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15th Infantry Brigade 21st of August 1913 Lecture 8th August 1914 General Orders 9th of August 1914 At Southampton 9th August 1914 Battalion to prepare 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 18th of August 1914 15th Bde Arrives 20th of August 1914 Preparing to March 21st of August 1914 March Instructions 22nd of August 1914  On the March 23rd of August 1914 Holding the Line 23rd August 1914 Move Orders 24th Aug 1914 In Action 24th August 1914 On the Move 26th Aug 1914 In Action 26th of August 1914  Holding Position 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 29th August 1914 March to Carlepont 30th of August 1914 A Hot March 31st of August 1914  Pursued by Germans 1st Sep 1914 In Action 1st of September 1914 A Delayed March 2nd Sep 1914 On the March 2nd of September 1914 An Early March 3rd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne 4th Sep 1914 On the March 5th Sep 1914 Reinforcements 5th of September 1914 March Finished 6th Sep 1914 On the March 6th of September 1914 Army Advances 7th Sep 1914 Shelling 7th of September 1914  Another March 8th Sep 1914 In Reserve 8th of September 1914 An Early March 9th Sep 1914 Shelling 9th of September 1914 On the Move 9th September 1914 Advance continues 10th Sep 1914 Prisoners Taken 10th of September 1914 Marching 11th Sep 1914 Wet Weather 11th of September 1914 Marching 12th Sep 1914 Wet Weather 12th of September 1914 A Wet March 13th Sep 1914 On the March 13th of September 1914 A Showery March 14th Sep 1914 In Action 14th of September 1914 Broken Bridges 14th September 1914 Advance continues 15th Sep 1914 In Action 15th of September 1914 An Attack Falters 15th September 1914 Attack on Chivres Spur 16th Sep 1914 Shelling 16th of September 1914 Bad Roads 17th Sep 1914 Digging in 17th of September 1914 Artillery Reinforced 18th Sep 1914 Into Billets 18th of September 1914 Some Enemy Firing 19th Sep 1914 Into the Trenches 19th of September 1914 Trenches Fired Constantly 20th Sep 1914 Reliefs Complete 20th of September 1914 Sappers Make a Bridge 21st Sep 1914 Trench Work 21st of September 1914  Missy on Fire 22nd Sep 1914 Trench Work 22nd of September 1914 Enemy Retiring? 23rd of September 1914 Heavy Shelling 24th of September 1914 Artillery Drives out Germans 25th Sep 1914 Reliefs 25th of September 1914  Very Quiet 25th September 1914 Defences 26th of September 1914 Moves Successful 27th Sep 1914 In Defence 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 Oct 1914 On the March 4th of October 1914 On the March 5th of October 1914 A New HQ 6th Oct 1914 On the March 6th of October 1914 Orders to Move 7th Oct 1914 On the Move 7th Oct 1914 On the Move 7th of October 1914 A Train Ride 8th Oct 1914 On the March 8th of October 1914 Entraining Finished 9th Oct 1914 On the March 9th of October 1914 A Bus Ride 10th Oct 1914 On the Move 10th of October 1914 On the Road 11th Oct 1914 On the March   11th Oct 1914 On the March 11th of October 1914 New Billets   12th Oct 1914 Into the Line   12th Oct 1914 Shelling 12th of October 1914 Orders to Advance   12th October 1914 Contact 13th Oct 1914 Attack Made   13th Oct 1914 Heavy Shelling 13th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   14th Oct 1914 Night Attack 14th of October 1914 Supporting the French   14th October 1914 Heavily shelled all day 15th Oct 1914 Shelling 15th of October 1914 Advance Ordered to Continue   16th Oct 1914 Exchange of Fire 16th of October 1914 Empty German Trenches   17th Oct 1914 In Action 17th of October 1914 An Advance   18th Oct 1914 Shelling 18th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   19th Oct 1914 In Action 19th of October 1914  Slow Progress    20th Oct 1914 Enemy Attack 20th of October 1914 A Fluid Front   21st Oct 1914 Attack Made 21st of October 1914 Some Retirements   22nd Oct 1914 Attack Made 22nd Oct 1914 Shelling   22nd of October 1914 Our Line Attacked   23rd Oct 1914 In Reserve 23rd of October 1914 Withdrawing to a New Line   24th Oct 1914 In Reserve 24th of October 1914 Germans Attack   25th Oct 1914 In Reserve 25th of October 1914 More Attacks   26th Oct 1914 Working Parties 26th of October 1914 Germans Repulsed   27th Oct 1914 On the March 27th of October 1914 A Counter Attack   28th Oct 1914 Attack Made   28th of October 1914 Counter Attack Falters    29th Oct 1914 