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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

13th Infantry Brigade



21st of August 1913 Lecture

9th of August 1914 At Southampton

13th of August 1914 Landing in France

13th of August 1914   Landing in France

14th of August 1914 Advance Party Leave

15th of August 1914  Arriving Busigny

16th of August 1914 Billets Organised

17th of August 1914  Brigades Pass Through

18th of August 1914 15th Bde Arrives

20th of August 1914 Preparing to March

22nd of August 1914  On the March

23rd of August 1914 Holding the Line

24th August 1914 On the Move

26th of August 1914  Holding Position

26th August 1914 Orders to stand to arms

27th Aug 1914 Defensive line

27th of August 1914 Retirement in the Dark

28th of August 1914 An Exhausting March

29th of August 1914 Sleeping in the Streets

30th of August 1914 A Hot March

31st of August 1914  Pursued by Germans

1st of September 1914 A Delayed March

2nd of September 1914 An Early March

3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne

5th of September 1914 March Finished

6th of September 1914 Army Advances

7th of September 1914  Another March

7th September 1914 At the front

8th Sep 1914 In Reserve

8th Sep 1914 Prisoners

8th of September 1914 An Early March

8th September 1914 March to new billets in Charnesseuil

9th of September 1914 On the Move

10th of September 1914 Marching

10th September 1914 

11th of September 1914 Marching

12th of September 1914 A Wet March

13th of September 1914 A Showery March

13th September 1914 Crossing River Aisne

14th of September 1914 Broken Bridges

15th of September 1914 An Attack Falters

15th September 1914 Attack on Chivres Spur

16th of September 1914 Bad Roads

17th of September 1914 Artillery Reinforced

18th of September 1914 Some Enemy Firing

19th of September 1914 Trenches Fired Constantly

20th of September 1914 Sappers Make a Bridge

21st of September 1914  Missy on Fire

22nd of September 1914 Enemy Retiring?

23rd of September 1914 Heavy Shelling

25th of September 1914  Very Quiet

26th of September 1914 Moves Successful

27th of September 1914 A False Alarm

28th of September 1914 Shelling

29th of September 1914 Quiet

30th of September 1914 Astride the Aisne

1st of October 1914 A Withdrawal

2nd of October 1914 Moonlit Relief

3rd of October 1914 On the March

4th of October 1914 On the March

5th of October 1914 A New HQ

6th of October 1914 Orders to Move

7th of October 1914 A Train Ride

8th of October 1914 Entraining Finished

11th of October 1914 New Billets  location map

12th of October 1914 Orders to Advance  location map

13th of October 1914 Advance Resumed  location map

14th of October 1914 Supporting the French  location map

14th October 1914 Heavily shelled all day

15th of October 1914 Advance Ordered to Continue  location map

16th of October 1914 Empty German Trenches  location map

16th October 1914 In Reserve

18th of October 1914 Advance Resumed  location map

19th of October 1914  Slow Progress   location map

20th of October 1914 A Fluid Front  location map

21st of October 1914 Some Retirements  location map

22nd Oct 1914 Shelling  location map

22nd of October 1914 Our Line Attacked  location map

22nd October 1914 Exposed and vulnerable at the front

24th of October 1914 Germans Attack  location map

25th of October 1914 More Attacks  location map

26th of October 1914 Germans Repulsed  location map

27th of October 1914 A Counter Attack  location map

27th Oct 1914 Attack Made  location map

28th of October 1914 Counter Attack Falters   location map

29th of October 1914  Determined German Attack  location map

29th October 1914 Reinforcements distributed to companies.

