25th January 1915 On this day:  German Attack  2nd Queens in billets    Minutes of Committee Meeting Cocken Hall January 25th 1915 Present:- Lord Durham, W. Cresswell Gray, A.F. Pease, Rowland Burdon, Col. Hugh Bowes, and Captain & Adjutant Lowe. The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed, as altered. Colonel Burdon reported that in order to provide accommodation for the men up to the strength of the two Depot Companies, in addition to the original Battalion, he had accepted a contract for six new hut shelters at a cost of £150 each, lined; stoves fitted, but to be extra. The case of the Quartermaster was considered; he having had money advanced to him at the same rate as he was previously earning, viz, £2-10-0 per week, until such time as his pay could reach him. It is now a question of whether he was to be asked to refund to the battalion the whole, or a portion of this money advanced; and it was decided that the Committee would be content if he would repay them one half of this sum. It was reported that one or two undesirable men had been received from Durham; but that as a rule recruits were coming in fairly satisfactorily. It was suggested that a statement of accounts should be prepared to show the financial position of the Committee up to date. Colonel Burdon reported that he had had a subscription of £25 from His Honour Judge Greenwell; and Mr Gray also reported that he had been promised £50 for the battalion by Mr. A.B. Horsley. The question of leave was considered informally by the Committee; and Colonel Bowes was requested to lay before the Brigadier their opinion that - especially in the case of the men who had been quartered at Hartlepool, and considering the class of men who formed the Battalion - it was desirable that as much leave should be granted as was in accordance with the discipline. Colonel Burdon also reported that in consequence of a conversation between himself, the Brigadier, and Col. Bowes, which took place at Cocken on the occasion of his meeting the Brigadier there, he had written to York, and had received definite instructions from the G.O.C. in C, Northern Command, that from this time onward neither he nor the Committee were any longer responsible for the discipline and training of the battalion, which now vested in the Colonel Commanding and the Brigadier. Durham at War Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. http://dcc-live-s3.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/D_CG-5_194-County-Battalion_transcript.pdf  In Action  Artillery In Action  Artillery In Action  Good Shooting  Swift Reinforcements  Trench Work  Attack  Alert  In Billets  In Reserve  Preparations  Staff Ride  Head Quarters  In the Trenches  Training  Orders  Heavy Shell Fire.  Holding the Line  Quiet Day  Training  In Action  Quiet night.  Battalion proceeded to Kemmel at 1715 hours  In the Trenches  Departure  Reorganisation Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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Remembering those who died this day, 25th of January 1915. Pte. Joseph Cox. 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Archibald Davidson. 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Pte. Thomas Davies. 1st Btn. South Wales Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Matthew Kirkwood. 14th (London Scottish) Battalion, G Coy. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Richard Lugg. Dorsetshire Regiment Pte. Edward Morgan. 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Edward Morgan. 1/4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Roberts. 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Ernest George Spillett. 2nd Btn. Welsh Regiment Pte. Albert Edward Summers. 3rd Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Pte. John Price Thomas. 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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