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95th Infantry Brigade    95th Brigade was raised during the Great War as part of Lord Kitchener's New Army and served with 32nd Division. It was made up of the 14th, 15th and 16th Battalions, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and the 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. They proceeded to France in November 1915. Soon after arrival 95th Brigade transferred to 5th Division as part of a reorganisation to include experienced units alongside the newly trained battalions. The battalions of the Warwickshire Regiment moved to other brigades and the 12th Gloucesters served alongside the 1st Devons, 1st East Surreys and 1st DCLI. 95th MGC and 95th TMB joined on their formation. In late 1917 and early 1918 the Brigade served in Italy and then returned to the Western Front. 17th April 1915 5th Division Attack   3rd of December 1915  Observation Difficult 22nd Dec 1915 Orders Issued   26th of December 1915 Tit-for-Tat Shelling   28th of December 1915 Retaliatory Firing   1st of February 1916  10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join 26th of February 1916 A Conference 2nd of March 1916 New Position 4th of March 1916 Snow All Day 9th March 1916 Reliefs 13th of March 1916 False Gas Alarm   14th of March 1916 MG Coy Arrive 16th of March 1916 British Plane Shot Down 19th of March 1916  8 Hits Claimed   21st of March 1916 Very Quiet   22nd of March 1916  Local Relief   23rd of March 1916 Germans Fire "Jam Tins" 26th of March 1916 Rain and Sleet   5th of April 1916  TMs Active 6th of April 1916 Hazy Day 13th of April 1916 Brigade Relief 14th of April 1916 MGs Relieved 25th of April 1916  TMs Active   2nd of May 1916 Reliefs 3rd May 1916 Arrival 4th of May 1916 Shelling 4th May 1916 Reliefs 5th May 1916 Reliefs 15th of May 1916  Active Sniping 4th of June 1916  Germans Raid Trenches   26th of June 1916 Taking Over the Line 27th of June 1916 More Movements 2nd of July 1916 New Orders   7th of July 1916  On the Move Again 14th of July 1916 March is Continued 15th of July 1916  Orders 16th of July 1916 More Marching   17th of July 1916  On the Move   17th July 1916 On the March 19th of July 1916 Relief Carried Out   20th Jul 1916 Attack Made 20th of July 1916 Positions of Units   21st Jul 1916 Attack Made 21st of July 1916 Enemy Takes High Wood   22nd of July 1916 Front Adjustment Completed   22nd July 1916 Attacks Made   23rd Jul 1916 Digging in 23rd of July 1916 Longueval Attack Report   24th of July 1916 Reliefs   25th of July 1916  Enemy Advances   26th of July 1916 A Combined Offensive   27th of July 1916 Gas Shell Attack   28th of July 1916 Not Much Change   29th of July 1916  Quiet Situation   30th of July 1916 Artillery Active   2nd of August 1916 A Relief and a Move 5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions 21st of August 1916  Training   24th of August 1916  On the Move   25th of August 1916 Warning Order Issued   26th of August 1916  Into Action   26th August 1916 At 0930 hours we marched to bivouac N.W. of Bronfay Farm, relieving 15th Sherwood Foresters ( 35th Div. ) 27th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions   27th August 1916 Officers reconnoitred the line 28th of August 1916 Hostile Fire   30th of August 1916  Enemy Artillery Active   31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued   1st of September 1916 Enemy SOS   2nd September 1916 Found working parties of 600 O.R. and 10 Officers.   2nd September 1916 Orders   3rd Sep 1916 In Action   3rd September 1916 At 1400 hours The Battalion moved to Casement Trench. 4th Sep 1916 In Action   4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up   4th September 1916 Handwritten Order from sender No. BMa58 4th September 1916 Handwritten Order 1650 hours from sender No. CP1 to FAN   4th September 1916 At 1230 hours came under orders of 15th Inf. Bde.   5th Sep 1916 In Action   5th of September 1916 Farm Captured   6th of September 1916 Wood Cleared   7th of September 1916 Reliefs   8th of September 1916 Prepare to Move 17th of September 1916 Warning Order Received   18th of September 1916  Brigade Dispositions   19th of September 1916 In the Front Line   20th of September 1916  Artillery Active   21st of September 1916 Situation Normal   22nd of September 1916 Dispositions   23rd of September 1916 Reliefs   23rd September 1916 Operational Order No. 50.   24th of September 1916 Foggy Night   24th September 1916 Operational Order No.51.   