Artillery Active 29th of October 1914  Determined German Attack   30th Oct 1914 Reliefs Complete   30th of October 1914 German Attack Fades   31st of October 1914 A Counter Attack    1st of November 1914 Dispositions   2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised   3rd of November 1914  Situation Report   5th Nov 1914 On the Move 5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters 6th November 1914 Attacks on new line positions east of Ypres 6th Nov 1914 On the Move 6th of November 1914  Around Ypres 7th November 1914 Mixed results in ongoing attacks 7th Nov 1914 In Action 8th November 1914 Line readjusted to defend against ongoing attacks 8th of November 1914 Half-hearted Attacks   9th November 1914 Ongoing shelling and sniping 10th November 1914 Ongoing shelling and sniping 11th November 1914 Attack 11th Nov 1914 Reliefs 12th Nov 1914 Shelling 13th November 1914 German Attack repelled by Artillery and machine guns 13th Nov 1914 Attack Made 13th Nov 1914 Attack Made 14th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 14th Nov 1914 Orders 15th Nov 1914 New Positions 15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise 16th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 17th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 18th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 18th of November 1914 Shell Fire 20th of November 1914 Artillery in Action   21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength   22nd of November 1914 In the Line   23rd of November 1914  Germans Digging In   24th Nov 1914 On the March 24th of November 1914  Our Artillery Effective   25th of November 1914  Royal Scots Shelled 26th of November 1914 Quiet and Misty   28th of November 1914  On the Move 28th November 1914 In billets 29th of November 1914  Infantry Distribution   29th November 1914 Orders Received 30th November 1914 Support 1st of December 1914  Quiet Time 1st December 1914 Inspection 3rd of December 1914 Instructions 3rd December 1914 Reliefs 4th December 1914 Improving trenches 5th of December 1914  Relief Complete    6th of December 1914 Frosty Night 8th Dec 1914 On the March 8th of December 1914 Poor Conditions 8th December 1914 Reliefs 10th Dec 1914 On the March 10th of December 1914 Naval Victory Cheered 10th December 1914 Brigade in to Reserve. 14th of December 1914  French on the Offensive   14th December 1914 On the Move    15th of December 1914  Operations Resumed   16th of December 1914  Instruction   17th of December 1914 Wet Weather    18th of December 1914 No Progress 18th December 1914 Holding the Line 20th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   21st Dec 1914 Reliefs 21st of December 1914 Howitzers Silenced   22nd Dec 1914 In the Trenches 22nd of December 1914  Four Germans Shot   23rd Dec 1914 Reliefs   24th Dec 1914 Reinforcements   24th of December 1914 Heavies Silence Enemy   25th Dec 1914 Inspection 26th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   26th of December 1914 Messines Square Targetted    29th Dec 1914 Reliefs   29th December 1914 Reliefs 31st of December 1914 Message   1st Jan 1915 In Billets   1st Jan 1915 In Reserve   2nd Jan 1915 In Reserve   3rd Jan 1915 In Reserve   3rd of January 1915 Patrols Active 4th Jan 1915 Reliefs   4th Jan 1915 Relief Completed   4th of January 1915 Trench Work   5th Jan 1915 Working Parties   5th Jan 1915 Blind Shells   6th Jan 1915 Reliefs   7th Jan 1915 Reliefs   7th Jan 1915 Relief   7th of January 1915 Very Wet Weather   7th January 1915 Very Wet 8th Jan 1915 In Reserve   8th of January 1915 Trenches Damaged    9th Jan 1915 Enemy Artillery   9th Jan 1915 In Reserve   9th of January 1915 Trenches Baled Out   10th Jan 1915 Difficult Conditions   10th Jan 1915 Reliefs Complete   10th January 1915 Reliefs 11th Jan 1915 Poor Conditions   11th of January 1915 Six Direct Hits   12th Jan 1915 Poor Conditions   13th Jan 1915 Reliefs   13th Jan 1915 Reliefs   13th of January 1915  Snipers Active    14th Jan 1915 In Reserve   14th of January 1915 Trenches Drying Out   15th Jan 1915 Under Shellfire   15th Jan 1915 In Reserve   15th of January 1915 Germans Fire Slowly   16th Jan 1915 Reliefs   16th Jan 1915 On the March   16th of January 1915 Squally Weather   17th Jan 1915 In Reserve   17th of January 1915 Quiet Day   18th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th of January 1915  Thaw Sets In   20th Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st of January 1915 Wulverghem Shelled   22nd Jan 1915 In Reserve   22nd of January 1915 Aeroplane-Aided Shelling   22nd January 1915 In Reserve. 