1914 - Campaign Diary

 

Campaign Diary – August to December 1914

Legend of Abbreviations

 

BA-E	British Army – “Swansea” Men (Enlisted at Swansea)
BA-R	British Army – Swansea Men (Resident at Swansea)
BA-B	British Army – Swansea Men (Born at Swansea)
BA-BRE	British Army – Swansea Men (Born, Resident and Enlisted at Swansea)
RN	Swansea Men – Royal Navy

August 1914

August 1914 - Week 32 (August 3–9)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
3 August	Monday	0 Day
4 August	Tuesday	1st Day
5 August	Wednesday	2nd Day
6 August	Thursday	3rd Day
7 August	Friday	4th Day
8 August	Saturday	5th Day
9 August	Sunday	6th Day

August 1914 - Week 33 (August 10–16)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
10 August	Monday	7th Day
11 August	Tuesday	8th Day
12 August	Wednesday	9th Day
13 August	Thursday	10th Day
14 August	Friday	11th Day	Jones, D. H. (BA-E)
15 August	Saturday	12th Day
16 August	Sunday	13th Day

August 1914 - Week 34 (August 17–23)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
17 August	Monday	14th Day
18 August	Tuesday	15th Day	Owen, O. (BA-BRE)
19 August	Wednesday	16th Day
20 August	Thursday	17th Day
21 August	Friday	18th Day
22 August	Saturday	19th Day
23 August	Sunday	20th Day	Condon, J. (BA-E); Huxtable, E. W. (BA-E)

August 1914 - Week 35 (August 24–30)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
24 August	Monday	21st Day	Jones, P. (BA-R)
25 August	Tuesday	22nd Day
26 August	Wednesday	23rd Day
27 August	Thursday	24th Day	Beattie, P. (BA-E)
28 August	Friday	25th Day
29 August	Saturday	26th Day
30 August	Sunday	27th Day

August/September 1914 - Week 36 (August 31 – September 6)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
31 August	Monday	28th Day
1 September	Tuesday	29th Day
2 September	Wednesday	30th Day
3 September	Thursday	31st Day
4 September	Friday	32nd Day
5 September	Saturday	33rd Day
6 September	Sunday	34th Day

September 1914

September 1914 - Week 37 (September 7–13)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
7 September	Monday	35th Day
8 September	Tuesday	36th Day
9 September	Wednesday	37th Day	Jenkins, T. (BA-E)
10 September	Thursday	38th Day
11 September	Friday	39th Day
12 September	Saturday	40th Day
13 September	Sunday	41st Day	Thomas, D. (BA-R)

September 1914 - Week 38 (September 14–20)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
14 September	Monday	42nd Day	Cullinan, R. (BA-R); Davies, I. (BA-R)
15 September	Tuesday	43rd Day
16 September	Wednesday	44th Day
17 September	Thursday	45th Day
18 September	Friday	46th Day
19 September	Saturday	47th Day
20 September	Sunday	48th Day	Haywood, J. (BA-B)

September 1914 - Week 39 (September 21–27)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
21 September	Monday	49th Day
22 September	Tuesday	50th Day
23 September	Wednesday	51st Day
24 September	Thursday	52nd Day
25 September	Friday	53rd Day	Morse, J. (BA-R)
26 September	Saturday	54th Day	Passmore, J. (BA-E); Tilling, J. (BA-B)
27 September	Sunday	55th Day	Oakes, L. W. (BA-R)

September /October 1914 - Week 40 (September 28 – October 4)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
28 September	Monday	56th Day
29 September	Tuesday	57th Day
30 September	Wednesday	58th Day
1 October	Thursday	59th Day
2 October	Friday	60th Day
3 October	Saturday	61st Day
4 October	Sunday	62nd Day

October 1914

October 1914 - Week 41 (October 5–11)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
5 October	Monday	63rd Day
6 October	Tuesday	64th Day
7 October	Wednesday	65th Day
8 October	Thursday	66th Day
9 October	Friday	67th Day	Collins, H. E. (BA-E); Rees, E. J. (BA-B)
10 October	Saturday	68th Day	Burrell, P. (BA-E)
11 October	Sunday	69th Day

October 1914 - Week 42 (October 12–18)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
12 October	Monday	70th Day
13 October	Tuesday	71st Day
14 October	Wednesday	72nd Day	Bishop, C. E. (BA-B); Bromfield, W. (BA-BRE)
15 October	Thursday	73rd Day
16 October	Friday	74th Day
17 October	Saturday	75th Day
18 October	Sunday	76th Day

October 1914 - Week 43 (October 19–25)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
19 October	Monday	77th Day
20 October	Tuesday	78th Day	Fox, M. A. (BA-B)
21 October	Wednesday	79th Day	Jones, W. H. (BA-E); Rees, D. J. (BA-E); Roberts, J. (BA-E)
22 October	Thursday	80th Day	Rice, T. J. (BA-B); Jones, T. (BA-BRE)
23 October	Friday	81st Day	Lewis, T. (BA-E); Prothroe, J. (BA-R)
24 October	Saturday	82nd Day
25 October	Sunday	83rd Day	Lewis, J. H. (BA-B); Morgan, G. D. (BA-BRE)

