The First Buckinghamshire Battalion 1914-1919

Wright, P. L. (Philip Lowndes) · 1976

THE FIRST BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALION The 1st Bucks Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was trained and modelled on the traditions of the Light Division of Peninsular fame, and served through the War in the 145th Brigade of the 48th South Midland Division. The Battalion went out to the War with that great fighting asset—a strong _esprit de corps_. This they maintained; and whether it was training, “holding the line,” marching, or the attack, I, as their Divisional Commander, felt confident that their task would be thoroughly done, and carried through with the determination, endurance, dash, and with that prope…

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