23rd Jan 1915 In Reserve   24th Jan 1915 In Reserve   24th Jan 1915 Reliefs   24th of January 1915 Machine Gun Silenced   25th Jan 1915 In Reserve   25th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   25th of January 1915 Quiet Day   26th Jan 1915 Orders   26th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   27th Jan 1915 Support   27th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   28th Jan 1915 Reliefs   28th Jan 1915 Relief Completed   28th of January 1915 Active Snipers    28th January 1915 Considerable sniping. 29th Jan 1915 Patrol   29th Jan 1915 In Reserve   29th of January 1915  Artillery Intervenes   29th of January 1915 Message   29th January 1915 Trenches much improved. 30th Jan 1915 Reliefs   31st Jan 1915 Support   31st of January 1915 Trench Improvements Reported   31st of January 1915  1st Feb 1915 Shelling 1st of February 1915  No 7 Trench Hit 3rd of February 1915  Snipers Silenced   4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries 5th of February 1915   8th of February 1915 Inspection by Belgian King   8th February 1915 Inspection by the King of the Belgians 9th Feb 1915 Reliefs   9th of February 1915 German Post Located   10th of February 1915 Message   13th of February 1915 Trenches Maintained   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   17th of February 1915 Patrols Out 17th February 1915 Orders 17th March 1915 General Plumer visited. 20th Feb 1915 Trench Raid 20th of February 1915 A Violent Explosion   20th of February 1915  21st Feb 1915 In Reserve   21st of February 1915 8th Howitzers Leave   21st of February 1915   22nd of February 1915 Cheering and Rockets   24th of February 1915 Snipers Checked   26th of February 1915 Patrol Encountered   27th Feb 1915 Signal Message   27th of February 1915 Brigade Relief   27th of February 1915 Message   28th of February 1915  Artillery Reorganised   3rd Mar 1915 On the March   3rd of March 1915 Enemy Fire Silenced   3rd March 1915 On the March   4th Mar 1915 On the March 4th March 1915 On the March 6th Mar 1915 Reliefs   6th of March 1915  No Hostile Patrols    6th March 1915 Reliefs 8th March 1915 Into Brigade Reserve. 9th March 1915 In Brigade Reserve 10th March 1915 Reliefs. 14th March 1915 Heavy shelling 16th March 1915  Information 16th of March 1915 No Hostile Patrols   16th March 1915 Orders   16th March 1915 Reliefs 17th Mar 1915 On the March   18th Mar 1915 In Billets   18th of March 1915 Trench Mortars 18th March 1915 General Sir Horace Smith Dorrien visited. 19th Mar 1915 At Rest   21st Mar 1915 In Support   21st of March 1915 Intelligence 23rd Mar 1915 Reliefs   28th Mar 1915 Reliefs   28th March 1915 Reliefs 31st of March 1915     31st of March 1915 Orders Issued   1st of April 1915  Aircraft Downed 2nd of April 1915  Enemy Aircraft   2nd April 1915 Divisional Reserve 6th of April 1915 A Hand Over   7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet    7th Apr 1915 Reorganisation 8th of April 1915 Another Quiet Day 9th of April 1915  Quiet Day   10th of April 1915 Shells and Work   13th of April 1915 Enemy Active   13th of April 1915 Report   14th of April 1915 Quiet Night    15th of April 1915 Enemy Very Quiet   15th of April 1915  Orders   16th of April 1915 Quiet Night    16th of April 1915 Message   17th of April 1915  Mines Exploded   17th April 1915 Shelling and Mines 17th April 1915 5th Division Attack   18th of April 1915 Action Continues   18th of April 1915 Information   18th April 1915 Counter attack   19th of April 1915  Holding Hill 60   19th April 1915 Heavy Shelling 20th Apr 1915 Bombardment   20th of April 1915 Quiet   20th April 1915 Attack   21st Apr 1915 Bombardment   21st of April 1915 Intense Bombardment   22nd of April 1915 Fairly Quiet Day   23rd of April 1915 Quiet Night    24th of April 1915  A Quiet Night   25th of April 1915 Reliefs 26th of April 1915  Quiet Night    27th of April 1915  Reliefs   28th of April 1915 Report   30th of April 1915 Fairly Quiet Day    30th of April 1915   1st of May 1915 Gas Casualties   3rd of May 1915  New German Bombs   5th of May 1915 A Counter Attack   5th May 1915 Gas   6th May 1915 Exhaustion   6th of May 