30th of October 1914 German Attack Fades  location map

31st of October 1914 A Counter Attack   location map

2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised  location map

3rd of November 1914  Situation Report  location map

4th of November 1914  French Attack  location map

5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters

6th of November 1914  Around Ypres

8th of November 1914 Half-hearted Attacks  location map

13th November 1914 German Attack repelled by Artillery and machine guns

13th of November 1914  Reliefs Completed   location map

14th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns

15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise

18th of November 1914 Shell Fire

21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength  location map

22nd of November 1914 In the Line  location map

27th of November 1914 Relief Commences  location map

28th of November 1914  On the Move

29th of November 1914  Infantry Distribution  location map

1st of December 1914  Quiet Time

2nd of December 1914  A Moonlit Night  location map

3rd of December 1914 Instructions

4th of December 1914 Reliefs  location map

4th of December 1914 Relief  location map

6th of December 1914 Frosty Night

10th of December 1914 Naval Victory Cheered

12th of December 1914 No Incidents   location map

13th of December 1914 Wire Cut  location map

14th of December 1914  French on the Offensive  location map

16th of December 1914  Instruction  location map

17th of December 1914 Wet Weather   location map

18th of December 1914 No Progress

19th of December 1914 Demonstration

21st of December 1914 Howitzers Silenced  location map

22nd of December 1914  Four Germans Shot  location map

23rd of December 1914 Frosty Night

26th of December 1914 Messines Square Targetted   location map

31st of December 1914 Message  location map

3rd of January 1915 Patrols Active

4th of January 1915 Trench Work  location map

7th of January 1915 Very Wet Weather  location map

8th of January 1915 Trenches Damaged   location map

10th of January 1915 Flooding and Baling  location map

11th of January 1915 Six Direct Hits  location map

12th of January 1915 Enemy Very Alert  location map

14th of January 1915 Trenches Drying Out  location map

15th of January 1915 Germans Fire Slowly  location map

16th Jan 1915 Reliefs  location map

16th of January 1915 Squally Weather  location map

17th of January 1915 Quiet Day  location map

19th of January 1915  Thaw Sets In  location map

20th of January 1915 HQ Shelled   location map

21st of January 1915 Wulverghem Shelled  location map

22nd of January 1915 Aeroplane-Aided Shelling  location map

24th of January 1915 Machine Gun Silenced  location map

25th of January 1915 Quiet Day  location map

28th of January 1915 Active Snipers   location map

29th of January 1915  Artillery Intervenes  location map

29th of January 1915 Message  location map

31st of January 1915 Trench Improvements Reported  location map

31st of January 1915 

1st of February 1915  No 7 Trench Hit

4th of February 1915  Message  location map

5th of February 1915  

8th of February 1915 Inspection by Belgian King  location map

9th Feb 1915 Reliefs  location map

9th of February 1915 German Post Located  location map

13th of February 1915 Trenches Maintained  location map

13th of February 1915 

14th of February 1915 Germans Plan an Attack?

