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143rd (Warwickshire) Brigade 28th Aug 1914 Volunteers Required  The Warwickshire Brigade received the official request for the Territorials to volunteer for service overseas. For many it would be a difficult decision, many of the men were skilled working-class with young families, a direct result of the drive to get companies to support the TF, often their work pay exceeded the army rate of pay. Those men who felt unable to consent, were subsequently posted to the reserve second line unit of their battalions which were being formed at home, the 2/5th, 2/6th, 2/7th and 2/8th Warwicks. 1st Mar 1915 Brigade at Country House  The headquarters of the Warwickshire Brigade was stationed at Felix Hall, Kelvedon, Essex. The 6th Btn Royal Warwicks were also stationed at Kelvedon, with the 5th being at Braintree, the 7th at Witham and the 8th Battalion also at Braintree. 19th Mar 1915 Notice to Deploy  The Warwickshire Brigade received the order from London on the 19th of March, giving them 3 days' notice of their transfer to the front. The men were issued with webbing and had to quickly learn how to use it. There was, still no sign of Lee Enfield rifles or Vickers machine guns to replace their out of date weaponry, Lee Metford rifles and the Maxims. 23rd Mar 1915 Warwickshire Territorials arrive in France  The ships carrying The Warwickshire Brigade arrive off Le Havre Between 02.00 and 03.00 in the morning. They wait for daylight before docking and the troops disembark beginning at 7am. Interpreters join the battalions and they march through the town to No.6 Rest Camp at Graville. The transport sections being the last to arrive at 21.00. 24th Mar 1915 Warwickshire Territorials on the Move 25th Mar 1915 Warwickshire Territorials on the Move 27th Mar 1915 Route March 28th Mar 1915 Warwickshire Territorials on the March 29th Mar 1915 Under Instruction   30th Mar 1915 Digging Trenches   31st Mar 1915 Digging Trenches   1st Apr 1915 On the March 2nd Apr 1915 Under Instruction 3rd Apr 1915 Territorials Under Instruction 4th Apr 1915 Territorials Under Instruction 5th Apr 1915 Warwcks return to Billets 6th Apr 1915 Warwcks on the March 7th Apr 1915 In Billets 8th Apr 1915 Specialist Courses 9th Apr 1915 Route March & Bomb Throwing 11th Apr 1915 Route March & Bomb Throwing 12th Apr 1915 Into the Trenches 13th Apr 1915 In the Trenches 14th Apr 1915 Trench Work 15th Apr 1915 Trench Work 16th Apr 1915 Reliefs   17th Apr 1915 Trench Work   18th Apr 1915 Quiet Day 19th Apr 1915 Encounter with the Enemy 20th Apr 1915 Reliefs   21st Apr 1915 Farms Searched 22nd Apr 1915 Noxious Gases 23rd Apr 1915 Noxious Gases 24th Apr 1915 Reliefs 25th Apr 1915 Working Parties and Shelling 26th Apr 1915 Working Parties 27th Apr 1915 Situation Normal 28th Apr 1915 Reliefs Completed 29th Apr 1915 Warwicks provide Instruction 30th Apr 1915 Communications Trenches Completed 30th Apr 1915 Enemy Trench Located 8th May 1915 Situation Normal 24th May 1915 Gunfire at Ypres 28th May 1915 Enemy Attack 31st May 1915 Instruction   8th Jun 1915 Brigade Conference 16th Jun 1915 All Quiet 18th Jun 1915 Sniping and Rifle Grenades 19th Jun 1915 Reliefs 19th Jun 1915 Reliefs 27 Jul 1915 Front Line Inspected 27 Jul 1915 Front Line Inspected 15th Aug 1915 Reliefs   23rd Aug 1915 Divisional Reserve 14th of July 1916  On the Move    20th Apr 1917 Orders   21st Apr 1917 Working Parties   28th of July 1917 Orders for an Attack   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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