1915 Another Attack Fails   7th May 1915 Reliefs   7th of May 1915 Attack Ordered   8th of May 1915  Heavy Shelling   11th of May 1915   No Retirement Planned   12th May 1915 In Dugouts 18th of May 1915 Revenge Shelling   20th May 1915 In Support 21st of May 1915  Mining   22nd of May 1915 All Quiet   23rd of May 1915 Quiet Day   23rd May 1915 Reliefs 24th of May 1915 Much Shelling at Night   30th of May 1915 Work Party Casualties   1st Jun 1915 Reliefs 2nd of June 1915 German Aeroplane Down   3rd of June 1916  Quiet Day   4th of June 1915 German Work Stopped   5th of June 1915 Quiet Time   7th Jun 1915 Artillery   8th of June 1915  13th Jun 1915 Shelling   13th of June 1915 Patrols Out 14th of June 1915  Lots of Rockets 16th Jun 1915 Working Parties   16th of June 1915 A Diversion   17th Jun 1915 Reliefs   18th of June 1915 A Failed Test 21st Jun 1915 Reliefs   21st of June 1915 Situation Normal   22nd of June 1915 A Minor Operation 23rd of June 1915 Mining Suspected   25th of June 1915 Mortaring and Sniping Heavy   26th Jun 1915 In Support   27th Jun 1915 Reliefs   29th of June 1915   Some Shelling 30th of June 1915  A Reconnoitre   30th June 1915 Holding the Line 2nd of July 1915 A "Good Shoot" 3rd Jul 1915 Reliefs   11th of July 1915  Enemy Creates Crater   12th of July 1915   Enemy Explode Mine   13th of July 1915  Enemy Active on Canal   14th of July 1915 Aeroplane Active   16th of July 1915 More Reliefs   18th of July 1915  Reconnaissance Made   19th of July 1915  Quiet Night   21st of July 1915 Relief   23rd of July 1915 3rd Div Take Over   26th of July 1915 Concentration Completed 30th of July 1915  Detrainment 1st August 1915 On the March 2nd of August 1915 Trench Inspection 3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs   3rd of August 1915 Batteries Move 5th of August 1915  Quiet Day 9th Aug 1915 Instruction 9th of August 1915   Bridges Guarded   10th Aug 1915 Instruction 11th Aug 1915 Instruction 11th of August 1915 Patrol   12th Aug 1915 Instruction 12th of August 1915 Quiet Time   13th Aug 1915 Instruction 14th Aug 1915 Instruction 15th Aug 1915 Trench Instruction 16th Aug 1915 Instruction 18th of August 1915  German Captured   20th of August 1915 Quiet Night   22nd August 1915 Reliefs 22nd August 1915 Order of battle. 24th of August 1915 Relief Completed   25th of August 1915 Hostile Marsh Patrol   26th of August 1915  Reliefs   29th of August 1915 Enemy Patrol Pursued   1st Sep 1915 On the March   2nd of September 1915  Our Transport Shelled   7th of September 1915 No Incidents   11th of September 1915 Changes of Command   14th of September 1915  Both Sides Retaliate   16th Sep 1915 Reliefs   16th of September 1915 Reliefs   17th of September 1915 German Post Hit   30th of September 1915 Watching the Enemy   1st of October 1915 Snipers Active   10th of October 1915 30 Whizzbangs    21st of October 1915 Reliefs   25th of October 1915 German Mine Exploded   26th Oct 1915 In Reserve 28th October 1915 Quiet 29th of October 1915 Listening Post Blocked   9th Nov 1915 Reliefs 11th of November 1915 Persistent Shelling   15th November 1915 Reliefs 25th of November 1915  Enemy Building Redoubts   1st December 1915 Mine Explodes 20th of December 1915 Deserter Taken 28th of December 1915 Retaliatory Firing   1st of January 1916 Night-time Shelling 13th of January 1916 5th Division in Reserve 15th January 1916 Diary returned with the request that the 0.C. Unit may be directed to render it on A.F.C. 2118, in accordance with Sect. 140, Field Service Regulations, Pt.II. 29th of January 1916  31st of January 1916   1st of February 1916  2nd of February 1916 A Brigade Relief 2nd February 1916 15th Infantry Brigade left the line. 4th of February 1916   10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join 25th February 1916 Battalion marched to Candas. 