24th September 1916 Reliefs   25th Sep 1916 Attack Made   25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks   25th September 1916 Attack Made   26th of September 1916 Reliefs   27th of September 1916 Division Moves   28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers   29th of September 1916 Entraining 30th of September 1916 Dispositions 2nd of October 1916  Reconnoitring the Line   3rd of October 1916 MG Coys into the Line   4th of October 1916  Reliefs Underway 5th of October 1916 More Reliefs 8th of October 1916  Front Changed   13th of October 1916 Reliefs   31st of October 1916 Distribution   22nd of November 1916 Enemy Unusually Quiet   24th of November 1916  Artillery and TMs Active   26th November 1916 Shared Billeting Area 30th of November 1916  Enemy Baling Out   2nd of December 1916 Raiding Party Fails   4th of December 1916  German Trenches Damaged   5th Dec 1916 Reliefs 5th December 1916 Reliefs 6th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   10th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   14th of December 1916  A Combined Shoot   16th of December 1916 Enemy Very Quiet   20th of December 1916 German TMs Active   21st of December 1916 Ferme Cour d'Avoue Shelled   22nd of December 1916 Quiet Day   24th of December 1916 Germans Very Active   26th of December 1916 Guns Active   28th Dec 1916 Reliefs   29th Dec 1916 Billets   29th of December 1916  Artillery Quieter   5th of January 1917  Aeroplanes Active   6th of January 1917  German Guns Quiet   9th of January 1917  Spotted Dog Shelled   13th of January 1917  Retaliation "Feeble"   17th of January 1917 Guns Active   20th of January 1917 Active Artillery   21st of January 1917 Our TMs Active   22nd Jan 1917 Reliefs 22nd January 1917 Relief Complete 26th of January 1917 TMs Busy   30th of January 1917 Hostile TMs Busy   1st of February 1917  Balloon Spotted   3rd of February 1917 Artillery Active   6th of February 1917 Fairly Quiet   7th of February 1917  Feeble Retaliation   9th of February 1917  Little TM Retaliation   12th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   15th of February 1917 Enemy TMs Fall Short   17th of February 1917 TMs Quiet   19th of February 1917 Our Guns Active   21st of February 1917  Our Guns Active   23rd of February 1917 Relief Ordered   28th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   1st Mar 1917 Relief 1st of March 1917 POWs Taken   1st March 1917 Relieved by 1st Cheshire Regt in the Firing line and withdrew to Senechal Farm. 2nd Mar 1917 Carrying Parties 3rd Mar 1917 Carrying Parties 4th Mar 1917 In Reserve 4th of March 1917 Damage Caused by Heavies   5th of March 1917 Relief Arranged   6th of March 1917  Brigades Attached   8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief   9th of March 1917  TMs Very Active   11th of March 1917 Auchy Heavily Shelled   14th of March 1917 Pekin Trench Hit   15th of March 1917  Brigade Relief   17th of March 1917  Relief Completed   18th of March 1917 Front Handed Over 20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed   24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move 27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve   1st of April 1917 Training 2nd of April 1917  Positions   4th of April 1917 Orders for Moves   5th of April 1917  Z Day Postponed 6th of April 1917 Orders Received 8th of April 1917 HQ Moves 9th of April 1917 At the Ready   11th of April 1917 Dispositions 12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs   13th of April 1917  A Push Forward   14th of April 1917 Orders to Move   14th April 1917 At 0530 hours the Battalion moved over Vimy Ridge. 16th of April 1917 Heavies Bombard Wire   18th of April 1917 Divisional Front Readjusted   20th of April 1917 Orders to Attack   20th April 1917 Supplied same fatigue for light railway and was relieved in the afternoon by 95th Brigade 21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed   22nd of April 1917 Warning Order Received   22nd April 1917 Operational Order by Lt. Colonel J.W.V. Carroll C.M.G. Commanding 1st Norfolk Regt.   23rd of April 1917 Reliefs Complete   24th of April 1917 35 Minute Bombardment   25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front   27th of April 1917 Rest and Training 28th of April 1917 Rest and Training   1st of May 1917  Warning of Relief 2nd of May 1917 13th Inf Bde Moves 3rd of May 1917  95th Inf Bde Moves 4th of May 1917 Relief Completed   5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled   6th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   7th of May 1917 Left Brigade Shelled   8th May 1917 Enemy Attack   8th of May 1917  Orders to Attack   8th May 1917 Operation 8th/9th May 1917. 9th May 1917 Reliefs 9th of May 1917 No Further Advance   10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported   11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled   13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled   15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day   17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack   20th of May 1917 Guns Active   21st of May 1917 Quiet Night   22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day   24th of May 1917  Relief Completed   26th of May 1917 Quiet Day   27th of May 1917 Work 28th of May 1917  Work 29th of May 1917  Work   30th May 1917 Work 31st May 1917 Work and Training   1st of June 1917   Work and Training 2nd of June 1917    9th of June 1917  A Relief   10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned   12th of June 1917 Relief   13th of June 1917  Work and Training 14th of June 1917 Relief   15th of June 1917   Relief Completed   16th June 1917  Quiet Night   16th June 1917 Relieved 15th Royal Warwicks in Brigade Support, in Oppy Wood sector. 