Help with Service Records - KOYLI

[DavidSharpe]

Having had some excellent help from this site over the past few days, I have established that a Great Uncle (Michael Layden 9^th Batt KOYLI) was wounded on the 4^th October 1917 at Broodseinde. After deployments in England he returned to France on the 4^th August 1918. His deployments then become a little confusing and I am seeking help to interpret the following - what do they mean - what was he doing? (taken from different sheets in his records):

04.08.18 2^nd Posted Cpl “France”

05.08.18 F. IB Depot Posted to 2^nd Battalion KOYLI

13.08.18 F. IB Depot ?

14.08.18 3^rd Echelon Base Depot ?

Compulsorily Transferred

17.08.18 180 Posted ?? Cpl

28.08.18 O i/c Labour Corps Section 3^rd Echelon

31.08.18 OC 180 Coy Joined

10.09.18 Lab ? 10^th Army ? Etaples

11.09.18 3 IBD Joined Etaples

14.09.18 Posted to 251 POW Coy

15.09.18 Promoted Sgt

10.12.18 251 Appointed Paid a/CQMS

Would "180" be the 180th Tunnelling Company, RE .... Would this be part of the Labour Corps 10th Army. I assume the 251 POW Coy would be looking after POW's - would this and all of these deployments be at Etaples. Would all of these postings be under the 2nd Battalion KOYLI.

Why so many postings in such a short space of time?

Any help would be appreciated..... David Sharpe

[Phil Evans]

David,

I don't have access to his MIC or the service record, but here are a few observations from your notes. I assume that he is the Michael Layden 42995 KOYLI and 625585 Labour Corps.

IBD = Infantry Base Depot.

17.08.18 Compulsorily Transferred to the Labour Corps. His LC number certainly fits with a batch mainly issued to men sent to PoW Companies. (From "No Labour, No Battle")

I assume that his first posting was to 180th Company, Labour Corps.

O i/c = Officer in Charge (often followed by "Records")

OC = Officer Commanding

251 PoW Company = another Labour Corps company

Phil