26th of February 1916 A Conference 29th of February 1916 A New Area 1st of March 1916 Division Halts 4th of March 1916 Snow All Day 5th of March 1916 Moving Around 8th of March 1916  Dummy Battery Hit   15th of March 1916  Local Relief 19th of March 1916  8 Hits Claimed   20th of March 1916 Small Gas Attack 22nd of March 1916  Local Relief   23rd of March 1916 Germans Fire "Jam Tins" 25th of March 1916  German Mortars Silenced   28th of March 1916 A Combined Shoot   13th of April 1916 Brigade Relief 13th April 1916 Battalion in billets 14th of April 1916 MGs Relieved 2nd of May 1916 Reliefs 10th May 1916 Artillery Active 12th May 1916 Artillery in Action 26th May 1916 Football & Horse Show 29th May 1916 Reliefs 30th May 1916 Quiet 30th of May 1916 Explosion Heard 31st May 1916 Quiet 6th June 1916 Account of the hostile demonstration on the night of the 4/5th June 7th Jun 1916 In Reserve 8th June 1916  19th of June 1916  Divisional Relief 25th June 1916 Military Medals 26th of June 1916 Taking Over the Line 30th of June 1916 Working Parties 2nd of July 1916 New Orders   13th of July 1916 Readiness to Move   14th of July 1916 March is Continued 15th of July 1916  Orders 16th of July 1916 More Marching   17th July 1916 Abercrombie returns 17th of July 1916  On the Move   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   23rd Jul 1916 Digging in 23rd of July 1916 Longueval Attack Report   24th Jul 1916 Artillery Active 24th of July 1916 Reliefs   25th of July 1916  Enemy Advances   26th of July 1916 A Combined Offensive   27th Jul 1916 In Action   27th of July 1916 Gas Shell Attack   28th Jul 1916 Reorganisation 28th of July 1916 Not Much Change   28th July 1916 Brigadier General Commanding wishes to express to all ranks of the Brigade his great admiration 29th of July 1916  Quiet Situation   30th of July 1916 Artillery Active   31st of July 1916 KOSBs Hold Line   31st July 1916 Owing to the very heavy poisoned gas-shell 2245 hours barrage in Valley North of Montauban the whole Battalion had to put on gas helmets.   1st Aug 1916 In Action   1st of August 1916  Dispositions after Relief   2nd of August 1916 A Relief and a Move 5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions 19th of August 1916  Training 21st of August 1916  Training   22nd of August 1916  Attack Scheme 25th of August 1916 Warning Order Issued   26th of August 1916  Into Action   27th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions   28th of August 1916 Hostile Fire   30th of August 1916  Enemy Artillery Active   31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued   1st Sep 1916 Orders Received   1st of September 1916 Enemy SOS   2nd of September 1916 Zero Hour Announced   3rd Sep 1916 In Action   3rd of September 1916 Quiet Night 4th Sep 1916 In Action   4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up   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 9th Sep 1916 Change of Billets 10th Sep 1916 Reliefs 15th of September 1916  Training 16th 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 Sep 1916 On the March   24th of September 1916 Foggy Night   25th Sep 1916 Orders 25th Sep 1916 Attack Made   25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks   25th September 1916 Attack Made   26th Sep 1916 Reliefs 26th of September 1916 Reliefs   27th Sep 1916 On the March   27th of September 1916 Division Moves   28th Sep 1916 Move 28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers   29th Sep 1916 On the Move 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   9th Oct 1916 Orders   13th of October 1916 Reliefs   27th Oct 1916 Orders   29th Oct 1916 Orders   31st Oct 1916 Trench Raid   31st of October 1916 Distribution   1st of November 1916  Instruction School Opened   6th Nov 1916 Quiet 7th Nov 1916 Flooding 8th Nov 1916 Trench Work 22nd of November 1916 Enemy Unusually Quiet   23rd of November 1916 Division to Side Slip   24th of November 1916  Artillery and TMs Active   27th Nov 1916 Reorganisation 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 6th Dec 1916 Musketry 6th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   9th Dec 1916 Inspection 10th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   14th of December 1916  A Combined Shoot   16th of December 1916 Enemy Very Quiet   17th Dec 1916 Awards 20th Dec 1916 Reliefs 20th of December 1916 German TMs Active   20th December 1916 On the March 21st Dec 1916 Carrying Parties 21st of December 1916 Ferme Cour d'Avoue Shelled   22nd Dec 1916 Reliefs 22nd of December 1916 Quiet Day   23rd Dec 1916 Recce 24th Dec 1916 Reliefs 24th of December 1916 Germans Very Active   25th Dec 1916 Bombardment 28th Dec 1916 Reliefs   29th Dec 1916 Billets   29th of December 1916  Artillery Quieter   1st Jan 1917 Reliefs   5th Jan 1917 Reliefs 5th of January 1917  Aeroplanes Active   6th of January 1917  German Guns Quiet   9th Jan 1917 Reliefs 9th of January 1917  Spotted Dog Shelled   13th Jan 1917 Reliefs   13th of January 1917  Retaliation "Feeble"   17th Jan 1917 Reliefs 17th of January 1917 Guns Active   18th Jan 1917 Gas Shells 20th of January 1917 Active Artillery   21st of January 1917 Our TMs Active   22nd Jan 1917 Reliefs 26th of January 1917 TMs Busy   30th of January 1917 Hostile TMs Busy   31st of January 1917 Two Patrols Dispersed   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 Feb 1917 Trench Raid   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   23rd February 1917 15th Infantry Brigade Order No. G689.   