17th of June 1917 Quiet Day   18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active   19th of June 1917  Quiet Day   21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed   26th of June 1917  Quiet Day   28th of June 1917  Successful Operation    29th of June 1917 Consolidating Gains   1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted   4th Jul 1917 Reliefs 5th Jul 1917 Working Parties 5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged   6th Jul 1917 Reinforcements 6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief   7th Jul 1917 Working Parties 8th Jul 1917 Working Parties 9th Jul 1917 Reliefs 10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered   12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled    13th of July 1917   Front Extended   17th of July 1917 Quiet Time   18th of July 1917 Direct Hits Made   19th of July 1917   Situation Quiet    21st of July 1917 Back Areas Shelled   23rd of July 1917 Minenwerfer Active   26th of July 1917  Very Quiet    27th of July 1917  Gas Attack   28th July 1917 Relief in daylight. 29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief   1st of August 1917 MG Activity   3rd of August 1917   Snipers Active   4th of August 1917  Hostile Shelling   6th of August 1917 Gas Used   7th of August 1917  A German Raid   9th August 1917 Battalion relieved by 1st Devon Regt. 95th Brigade. 10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet   13th of August 1917 Two Minute Barrage   16th of August 1917 MGs Active   17th of August 1917  German Relief Hit   19th of August 1917  Gas Drums Plan   19th August 1918 Instructions No.2   21st of August 1917 TMs Silenced   22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled   25th of August 1917  TMs Hit Oppy Wood   27th of August 1917 Quiet Time   29th of August 1917  Normal Fire   30th of August 1917  Gas Projected   31st August 1917 Quiet Time   2nd of September 1917 Hostile MG Activity   3rd of September 1917  Quiet   5th of September 1917 Brigades on the March   6th of September 1917 Gas Shelling   7th of September 1917 Training   8th of September 1917  95th Brigade Moves 9th of October 1917 Hostile Guns Active   9th of September 1917 Training Continues 10th of September 1917  Division to Move 11th of September 1917  Artillery Marches 20th September 1917 Operational Order 131 21st of September 1917 Practice Attack 27th of September 1917  Orders Received 28th of September 1917  On the Move   30th of September 1917  Reliefs 1st of October 1917 Orders to Attack   2nd of October 1917   Heavy Shelling   3rd of October 1917 More Heavy Shelling    4th of October 1917 Attack Launched   4th October 1917 At Bedford House in Divisional Reserve to 95th and 13th Brigades. 5th of October 1917 Quieter Night   7th of October 1917 Enemy Driven Off   10th of October 1917   "Intense Barrage" Endured   11th of October 1917 Snipers Active   12th of October 1917 Relief Completed 14th of October 1917 Training   17th of October 1917 Training   18th of October 1917 Training 21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   25th of October 1917 Incessant Shelling   25th October 1917 Battalion moved to Bedford House in Divisional Reserve. 26th of October 1917 Intermittent Shelling   27th of October 1917  Quiet Time   28th of October 1917 Enemy Guns "Above Normal"   29th of October 1917 A Relief   30th of October 1917 Gas Shells   2nd of November 1917 Gas Shelling   3rd of November 1917 Enemy Fire   4th of November 1917 Heavy shelling   5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid   6th of November 1917 Attack Launched   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   11th of November 1917 Quiet Time   14th of November 1917 95th Brigade Entrain 18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves   19th of November 1917  Pioneers Move 23rd of November 1917 Division Ordered to Move 25th of November 1917 Pioneers Return 26th of November 1917   HQ Closes and Re-opens 27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 28th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 25th Mar 1918 Reorganisation 25th Mar 1918 Appointments 9th of April 1918 Orders 10th of April 1918  Relief Postponed 11th of April 1918 Movement Details 12th of April 1918 Attack Ordered   13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks   13th April 1918 The morning was spent digging shelter trenches around Croix Marraisse. 13th April 1918 The details had orders to move to Tannay at 0900 hours 14th of April 1918  Attacks and Counter-Attacks 15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack   16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet   16th April 1918 Operational Order 25.   