William Bernard Whitmore
	14th (Service) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (The Birmingham Pals)   Number 133 ('A' Company)

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Preparation in England, 1915

Reviews 1915

General Campbell

Inspection by General Campbell

Saturday March 13th on my birthday. Route march to Birmingham from Sutton. General inspection in Calthorpe Park at 2. General Campbell in passing lines asks me what I was before I joined. General salute at 3.30 pm Victoria Square, dismissed at 4pm near Corporation Street.

Kitchener

Inspection by Field Marshall Lord Kitchener Saturday March 20th at Whittington Barracks Litchfield 5 pm. Afterwards marched past Lord Kitchener taking the salute. Marched from Sutton 10am marched back 10pm Full Pack, about 20 miles. Bully Beef Sandwich at Frog Lane School Litchfield ?pm no Drinks.

Major General Dixon

Inspection by Major General Dixon, Inspector ? Infantry Forces, at 4pm March 24th Sutton Park "Musketry"etc, "Trenching" etc, Phi....

First Innoculation March 15th. A very bad time.

Second innoculation March 25th 1915. Bad Time.

Weeks Detachment

Friday April 9th

Company marched from Sutton to Henley in Arden, started 8am arrived 5pm. Lunch at Shirley "Red Lion" and Saracens Head. I rode Captains bike.

Returned Friday April 16th 1915, started 8am arrived in Sutton Park 5.30pm. I rode Captains bike back.

Entered Huts same night 16/4/15

Ammunition

April 22nd 1915

April 25th

April 27th 1915

Monday May 3rd 1915, Charged with hesitating to obey an order, two days C.B. But not a defaulter, ordinary duties (lighting candle 12pm not dousing at once)

Tuesday May 4th 1915 Promoted L.Cpl

May 7th 1915

Battalion Race

May 20th 1915 1st & 2nd B^att. Race

1st B^att. Won by 311 Points.

Mantle first of 7th B^attn.

Battalion Sports

Friday June 4th 1915

Temple done well

Farewell Dinner May 28th 1915

? ? Officers & Men ?

Left Sutton June 24th 1915 to go under canvas Hensley Camp Leyburn, North Yorkshire. "Kitcheners Birthday", A.S.C., W.L.T. Gloucesters, ‘A, M, Coys’, ‘Pioneers’, & Lonsdale Borderers. Left Hensley Camp Leyburn 28th July 1915, up all night Tuesday packing, arrived at Hornsea Range, Wednesday afternoon. On the Shooting Range from 5am till 8pm some days. Visited Hull Saturday July 31st 1915.

Left Hornsea 1st August, Bank Holiday, with 5 men for Hensley Camp to collect baggage.

Left Hensley for Codford Camp Aug 10th 1915 started 1pm arrived 1pm Codford Station 3 miles march to camp. Battalion......

there are some pages missing here. When the diary continues, William is in France.