15th of February 1915 Heavy Rain

16th of February 1915 Baling All Night  location map

17th of February 1915 Patrols Out

18th of February 1915 Grenades Cause Confusion  location map

19th of February 1915 Three Airships?  location map

19th of February 1915  

20th of February 1915 A Violent Explosion  location map

21st of February 1915 8th Howitzers Leave  location map

22nd of February 1915 Cheering and Rockets  location map

23rd of February 1915  B Sector Shelled

23rd Feb 1915 Reorganisation

28th of February 1915  Artillery Reorganised  location map

4th of March 1915 Enemy Nervous  location map

9th March 1915 German advance quashed

16th March 1915  Information

16th March 1915 Orders  location map

18th of March 1915 Trench Mortars

19th of March 1915  Patrols  location map

21st of March 1915 Intelligence

21st of March 1915    location map

22nd of March 1915 Quiet Night

30th of March 1915  Hostile MG Damaged?   location map

31st of March 1915    location map

31st of March 1915 Orders Issued  location map

2nd of April 1915 Quiet Day  location map

6th of April 1915 A Hand Over  location map

7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet   location map

7th Apr 1915 Reorganisation

8th of April 1915 Another Quiet Day

9th of April 1915  Quiet Day  location map

10th of April 1915 Shells and Work  location map

13th of April 1915 Report  location map

15th of April 1915 Enemy Very Quiet  location map

15th of April 1915  Orders  location map

16th of April 1915 Quiet Night   location map

16th of April 1915 Message  location map

17th Apr 1915 Attack Made  location map

17th of April 1915  Mines Exploded  location map

17th April 1915 5th Division Attack  location map

18th Apr 1915 Counter Attack  location map

18th of April 1915 Action Continues  location map

20th of April 1915 Quiet  location map

22nd of April 1915 Fairly Quiet Day  location map

23rd Apr 1915 Artillery in Action

24th Apr 1915 Artillery in Action

26th of April 1915  Quiet Night   location map

28th of April 1915 Report  location map

1st of May 1915 Gas Casualties  location map

3rd of May 1915  New German Bombs  location map

4th of May 1915 Quiet Night  location map

5th of May 1915 HQ Report  location map

5th of May 1915 A Counter Attack  location map

6th of May 1915 Another Attack Fails  location map

7th of May 1915 Attack Ordered  location map

8th of May 1915  Heavy Shelling  location map

11th of May 1915   No Retirement Planned  location map

12th of May 1915 German Mine Hit   location map

13th of May 1915 All Quiet  location map

14th of May 1915 Quiet and Normal  location map

18th of May 1915 Revenge Shelling  location map

21st of May 1915  Mining  location map

26th of May 1915 Quiet Day, Quieter Night  location map

27th of May 1915  Earth Tremors Felt   location map

28th of May 1915 Quiet  location map

29th of May 1915  A Rumbling Explosion  location map

31st of May 1915 "Careful Watch" Kept  location map

3rd of June 1916  Quiet Day  location map

5th of June 1915 Quiet Time  location map

6th of June 1915  An Explosion

7th Jun 1915 Recce  location map

7th of June 1915  Quiet Time

8th of June 1915 Hot Weather

8th of June 1915 

10th of June 1915 Enemy Explode Mine  location map

11th of June 1915 Heavy Rain  location map

13th of June 1915 Patrols Out

14th of June 1915  Lots of Rockets

15th of June 1915  Quiet Time

21st of June 1915 Situation Normal  location map

29th of June 1915   Some Shelling

30th of June 1915  A Reconnoitre  location map

2nd of July 1915 A "Good Shoot"

