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56th Infantry Brigade   26th Jul 1915 On the Move   24th Sep 1915 Orders   10th Oct 1915 Front Line   11th Oct 1915 Working Parties   12th Oct 1915 Rounds Fired   13th Oct 1915 Working Parties   14th Oct 1915 Rounds Fired   23rd Oct 1915 Relief   12th February 1916 Conference of C.O`s 14th February 1916 Training scheme 15th February 1916 Inspection 18th February 1916 Training 20th Feb 1916 Instruction   21st February 1916 Grenadier school 21st Feb 1916 Instruction   22nd Feb 1916 Instruction   24th Feb 1916 Instruction   26th February 1916 Orders Received 26th Feb 1916 Instruction   27th February 1916 Movement order cancelled 27th Feb 1916 Instruction   28th February 1916 Major General Hull visited 28th Feb 1916 Instruction   6th March 1916 Infantry Advance Formation Training 10th March 1916 Demonstration of 18 pounders guns 12th March 1916 On the March 16th March 1916 On the March 18th March 1916 Demonstration of German flame thrower 19th March 1916 Steel helmets issue 22nd March 1916 Rifle range created 24th March 1916 Move 25th March 1916 Battalion attack scheme 27th March 1916 Measures against gas 30th March 1916 Open warfare exercise 2nd Apr 1917 Heavy Snow 3rd April 1916 Mortar demonstration 5th April 1916 Open warfare scheme 7th April 1916 Rear guard scheme of attack 9th April 1916 German Flamethrower demonstration 10th April 1916 Divisional band formation 14th April 1916 Leave stopped 22nd April 1916 Staff tour 24th April 1916 Brigade Staff tour 28th April 1916 Measles outbreak 30th April 1916 Divisional standing orders Issued 3rd May 1916 Attack practiced 7th May 1916 Accommodation not weatherproof 9th May 1916 Planning 13th May 1916 Quarry work 15th May 1916 Trench mortar battery reinforcements 20th May 1916 Gun Emplacements 22nd May 1916 Railway construction 28th May 1916 Lewis Guns   29th May 1916 Tactical Reserve 2nd June 1916 Relief orders 3rd June 1916 German mine thrower activity 4th June 1916 Seven men buried by explosions 6th June 1916 Enemy quiet 7th June 1916 Rain continuously all day 8th June 1916 Trench Work 9th June 1916 New communication trench 10th June 1916 Work on Front Line   13th June 1916 On the March   14th June 1916 Cable laying   15th June 1916 Visit 16th June 1916 Cable Work 17th June 1916 Cable laying 18th June 1916 Outline of the operation orders 20th June 1916 Preparation for attack 21st June 1916 Working parties 22nd June 1916 Cable work 23rd June 1916 Issue of administration orders 25th June 1916 Preliminary bombardment continued 26th June 1916 Orders Issued 6th Jul 1916 Orders Received   8th Jul 1916 Line Advanced   9th Jul 1916 In Reserve 5th of August 1916    1st Oct 1916 Orders 2nd Oct 1916 Brigades Training 3rd Oct 1916 Reliefs 4th Oct 1916 On the Move 6th Oct 1916 Orders   7th Oct 1916 Reliefs   8th Oct 1916 Orders Issued   12th Oct 1916 Shelling   14th Oct 1916 Orders   15th Oct 1916 Orders   19th Nov 1916 New Line 1st Dec 1916 Training 2nd Dec 1916 Training 18th Dec 1916 Inspections 20th Dec 1916 Inspections 21st Dec 1916 Sports Medals 22nd Dec 1916 Company Training 31st Dec 1916 Training 9th of March 1917 Under Orders 1st Apr 1917 Artillery Registration   3rd Apr 1917 Blizzard   4th Apr 1917 Artillery Active   5th Apr 1917 Some Shelling   6th Apr 1917 Artilery in Support   7th Apr 1917 Shelling   8th Apr 1917 Artillery Registration 9th Apr 1917 Hail Stones   7th of June 1917  A Big Offensive   19th of June 1917  More Reliefs 21st of September 1917 Relief 22nd of September 1917 Withdrawing 21st of March 1918 Intense Barrage    22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal   23rd Mar 1918 Heavy Fighting 24th Mar 1918 In Defence   24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal 6th of April 1918 Patrols Out 9th of April 1918 Relieved 10th of April 1918 Under Attack   11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...   12th of April 1918 Enemy Advances   13th of April 1918 Under Heavy Attack   30th of April 1918 Reports   2nd May 1918 Reliefs Complete   10th of June 1918 Drill 1st Aug 1918 Training 2nd Aug 1918 Training 3rd Aug 1918 Training 4th Aug 1918 Orders Received 5th Aug 1918 Training 6th Aug 1918 On the Move 7th Aug 1918 Reliefs Complete   8th Aug 1918 Farm Captured   9th Aug 1918 Possible Booby Traps   29th of August 1918 Reliefs 1st Sep 1918 Training 4th Sep 1918 Orders Received 5th Sep 1918 Reliefs   6th Sep 1918 Line Advanced   7th Sep 1918 Consolidation   8th Sep 1918 Consolidation   9th Sep 1918 Reliefs   10th Sep 1918 Reliefs Completed   11th Sep 1918 Poor Conditions   12th Sep 1918 Poor Conditions   13th Sep 1918 Reliefs   14th Sep 1918 Patrols   15th Sep 1918 Advance   16th Sep 1918 Consolidation   17th Sep 1918 Reliefs   18th Sep 1918 In Camp   21st Sep 1918 Reliefs   22nd Sep 1918 Enemy Wire   23rd Sep 1918 Enemy Wire   24th Sep 1918 Enemy Wire   25th Sep 1918 Infantry Patrols   26th Sep 1918 Night Patrols   27th Sep 1918 Patrols   28th Sep 1918 Enemy Posts   29th Sep 1918 Enemy Posts   30th Sep 1918 Attack Made   6th of November 1918 Into Front Line If you can provide 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