1/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshires War Diary

"This Book is of little value except to owner please return to above address" - Sgt. Brookes.

1914

August 2nd August 3rd August 4th August 5th August 9th August 16th August 17th August 21st August 22nd August 23rd August 24th August 25th August 26th August 28th September 15th-18th September 25th September 25th October 14th October 16th October 16th October 20th November 30th December 12th March 22nd March 23rd March 24th

- Left Coventry for Rhyl Camp - Returned to Coventry - Mobilized - Left for Weymouth - Left for Swindon - Left Swindon - Arrived Leyton - Left Leyton on Truck - Dunstable - Hitchin - Ware - Epping - Brentwood - Arrived Stock - On Leave - Left Stock for Chelmsford - Arrived at Chelmsford - Kings Review - Left Chelmsford for Tiptree - Arrived Tiptree - Left Tiptree for Witham - Left Witham for Chelsea (Course of Instruction) - Returned to Witham - Left Witham for France - Arrived Le Havre - Left Le Havre - Rouen, St Omer,   Calais, Boulogne, Cassil.

(The War Diary continues on the next page, where Sergeant Brookes arrives in the war zone)

I would like to thank Sue B for sharing with us the following information about a great book. If you are researching the 1/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshires or if you had a relative in the battalion then there is a book available entitled The Fateful Battle Line, The Great War journals and sketches of Captain Henry Ogle. (Edited by Michael Glover). Captain Ogle joined the 1/7th Territorial Battalion as a Private four weeks after the war started. He went to France with them on 22nd March 1915. It covers in detail their arrival in France on the SS Copenhagen and the time Sgt Edward Brookes was alive. Click the link if you are interested in buying a copy.

	Letters from the Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War - Bill Lamin
	Chronicles the life of a soldier through the trauma and horrors of The Great War. This book provides insights into the real world experiences of a man trying to stay alive through World War One. Letters from the Trenches is a truly moving and thought provoking read; highly recommended.

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