6th of July 1915 Brigadiers Conference

13th of July 1915  Enemy Active on Canal  location map

14th of July 1915 Aeroplane Active  location map

15th of July 1915  Reliefs  location map

16th of July 1915 More Reliefs  location map

17th of July 1915 Mine Explodes

18th of July 1915  Reconnaissance Made  location map

19th of July 1915  Quiet Night  location map

20th of July 1915 Mine Discovered

21st of July 1915 Relief  location map

22nd of July 1915 Superior Sniping  location map

23rd of July 1915 3rd Div Take Over  location map

26th of July 1915 Concentration Completed

30th of July 1915  Detrainment

2nd of August 1915 Trench Inspection

3rd of August 1915 Batteries Move

5th of August 1915  Quiet Day

6th of August 1915 Quiet Night

9th of August 1915   Bridges Guarded  location map

15th of August 1915  3 Salvos Fired  location map

16th of August 1915  Enemy Active  location map

17th of August 1915  Our Patrols Out  location map

18th of August 1915  German Captured  location map

20th of August 1915 Quiet Night  location map

21st of August 1915 Snipers Active  location map

22nd August 1915 Reliefs

22nd of August 1915 Hostile Balloons  location map

25th of August 1915 Hostile Marsh Patrol  location map

26th of August 1915  Reliefs  location map

1st Sep 1915 On the March  location map

2nd of September 1915  Our Transport Shelled  location map

9th of September 1915  Quiet Time  location map

10th of September 1915  Enemy Hit Dummy Battery  location map

12th of September 1915  67th Brigade Under Instruction  location map

14th of September 1915  Both Sides Retaliate  location map

16th Sep 1915 In Billets  location map

24th of September 1915 Wet Weather   location map

1st of October 1915 Snipers Active  location map

2nd of October 1915 `Shows' and Football  location map

10th of October 1915 30 Whizzbangs   location map

18th of October 1915 Noisy Germans  location map

21st of October 1915 Reliefs  location map

27th of October 1915 German Work Destroyed  location map

9th Nov 1915 Reliefs

12th of December 1915 German Deserter

20th of December 1915 Deserter Taken

28th of December 1915 Retaliatory Firing  location map

1st of January 1916 Night-time Shelling

2nd of January 1916 Direct Hits  location map

3rd of January 1916  German Post Bombed  location map

10th of January 1916  Battalion Relief  location map

13th of January 1916 5th Division in Reserve

29th of January 1916 

31st of January 1916  

1st of February 1916 

4th of February 1916  

10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join

1st of March 1916 Division Halts

3rd of March 1916  Relief

4th of March 1916 Snow All Day

5th March 1916 Recce

8th of March 1916  Dummy Battery Hit  location map

9th of March 1916  Noises Silenced

10th of March 1916 Unit Positions

13th of March 1916 False Gas Alarm  location map

16th of March 1916 British Plane Shot Down

19th of March 1916  8 Hits Claimed  location map

21st of March 1916 Very Quiet  location map

22nd of March 1916  Local Relief  location map

23rd of March 1916 Germans Fire "Jam Tins"

25th of March 1916  German Mortars Silenced  location map

28th of March 1916 A Combined Shoot  location map

30th of March 1916 Mortars Active

5th of April 1916  TMs Active

6th of April 1916 Hazy Day

13th of April 1916 Brigade Relief

25th of April 1916  TMs Active  location map

2nd of May 1916 Reliefs

17th May 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshires in "J2" subsector N.E. Arras.

30th of May 1916 Explosion Heard

4th of June 1916  Germans Raid Trenches  location map

8th June 1916 

19th of June 1916  Divisional Relief

27th of June 1916 More Movements

2nd of July 1916 New Orders  location map

13th of July 1916 Readiness to Move  location map

14th of July 1916 March is Continued

15th of July 1916  Orders

16th of July 1916 More Marching  location map

17th of July 1916  On the Move  location map

17th July 1916 On the March

19th of July 1916 Relief Carried Out  location map

20th Jul 1916 Attack Made

20th of July 1916 Positions of Units  location map

21st Jul 1916 Attack Made

21st of July 1916 Enemy Takes High Wood  location map

21st July 1916 Orders

22nd Jul 1916 Preparations  location map

22nd of July 1916 Front Adjustment Completed  location map

22nd July 1916 Attacks Made  location map

23rd Jul 1916 Digging in

23rd of July 1916 Longueval Attack Report  location map

24th of July 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th of July 1916  Enemy Advances  location map

26th of July 1916 A Combined Offensive  location map

29th of July 1916  Quiet Situation  location map

30th of July 1916 Artillery Active  location map

31st of July 1916 KOSBs Hold Line  location map

31st July 1916 Left bivouac at Pommier and marched to Longueval & Delville Wood.  location map

1st of August 1916  Dispositions after Relief  location map

2nd of August 1916 A Relief and a Move

5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions

15th of August 1916 Training

16th of August 1916 Training

17th of August 1916 Training

21st of August 1916  Training  location map

22nd of August 1916  Attack Scheme

25th of August 1916 Warning Order Issued  location map

26th of August 1916  Into Action  location map

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  location map

27th August 1916 Officers reconnoitred the line

28th of August 1916 Hostile Fire  location map

28th August 1916 Officers reconnoitred the line.

29th August 1916 1815 - 0700 hours we found working party of 5 Officers and 160 O.R. for digging trenches

30th of August 1916  Enemy Artillery Active  location map

30th August 1916 1415 - 0600 hours "A" & "B" coys. found working party for digging trenches

31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued  location map

31st August 1916 Battalion H.Q. at A.15.a.2.8.  location map

1st of September 1916 Enemy SOS  location map

2nd of September 1916 Zero Hour Announced  location map

2nd September 1916 Found working parties of 600 O.R. and 10 Officers.  location map

2nd September 1916 Orders  location map

3rd September 1916 At 1400 hours The Battalion moved to Casement Trench.

