In early May the Battalion moves to El Shatt, and settles in before beginning a 7 day tour of duty and providing men to support defence work.
On the 7th of May, the Rifles receive an order to provide 350 Officers and men, for a Desert Column.
Date 3/5/16
Battalion parades 6.30am and proceeded by route march to El Shatt. Arrived 8.20am and remainder of day spent in pitching camp and settling down.
Date 4/5/16
Early morning parades and other duties. Battalion commences 7 days tour of duty finding various piquets’s and guards.
Date 5/5/16
Battalion furnished 206 men for work on the defences. Remainder finding Guards etc also carrying out boy training. Lt Leigh appointed wharf master at EL Shatt.
Date 6/5/16
Platoon and company training during the morning.
Date 7/5/16
Divine service under Regimental arrangements. Orders received for a column to proceed to railhead. This Battalion finding 350 Officers and Men to move at 5.30am 8.5.15 Returned same day.
Date 8/5/16
Battalion paraded 5.15am in accordance with previous night’s orders re Desert Column. Returned to El Shatt 2.30pm. 8 men arrived from Base Details Camp.
Date 9/5/16
Work on defences as usual. Battalion also finding other Guards and piquet’s. Practice on range by companies.
Explore our Glossary to learn more about unfamiliar terms.
Friends of Islington Museum 