17th of April 1918  A Relief and a Barrage   18th of April 1918  Artillery Active   19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party    21st of April 1918   Gas Attack Expected   22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack   23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling   25th of April 1918  Division Attacks   25th April 1918 Battalion H.Q. again shelled with 5.9", no harm done. 26th Apr 1918 Dispositions of Machine Guns   27th of April 1918 Artillery Active   28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter   30th of April 1918 Artillery Very Active   2nd of May 1918  Enemy Guns Active    3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active    4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet   7th of May 1918  Some Gas Shelling   8th of May 1918 Quiet Night   9th of May 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet   10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used    14th of May 1918 Enemy Raid Fails   15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy    17th of May 1918 Active Artillery   18th of May 1918  EAs Active   19th of May 1918 Quiet Front 20th of May 1918 British Attack Success   21st of May 1918 German Attack Fails   22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active   23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night   26th of May 1918 Quiet Night   30th of May 1918 A Relief   5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief   11th of June 1918  2 POWs Taken   13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed   15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed   16th of June 1918 Quiet Night   19th of June 1918 Operation Postponed   20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged   22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity   25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4   29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active   1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged   2nd of July 1918 Artillery Active   5th of July 1918 Relief Completed   7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling   12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed   15th of July 1918  Slight Shelling   18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active   22nd of July 1918 Quiet Time   24th of July 1918  Relief Completed   28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st of July 1918 Relief Completed   3rd of August 1918  Orders Issued   4th of August 1918 Divisional Relief Ordered   5th of August 1918  Quiet Day   9th of August 1918  Training   10th of August 1918  Training 13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced 15th of August 1918  Training 18th of August 1918 On the Move   19th of August 1918 Advanced Brigades to Move   21st of August 1918  Division Advances   22nd of August 1918 A New Objective   23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks   24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates   25th of August 1918 Brigades Move   26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats   27th of August 1918 Quiet   28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged   28th August 1918 Report on Operations with 4th Corps.   29th of August 1918 Enemy Evacuate Town   30th of August 1918  Advance Continues   31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack   1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful   2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended 3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws   4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief 5th of September 1918 Rest and Training 12th of September 1918 Training   13th of September 1918 On the Move   17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of September 1918 Attack Commences   19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet   20th of September 1918  Quiet Time   21st of September 1918  Some Shelling   22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active   25th of September 1918  Advance Resumed   26th of September 1918 Preparing to Attack   30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief   8th of October 1918 New Area   9th of October 1918  On the Move    10th of October 1918 On the Move   12th October 1918 Operation Order No.58.   12th of October 1918 New Divisional Area 18th of October 1918  Gas Shelling    20th of October 1918    21st of October 1918     22nd of October 1918 Advance to Resume   23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment 2nd of November 1918   Warning of Advance   3rd November 1918 Operational Order No.61.   4th of November 1918 Attack Continued    6th of November 1918  95th Brigade Orders 7th of November 1918  Operations Continue    10th of November 1918  Operations Continue   11th of November 1918 Armistice and a Report   13th of November 1918 Resting 22nd November 1918 Inspections of transport by B.G.C. 4th of December 1918 Orders Issued   11th of December 1918 Order for March 3rd of January 1919 Additional Areas Allotted 10th of January 1919  Locations If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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