4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up  location map

5th of September 1916 Farm Captured  location map

6th of September 1916 Wood Cleared  location map

7th of September 1916 Reliefs  location map

8th of September 1916 Prepare to Move

14th of September 1916 Training

17th of September 1916 Warning Order Received  location map

18th of September 1916  Brigade Dispositions  location map

19th of September 1916 In the Front Line  location map

21st of September 1916 Situation Normal  location map

22nd of September 1916 Dispositions  location map

23rd of September 1916 Reliefs  location map

24th of September 1916 Foggy Night  location map

25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks  location map

26th of September 1916 Reliefs  location map

27th of September 1916 Division Moves  location map

28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers  location map

30th of September 1916 Dispositions

2nd of October 1916  Reconnoitring the Line  location map

3rd of October 1916 MG Coys into the Line  location map

4th of October 1916  Reliefs Underway

5th of October 1916 More Reliefs

8th of October 1916  Front Changed  location map

13th of October 1916 Reliefs  location map

31st of October 1916 Distribution  location map

22nd of November 1916 Enemy Unusually Quiet  location map

23rd of November 1916 Division to Side Slip  location map

27th Nov 1916 Reorganisation

30th of November 1916  Enemy Baling Out  location map

1st of December 1916  Enemy Artillery Active  location map

2nd of December 1916 Raiding Party Fails  location map

4th of December 1916  German Trenches Damaged  location map

6th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed  location map

10th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed  location map

14th of December 1916  A Combined Shoot  location map

16th of December 1916 Enemy Very Quiet  location map

20th of December 1916 German TMs Active  location map

21st of December 1916 Ferme Cour d'Avoue Shelled  location map

22nd of December 1916 Quiet Day  location map

24th of December 1916 Germans Very Active  location map

26th of December 1916 Guns Active  location map

29th of December 1916  Artillery Quieter  location map

5th of January 1917  Aeroplanes Active  location map

6th of January 1917  German Guns Quiet  location map

9th Jan 1917 Reliefs

9th of January 1917  Spotted Dog Shelled  location map

12th of January 1917 Old Man's Corner Shelled  location map

13th of January 1917  Retaliation "Feeble"  location map

17th of January 1917 Guns Active  location map

20th of January 1917 Active Artillery  location map

21st of January 1917 Our TMs Active  location map

26th of January 1917 TMs Busy  location map

30th of January 1917 Hostile TMs Busy  location map

1st of February 1917  Balloon Spotted  location map

3rd of February 1917 Artillery Active  location map

6th of February 1917 Fairly Quiet  location map

7th of February 1917  Feeble Retaliation  location map

9th of February 1917  Little TM Retaliation  location map

12th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet  location map

15th of February 1917 Enemy TMs Fall Short  location map

17th of February 1917 TMs Quiet  location map

19th of February 1917 Our Guns Active  location map

21st of February 1917  Our Guns Active  location map

23rd of February 1917 Relief Ordered  location map

28th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet  location map

1st of March 1917 POWs Taken  location map

4th of March 1917 Damage Caused by Heavies  location map

6th of March 1917  Brigades Attached  location map

8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief  location map

9th of March 1917  TMs Very Active  location map

11th of March 1917 Auchy Heavily Shelled  location map

14th of March 1917 Pekin Trench Hit  location map

15th of March 1917  Brigade Relief  location map

20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed  location map

24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move

27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve  location map

31st of March 1917 Marching Orders  location map

1st of April 1917 Training

2nd of April 1917  Positions  location map

4th of April 1917 Orders for Moves  location map

5th of April 1917  Z Day Postponed

8th of April 1917 HQ Moves

9th of April 1917 At the Ready  location map

10th of April 1917 Orders

11th of April 1917 Dispositions

12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs  location map

13th of April 1917  A Push Forward  location map

14th of April 1917 Orders to Move  location map

18th of April 1917 Divisional Front Readjusted  location map

20th Apr 1917 Reliefs

20th of April 1917 Orders to Attack  location map

21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed  location map

22nd of April 1917 Warning Order Received  location map

23rd of April 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

24th of April 1917 35 Minute Bombardment  location map

25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front  location map

27th of April 1917 Rest and Training

28th of April 1917 Rest and Training  location map

1st of May 1917  Warning of Relief

2nd of May 1917 13th Inf Bde Moves

4th of May 1917 Relief Completed  location map

5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled  location map

5th May 1917 Cleaned up Battalion area.