October/November 1914 - Week 44 (October 26 – November 1)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
26 October	Monday	84th Day
27 October	Tuesday	85th Day	Lewis, G. (BA-R); Lewis, T. (BA-R); Logan, P. (BA-B); Watkins, R. H. (BA-E)
28 October	Wednesday	86th Day
29 October	Thursday	87th Day	Bennett, A. (BA-E)
30 October	Friday	88th Day	Gape, D. (BA-E); Thomas, H. (BA-E)
31 October	Saturday	89th Day	Ace, A. (BA-B); Davies, C. (BA-R); Evans, E. (BA-E); Evans, F. (BA-BRE); Griffiths, J. (BA-E); Hawkins, A. (BA-E); Jackett, O. (BA-R); Jones, T. (BA-R); Peake, L. (BA-BRE); Sullivan, D. (BA-BRE)
1 November	Sunday	90th Day	Berry, I. S. (RN); Jones, T. (RN); Taylor, D. J. (RN); Tulip, J. J. (RN)

November 1914

November 1914 - Week 45 (November 2–8)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
2 November	Monday	91st Day	Tyrell, E. (BA-R)
3 November	Tuesday	92nd Day
4 November	Wednesday	93rd Day	Evans, W. E. (BA-B)
5 November	Thursday	94th Day
6 November	Friday	95th Day	Geaney, W. (BA-R); James, F. (BA-E); Jones, A. (BA-E)
7 November	Saturday	96th Day	Fuller, T. G. (BA-B); Smale, F. (BA-E); Watkins, J. (BA-E)
8 November	Sunday	97th Day

November 1914 - Week 46 (November 9–15)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
9 November	Monday	98th Day
10 November	Tuesday	99th Day
11 November	Wednesday	100th Day	Dawson, A. (BA-B)
12 November	Thursday	101st Day
13 November	Friday	102nd Day
14 November	Saturday	103rd Day	Evans, J. E. (BA-R)
15 November	Sunday	104th Day

November 1914 - Week 47 (November 16–22)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
16 November	Monday	105th Day
17 November	Tuesday	106th Day	Luxmore, W. (BA-E)
18 November	Wednesday	107th Day
19 November	Thursday	108th Day
20 November	Friday	109th Day
21 November	Saturday	110th Day
22 November	Sunday	111th Day	Corke, J. L. (BA-B)

November 1914 - Week 48 (November 23–29)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
23 November	Monday	112th Day
24 November	Tuesday	113th Day	Price, H. G. (BA-E)
25 November	Wednesday	114th Day	John, G. (BA-E)
26 November	Thursday	115th Day
27 November	Friday	116th Day
28 November	Saturday	117th Day
29 November	Sunday	118th Day

November/Decemberember 1914 - Week 49 (November 30 – December 6)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
30 November	Monday	119th Day
1 December	Tuesday	120th Day
2 December	Wednesday	121st Day	Robinson, H. (BA-R)
3 December	Thursday	122nd Day	Evans, J. T. (BA-E)
4 December	Friday	123rd Day
5 December	Saturday	124th Day
6 December	Sunday	125th Day

December 1914

December 1914 - Week 50 (December 7–13)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
7 December	Monday	126th Day	Dalton, J. (BA-R)
8 December	Tuesday	127th Day
9 December	Wednesday	128th Day	Greenwell, W. J. (BA-E)
10 December	Thursday	129th Day
11 December	Friday	130th Day
12 December	Saturday	131st Day
13 December	Sunday	132nd Day	Roberts, J. L. (BA-E); Thornton, R. M. (RN)

December 1914 - Week 51 (December 14–20)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
14 December	Monday	133rd Day	White, T. (BA-B)
15 December	Tuesday	134th Day	Davies, A. (BA-E)
16 December	Wednesday	135th Day
17 December	Thursday	136th Day
18 December	Friday	137th Day
19 December	Saturday	138th Day	Byng, F. (BA-E)
20 December	Sunday	139th Day

December 1914 - Week 52 (December 21–27)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
21 December	Monday	140th Day	Clarke, G. C. (BA-E); Haines, F. (BA-E); Harts, W. (BA-E); Seacombe, A. (BA-E); Shiner, W. (BA-E)
22 December	Tuesday	141st Day	James, J. (BA-E); Jenkins, P. (BA-BRE); Williams, W. J. (BA-BRE)
23 December	Wednesday	142nd Day	Newbury, C. H. (BA-BRE)
24 December	Thursday	143rd Day
25 December	Friday	144th Day	Dudley, E. D. (BA-E); Jenkins, J. (BA-E)
26 December	Saturday	145th Day
27 December	Sunday	146th Day

December 1914 - Week 53 (December 28–31)

Date	Day	Campaign Day	Names
28 December	Monday	147th Day
29 December	Tuesday	148th Day	Williams, T. (BA-BRE)
30 December	Wednesday	149th Day
31 December	Thursday	150th Day