parade. All Officers and N.C.O’s reconnoitering ground for weeks exercises
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Night march to Assembly for attack. Training in Art. formations.
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Trench to trench attack with Bde.
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Bn as Main Guard in Advance Guard Scheme and deploying to attack.
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Trench to trench attack, Four Objectives.
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Route march to RIBEMONT . One straggler admitted to Hospital.
RIBEMONT, 7 July
Bn drill and specialist training in morning. Recreation in afternoon.
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Pozier memorial unveiled. 1 Officer 25 O. Ranks representing Battalion.
[attachments: “UNVEILING of the MEMORIAL to the OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND MEN of the 1st AUSTRALIAN DIVISON Who Fell in the TAKING OF POZIERES July, 1916”
Programme of a memorial held on 8th July 1917 at Pozieres including order of service & hymn sheet].
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Bn drill and specialist training in morning. Recreational in afternoon.
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Inspection by H.M. the King.
Bray, 13 July
Route march from Ribemont to Bray. No stragglers.
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Morning. 12 officers at Corps school demonstration. Remainder on Reg. exercise
Afternoon. Advance Guard breaking down to day outposts. Relieved by Night Outposts.
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Bn drill and Recreational.
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General Kit Inspection.
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Advance and Rear Guards in morning. Recreational in afternoon. Night march across country.
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Re-fitting Battln. Route March.
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Battln Field Firing and all men bathed.
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Battln Field Firing and all Lewis Guns firing classification test.
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Battln Model Platoons. All Lewis Guns firing classification test.
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Church parades.
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Advance Guard scheme and deploying to attack.
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Trench to trench attack. (Verbal orders only).
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Route march to new camp U2B.Central. (Combined Albert sheet).
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Route march to Albert to Entrain.
Staple, 27 July
Move by Rail and de-train at Stienbecke. Route march to Staple.
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Bn Drill and company training
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Church parades
Seninghem 30 July
Move by Route march and Bus
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Sighting and construction of trenches.