6th May 1917 Recce

6th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active  location map

7th of May 1917 Left Brigade Shelled  location map

8th May 1917 Enemy Attack  location map

8th of May 1917  Orders to Attack  location map

9th of May 1917 No Further Advance  location map

10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported  location map

11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active  location map

12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled  location map

13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled  location map

15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day  location map

17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack  location map

20th of May 1917 Guns Active  location map

21st of May 1917 Quiet Night  location map

22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day  location map

23rd of May 1917   Enemy Withdrawal?  location map

24th of May 1917  Relief Completed  location map

26th of May 1917 Quiet Day  location map

31st May 1917 Work and Training  location map

1st of June 1917   Work and Training

2nd of June 1917   location map

9th of June 1917  A Relief  location map

10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned  location map

12th of June 1917 Relief  location map

13th of June 1917  Work and Training

14th of June 1917 Relief  location map

15th of June 1917   Relief Completed  location map

16th June 1917  Quiet Night  location map

17th of June 1917 Quiet Day  location map

18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active  location map

19th of June 1917  Quiet Day  location map

20th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

20th June 1917 Relieved on the night of the 20th/21st by 15th Warwicks.

21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed  location map

24th of June 1917  A Raid  location map

26th of June 1917  Quiet Day  location map

27th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

27th of June 1917  Successful Raid  location map

27th June 1917 Operation Order No.2

28th of June 1917  Successful Operation   location map

29th of June 1917 Consolidating Gains  location map

1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted  location map

3rd July 1917 Report  location map

5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged  location map

6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief  location map

7th of July 1917  Quiet Day  location map

9th Jul 1917 Reliefs

10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered  location map

12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled   location map

13th of July 1917   Front Extended  location map

17th of July 1917 Quiet Time  location map

18th of July 1917 Direct Hits Made  location map

19th of July 1917   Situation Quiet   location map

21st July 1917 Diary  location map

21st of July 1917 Back Areas Shelled  location map

23rd of July 1917 Minenwerfer Active  location map

26th of July 1917  Very Quiet   location map

27th of July 1917  Gas Attack  location map

29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief  location map

1st of August 1917 MG Activity  location map

3rd of August 1917   Snipers Active  location map

4th of August 1917  Hostile Shelling  location map

7th of August 1917  A German Raid  location map

10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet  location map

13th of August 1917 Two Minute Barrage  location map

16th August 1917 Diary

16th of August 1917 MGs Active  location map

19th of August 1917  Gas Drums Plan  location map

22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled  location map

25th of August 1917  TMs Hit Oppy Wood  location map

27th of August 1917 Quiet Time  location map

29th of August 1917  Normal Fire  location map

31st August 1917 Quiet Time  location map

2nd of September 1917 Hostile MG Activity  location map

3rd of September 1917  Quiet  location map

4th of September 1917  Quiet Night  location map

5th of September 1917 Brigades on the March  location map

6th of September 1917 Gas Shelling  location map

7th of September 1917 Training  location map

8th of September 1917  95th Brigade Moves

9th of October 1917 Hostile Guns Active  location map

9th of September 1917 Training Continues

10th of September 1917  Division to Move

11th of September 1917  Artillery Marches

21st of September 1917 Practice Attack

24th of September 1917 Entraining Starts

25th of September 1917 Entraining Continues  location map

26th of September 1917  Moves Planned  location map

27th of September 1917  Orders Received

30th of September 1917  Reliefs

1st of October 1917 Orders to Attack  location map

2nd of October 1917   Heavy Shelling  location map

3rd of October 1917 More Heavy Shelling   location map

4th of October 1917 Attack Launched  location map

4th October 1917 At Bedford House in Divisional Reserve to 95th and 13th Brigades.

5th of October 1917 Quieter Night  location map

10th of October 1917   "Intense Barrage" Endured  location map

11th of October 1917 Snipers Active  location map

14th of October 1917 Training  location map

17th of October 1917 Training  location map

18th of October 1917 Training

19th of October 1917 Relief Ordered  location map

21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed  location map

22nd of October 1917 On the Move

23rd of October 1917 More Moves  location map

24th of October 1917  Enemy Retaliates  location map

25th October 1917 Battalion moved to Bedford House in Divisional Reserve.

