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1914 |
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Aug 21 |
Regiment formed and first men enlisted. CO Major W.H. Franklin. Training at Pleasantville |
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Oct 4 |
Overseas on S.S. Florizel. (Joined convoy carrying Canadian Division) |
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Oct.20 |
Disembarked Plymouth. To Salisbury Plain (Pond Farm Camp) CO Lt. Col E.B. Clegg |
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Nov 12 |
Lt. Col R. de H. Burton |
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Dec 7 |
to Fort George, Inverness |
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1915 |
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Feb 19 |
to Edinburgh Castle |
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May 11 |
to Stobs Camp, Hawich |
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Aug 2 |
HQ and 2nd Battalion Depot established at Ayr (CO Maj. Whitaker) |
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Aug 2 |
1st Battalion to Aldershot -Badajoz Barracks |
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Aug.19 |
leave Aldershot |
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Aug 20 |
embarked Devonport on SS Megantic |
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Sep 1 |
landed Alexandria -Abbassia Barracks |
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Sep 13 |
embarked Alexandria on SS Ausonia |
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Sep 18 |
arrived Mudros |
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Sep 20 |
Landed GALLIPOLI -Suvla Bay |
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Sep 22 |
First Casualty |
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Dec 5 |
CO Lt. Col. A.L. Hadow |
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Dec 20 |
Evacuate Suvla Bay |
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Dec 22 |
to Cape Helles |
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1916 |
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Jan 9 |
Evacuate Cape Helles |
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Jan 11 |
disembarked SS Varsova at Alexandria Suez Camp |
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Nov-Feb 22 |
Western Frontier Force |
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Mar 14 |
embarked Port Tewfik on MT Alauria |
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Mar 22 |
disembarked Marseilles - entrained to Abbeville |
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Mar 25 |
detrained Pont Remy - march to Buigny L'Abbe |
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Mar 31 |
march to Brucamps |
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Apr 1 |
Bonneville |
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Apr 4 |
Louvencourt |
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Apr 13 |
Englebelmer |
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Apr 22 |
In the line - Relieved Worcester Regt at Beaumont-Hamel |
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May 3 |
relieved by South Wales Borderers (SWB) -to Mailly Maillet |
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May 3-8 |
Trench Construction |
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May 8 |
to Louvencourt |
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May 18 |
Front line Beaumont Hamel |
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May 28 |
to Mailly Maillet |
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Jun 7 |
to Louvencourt |
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Jun 15 |
Front line |
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Jun 23 |
relieved by SWB -to Louvencourt |
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Jun 26 |
Trench raid |
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Jun 27 |
Trench raid |
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Jul 1 |
BEAUMONT HAMEL battle |
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Jul 6 |
to Englebelmer |
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Jul 8 |
to Mailly Maillet |
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Jul 14 |
in trenches east of Auchonvillers |
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Jul 17 |
relieved by SWB - to Acheux |
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Jul 23 |
march to Beauval |
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Jul 27 |
to Candas |
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Jul 28 |
Poperinghe by train |
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Jul 30 |
Brigade. reserve (east side of Ypres-
Menin Gate construction of X-line al Polijze) |
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Aug 8 |
Gas attack |
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Aug 9 |
YPRES - relieved Worc. Regt in the line
Bellewaarde Lake area - Railway Wood and Y Wood |
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Aug 18 |
relieved - to Brandhoek |
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Aug 29 |
Front line Ypres |
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Sep 8 |
to Reserve |
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Sep 19 |
Elverdinghe -construction on line |
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Sep 29 |
Reserve at Ypres |
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Oct 5 |
Poperinghe 3 days |
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Oct 8 |
by train to Longeau (near Amiens) - march to Corbie |
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Oct 9 |
bus to Bernafay Wood |
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Oct 10 |
via Delville Wood and Flers to Gueudecourt
to relieve Royal Fusiliers |
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Oct 12 |
GUEUDECOURT -attack on Hilt Trench |
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Oct 13 |
relieved by Hampshire Regt - to Switch
Trench between Flers and Delville Wood |
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Oct 20 |
Bernafay Wood - Div Reserve |
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Oct 27 |
Grease Trench for 1day - relieved by Aussies |
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Oct 28 |
Corps Reserve -Ville sur Corbie |
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Nov 17 |
LESBOEUFS - relieved 8th Div - NfId. and
Worc Regts in Front NE of Lesboeufs |
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Nov 22 |
relieved by Hampshires - served 6 days, then 3 days in Front Une |
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Nov 27 |
Major J Forbes- Robertson, 2ic, in command |