28th Feb 1917 Training   28th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   1st Mar 1917 Relief 1st of March 1917 POWs Taken   2nd Mar 1917 Carrying Parties 3rd Mar 1917 Carrying Parties 4th Mar 1917 In Reserve 4th of March 1917 Damage Caused by Heavies   5th Mar 1917 Reliefs 5th Mar 1917 Reliefs   5th of March 1917 Relief Arranged   6th Mar 1917 Enemy Active 6th Mar 1917 Recce   6th of March 1917  Brigades Attached   7th Mar 1917 Reliefs 7th Mar 1917 Recce   8th Mar 1917 Quiet   8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief   9th March 1917 Instruction 9th Mar 1917 Relief Completed   9th of March 1917  TMs Very Active   10th March 1917 Instruction 10th Mar 1917 Trench Raid   11th Mar 1917 Instruction   11th of March 1917 Auchy Heavily Shelled   12th Mar 1917 Heavy Rain   13th Mar 1917 Reliefs   13th Mar 1917 Report   13th March 1917 Report to A.P.M., 5th Division. 14th Mar 1917 Working Parties   14th of March 1917 Pekin Trench Hit   14th March 1917 5th Division No. A.M.8706. 15th Infantry Brigade. 15th Mar 1917 Working Parties   15th of March 1917  Brigade Relief   15th March 1917 To 15th Brigade from NKY05. 16th Mar 1917 Attempted Raid   16th Mar 1917 Working Parties   17th Mar 1917 In Billets   17th Mar 1917 Reliefs   18th Mar 1917 Recce   19th Mar 1917 Reliefs   19th Mar 1917 Reliefs   19th of March 1917  Reliefs 20th Mar 1917 In Billets   20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed   21st Mar 1917 Snow   22nd Mar 1917 In Reserve   22nd of March 1917  Orders to Move 23rd Mar 1917 Training   24th Mar 1917 Training   24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move 25th Mar 1917 On the Move 25th Mar 1917 On the March   26th Mar 1917 Poor Billets 27th Mar 1917 Training 27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve   28th Mar 1917 Wet Day 29th Mar 1917 Training 30th Mar 1917 Training 31st Mar 1917 Training 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 Apr 1917 In Billets 9th of April 1917 At the Ready   10th Apr 1917 Recce 11th Apr 1917 Recce 11th of April 1917 Dispositions 12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs   13th of April 1917  A Push Forward   13th April 1917 The Battalion moved in to Support in the tunnels under Vichy Ridge where we relieved 11th Canadian Brigade. 14th of April 1917 Orders to Move   16th of April 1917 Heavies Bombard Wire   17th Apr 1917 Reliefs 18th Apr 1917 Defence 18th of April 1917 Divisional Front Readjusted   19th Apr 1917 Reliefs 20th Apr 1917 Reliefs 20th of April 1917 Orders to Attack   21st Apr 1917 Orders 21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed   22nd Apr 1917 Into Position 22nd of April 1917 Warning Order Received   23rd Apr 1917 Attack Made   23rd of April 1917 Reliefs Complete   24th of April 1917 35 Minute Bombardment   25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front   25th April 1917 Action Report   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 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   9th May 1917 Reliefs 9th of May 1917 No Further Advance   10th May 1917 Shelling 10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported   11th May 1917 Working Parties 11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   12th May 1917 Orders 12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled   13th May 1917 Reliefs 13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled   14th May 1917 Trench Work 15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day   17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack   18th May 1917 Reliefs 20th of May 1917 Guns Active   21st May 1917 Reliefs 21st of May 1917 Quiet Night   22nd May 1917 Trench Work 22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day   23rd May 1917 Recce 23rd of May 1917   Enemy Withdrawal?   