26th of October 1917 Intermittent Shelling  location map

27th of October 1917  Quiet Time  location map

28th of October 1917 Enemy Guns "Above Normal"  location map

1st of November 1917 Heavy Gas Shelling  location map

3rd of November 1917 Enemy Fire  location map

4th of November 1917 Heavy shelling  location map

5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid  location map

6th of November 1917 Attack Launched  location map

8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet  location map

11th of November 1917 Quiet Time  location map

14th of November 1917 95th Brigade Entrain

15th of November 1917 13th Brigade Entrain  location map

18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves  location map

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  location map

13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks  location map

15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack  location map

16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet  location map

16th April 1918 Moved up to the line in the evening and relieved 1st Devon Regt  location map

18th of April 1918  Artillery Active  location map

19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party   location map

22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack  location map

23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling  location map

25th of April 1918  Division Attacks  location map

26th Apr 1918 Dispositions of Machine Guns  location map

27th April 1918 Relieved in the evening by 1st Royal West Kent Regt.  location map

28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter  location map

3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active   location map

4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet  location map

7th of May 1918  Some Gas Shelling  location map

8th of May 1918 Quiet Night  location map

9th of May 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet  location map

10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used   location map

14th of May 1918 Enemy Raid Fails  location map

15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy   location map

17th of May 1918 Active Artillery  location map

22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active  location map

23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night  location map

26th of May 1918 Quiet Night  location map

30th of May 1918 A Relief  location map

2nd of June 1918  Support Coy Gas-shelled  location map

5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief  location map

13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed  location map

14th of June 1918 MG Captured  location map

15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed  location map

16th of June 1918 Quiet Night  location map

19th of June 1918 Operation Postponed  location map

20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged  location map

22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity  location map

25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4  location map

29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active  location map

1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged  location map

2nd of July 1918 Artillery Active  location map

7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling  location map

9th of July 1918   Quiet Night  location map

12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed  location map

15th of July 1918  Slight Shelling  location map

18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active  location map

24th of July 1918  Relief Completed  location map

27th of July 1918  Hostile Activity - Nil  location map

28th of July 1918 Quiet   location map

31st of July 1918 Relief Completed  location map

3rd of August 1918  Orders Issued  location map

4th of August 1918 Divisional Relief Ordered  location map

5th of August 1918  Quiet Day  location map

9th of August 1918  Training  location map

10th of August 1918  Training

13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced

15th of August 1918  Training

18th of August 1918 On the Move  location map

19th of August 1918 Advanced Brigades to Move  location map

21st of August 1918  Division Advances  location map

22nd of August 1918 A New Objective  location map

23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks  location map

24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates  location map

25th of August 1918 Brigades Move  location map

26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats  location map

27th of August 1918 Quiet  location map

28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged  location map

29th of August 1918 Enemy Evacuate Town  location map

30th of August 1918  Advance Continues  location map

31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack  location map

1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful  location map

2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended

3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws  location map

4th of September 1914 An Easier March

4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief

5th of September 1918 Rest and Training

12th of September 1918 Training  location map

13th of September 1918 On the Move  location map

14th of September 1918 On the Move

15th of September 1918 EAs Active  location map

17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed  location map

18th of September 1918 Attack Commences  location map

19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet  location map

20th of September 1918  Quiet Time  location map

21st of September 1918  Some Shelling  location map

22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active  location map

25th of September 1918  Advance Resumed  location map

30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief  location map

8th of October 1918 New Area  location map

9th of October 1918  On the Move   location map

10th of October 1918 On the Move  location map

12th October 1918 Operation Order No.58.  location map

12th of October 1918 New Divisional Area

18th of October 1918  Gas Shelling   location map

20th of October 1918   location map

21st of October 1918    location map

23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment

2nd of November 1918   Warning of Advance  location map

10th of November 1918  Operations Continue  location map

11th of November 1918 Armistice and a Report  location map

13th of November 1918 Resting

4th of December 1918 Orders Issued  location map

11th of December 1918 Order for March

3rd of January 1919 Additional Areas Allotted

10th of January 1919  Locations

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