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Dec 9 |
to Corps Reserve -Camoy -Meaulte -Mericourt I'Abbe -Fricourt - road construction at Fricourt and Carnoy |
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Dec 14 |
entrained to Conde - march to Camps-en-Amienois |
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1917 |
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Jan 11 |
Camps-en-Amienois to Corbie |
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Jan 15 |
Corbie -march to Meaulte |
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Jan 16 |
Meaulte |
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Jan 17 |
Camoy |
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Jan 18 |
Guillemont |
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Jan 19 |
LE TRANSLOY - Front line |
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Jan 24 |
moved NE to left half of 87 Bde sector |
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Jan 27 |
in support attack by Inniskilling Fusiliers and
Border Regt |
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Feb 2 |
to Carnoy |
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Feb 6 |
by bus to Coisey to rest camp |
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Feb 18 |
march via Meaulte, Carnoy, Bourleaux Wood |
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Feb 23 |
relieved Lanc Fus at Sailly-Saillisel |
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Feb 25 |
withdrawn to Hardecourt |
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Mar 2 |
SAILLY-SAILLISEL (SCARPE) -relieved R. Fus., R. Dublin Fus., Lanc. Fus. Held trenches for 52 hours |
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Mar 3 |
relieved by Lanc Fus |
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Mar 5 |
Meaulte - Div. Reserve |
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Mar 19 |
to Camps-en-Amienois |
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Mar 28 |
left Camps-en-Amienois - march via Picquigny, Vignacourt, Beauval, Grenas and Pommera, Ivergny, Coullement, to Gouy en Artois |
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Apr 11 |
rehearsal for attack |
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Apr 12 |
march to Les Fosses Farm (near Arras) relieved bn of 12th Div on Cambrai road from Le Bergere Farm to Monchy Ie Preux |
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Apr 14 |
MONCHY le PREUX (ARRAS) |
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Apr 18 |
Composite bn of Essex & Nfld. Regts in Reserve Trench at Orange Hill |
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Apr 22 |
to Les Fosses Farm |
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Apr 23 |
Les Fosses Farm - String Trench - guarding right flank 88th Bde |
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Apr 24 |
relieved by Middlesex Regt - march to Arras - Rest 3 weeks -Bayencourt, Berneville |
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Mar 2 |
Recall to Arras - in support 29 Div |
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May 6 |
Lt. Col. Hadow resumes command |
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May 14 |
Div Reserve - trenches at Tilloy |
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May 17 |
to Dugouts at Railway Triangle (near Arras) |
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May 25 |
Front Line north of Monchy |
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May 29 |
relieved by Essex Regt |
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Jun 4 |
Arras to Bonneville by train |
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Jun 27 |
by train to Proven |
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Jul 6-12 |
YSER CANAL - Front Line |
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Jul 12 |
training in Proven area |
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Jul 12-13 |
Trench Raid |
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Jul 17-18 |
Trench Raid |
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Aug 8 |
29th Div in line North of Ypres-Staden railway (YPRES) |
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Aug 16 |
STEENBEEK (LANGEMARCK) |
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Aug 17 |
relieved by 86th Bde - to Elverdinghe |
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Aug 20-24 |
CANNES FARM -Front Line |
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Aug 24 |
Penton Camp (near Proven) for 3 weeks |
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Sep 26 |
WIJDENDRIFT -Front Line NW of
Langemarck |
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Sep 30 |
Penton Camp |
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Oct 7 |
from Cardoem Camp to Yser Canal Bank |
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Oct 9 |
BROEMBEEK (POELCAPPELLE) |
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Oct 10 |
relieved by Hampshire Regt |
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Oct 11 |
29 Div relieved by 17 Div via Elverdinghe to Swindon Camp ( Proven) |
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Oct 17 |
entrained to Saulty - march to Berles-au-Bois |
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Nov 17 |
Berles - Boisleux au Monts - entrain to Peronne |
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Nov 18 |
via Moislains to Sorel-Ie-Grand |
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Nov 20 |
Sorel to Gouzeaucourt to Villers Plouich |
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Nov ?? |
MARCOING and MASNIERES (CAMBRAI) |
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Nov 21 |
Reserve at Masnieres |
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Nov 22 |
relieved by Middlesex Regt |
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Nov 25 |
in Trenches at Beaurevoir Line |
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Nov 28 |
reserve at Marcoing |
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Nov 30 |
held Line at Marcoing Copse |
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Dec 3 |
German attacks -withdrew with SWB
along Canal Bank -relieved by Hampshires at 9 PM to 11.1 mile rear of Front Line |
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Dec 4 |
withdrew to Etricourt - train to Mondicourt |
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Dec 17 |
King George awards the title 'Royal' to the Newfoundland Regiment |
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Dec 18 |
Humbercourt to Boubers sur Canche |
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Dec 19 |
to Le Parcq |
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Dec 20 |
to Fressin. Lt. Col. Hadow retires as CO.