24th May 1917 Reliefs 24th of May 1917  Relief Completed   25th May 1917 Withdrawal   26th May 1917 Recce   26th of May 1917 Quiet Day   27th May 1917 Recce   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   17th of June 1917 Quiet Day   18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active   19th of June 1917  Quiet Day   20th Jun 1917 Reliefs   21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed   24th of June 1917  A Raid   25th Jun 1917 Training   26th Jun 1917 Training   26th of June 1917  Quiet Day   26th June 1917 Operation Order No.1 dated today. Major S.W. Montgomerie. Commanding 1st Norfolk Regt.   27th Jun 1917 Reliefs   27th of June 1917  Successful Raid   27th June 1917 Operation Order No.2 28th Jun 1917 Attack Made 28th of June 1917  Successful Operation    29th Jun 1917 Reliefs 29th of June 1917 Consolidating Gains   30th Jun 1917 Orders 1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted   3rd July 1917 Report   5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged   6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief   7th of July 1917  Quiet Day   9th Jul 1917 Reliefs 10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered   12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled    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   31st July 1917 Brigade sector very quiet. 1st of August 1917 MG Activity   1st August 1917 Battalion in Brigade Reserve. 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   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   4th of September 1917  Quiet Night   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 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   5th of October 1917 Quieter Night   6th of October 1917 Heavy Hostile Fire   7th of October 1917 Enemy Driven Off   10th of October 1917   "Intense Barrage" Endured   11th of October 1917 Snipers Active   14th of October 1917 Training   17th of October 1917 Training   18th of October 1917 Training 19th of October 1917 Relief Ordered   21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   23rd of October 1917 More Moves   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   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   15th of November 1917 13th Brigade Entrain   16th of November 1917 15th 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 11th March 1917 Instruction 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   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   26th Apr 1918 Dispositions of Machine Guns   28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter   2nd of May 1918  Enemy Guns Active    3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active    3rd May 1918 On the night 3rd/4th we relieved the 1st Devon Regt.   4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet   10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used    11th May 1918 Message 14th of May 1918 Enemy Raid Fails   15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy    17th of May 1918 Active Artillery   21st of May 1918 German Attack Fails   22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active   23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night   30th of May 1918 A Relief   2nd of June 1918  Support Coy Gas-shelled   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   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   9th of July 1918   Quiet Night   12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active   22nd of July 1918 Quiet Time   24th of July 1918  Relief Completed   27th of July 1918  Hostile Activity - Nil   28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st of July 1918 Relief Completed   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.   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 1914 An Easier March 4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief 5th of September 1918 Rest and Training 12th of September 1918 Training   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   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    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 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. 24th November 1918 Rugby Football match. 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 21st January 1919 On the 22nd Rugby 15 Bde. 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