Temporary CO - Lt. Col. J.R.Meiklejohn |
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1918 |
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Jan 1 |
CO - Lt. Col J.S. Woodruffe |
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Jan 6 |
Fressin to Zudausques (St. Omer) |
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Jan 18 |
to Wyemes - entrain to Brandhoek to Hasler Camp (St. Jans) |
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Jan 26 |
Front Line - Vindictive Crossroads (North of Passchendaele) |
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Jan 30 |
relieved - support positions at Bellevue |
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Feb 3 |
to Wiellje -entrain to Brandhoek -preparation of trenches at Brandhoek Line |
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Feb 12 |
reserve Steenvorde |
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Feb 19 |
to Poperinghe -work parties |
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Mar 7 |
Vindictive Crossroads - Front Line-
N. of Passchendaele - Front Line 5 days and 4 days - working on
trenches when out of Front Line |
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Mar 21 |
German Offensive begins |
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Apr 9 |
relieved from Front Line N. of Passchendaele |
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Apr 10 |
BAILLEUL |
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Apr 10 |
to Van Hugel Station (Wiellje) -train to St. Jan Ter Biezen - to Bailleul - debussed at La Creche for defence of Steenwerck - attached to 34th Div |
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Apr 11 |
De Broeken Farm |
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Apr 12 |
Bailleul Rd near RR Line - fell back to De Seule Crossroads |
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Apr 13 |
withdrew against attacks - relieved by Northumberland Regt |
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Apr 15 |
march to Croix de Poperinghe |
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Apr 18 |
Front Line -Ridge at Croix de Poperinghe |
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Apr 21 |
relieved by French |
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Apr 22 |
bus to Hondeghem (Hazebrouck) |
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Apr 29 |
Left 29th Div. - to Etaples |
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Apr 30 |
camp at St. Josse - relieved HAC as Haig's HQ Guard -billeted at Ecuires (near Montreuil) |
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Jun 1 |
Major A.E.Bernard - acting CO |
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Jun 30 |
CO - Lt. Col. T.G. Mathias |
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Jun-Jul |
training at Camiers -encamped at Equihen |
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Aug |
Guarding P.O.W |
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Sep 11 |
to 2nd Army, 9th Div, 28th Bde |
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Sep 12 |
from Boulonge via Poperinghe to Wormhoult |
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Sep 18 |
joined 28th Bde |
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Sep 20 |
to Front Line via Proven, Seige Camp (NE of Vlam) relieved 26th Bde North of Hellfire Corner |
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Sep 28 |
Attack through Westhoek to Polygon Wood (YPRES) |
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Sep 29 |
Advance from Polygon Wood to KEIBERG
RIDGE to Strooiboomhoek |
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Sep 30 |
in reserve |
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Oct 2 |
to Front Line at Ledeghem |
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Oct 6 |
relieved and to Keiberg |
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Oct 13 |
to Front for attack on Steenbeck |
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Oct 13 |
VICTORIA CROSS to Pte T. Ricketts during
attack at De Beurt Farm near Drie Masten |
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Oct 15 |
to St. Catherine Capelle (North of Courtrai) - in Reserve 4 days |
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Oct 19-20 |
RIVER LYS CROSSING from Bavichove to
Beveren |
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Oct 20 |
Bavichove to VICHTE |
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Oct 21 |
held line relieved in evening - to Harlebeke |
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Oct 24 |
to Vichte |
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Oct 25 |
to attack INGOYGHEM RIDGE - cancelled |
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Oct 26 |
relieved - to Harlebeke, billeted at Bavichove |
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Nov 11 |
at Harlebeke |
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Nov 14 |
march to Germany |
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Dec 1 |
CO - Lt. Col. A.E. Bernard |
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Dec 4 |
Crossed the Rhine - entered Germany as part of the Army of Occupation |
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1919 |
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Feb 14 |
withdrew from Germany |
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May 3 |
Victory Parade, London |
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Jun 1 |
arrived St. John's |
