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XV Corps



19th Jul 1916 Orders

29th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

30th Jul 1916 Attack Made  location map

31st Jul 1916 Consolidation  location map

2nd September 1916 Daily Battery Activity 236th London Brigade  236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery record in their war diary: One Section of A236 Battery removed and placed alongside C236 Battery. Heavy artillery began their bombardment for the attack of the 3rd, 14th, and 15th Corps.

War Diaries


2nd September 1916 Orders  location map

3rd September 1916  Assault Sucessful  236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report: In the morning the Australians captured Mouguet Farm also the 1st Division occupied their objectives in High Wood. At 1200 the 14th Corps captured Guillemont and 15th Corps captured Ginchy. The French took Clery and reached within 1000 yards of Combles. Batteries fired intense heavy bombardments prior to the attacks mentioned above.

War Diaries


15th of September 1916   location map

21st of September 1916    location map

26th of September 1916   location map

27th of September 1916 Attacks  location map

27th of September 1916 

25th Mar 1917 Reorganisation  location map

26th Mar 1917 Ground Gained  location map

27th Mar 1917 Advance  location map

28th Mar 1917 Attack  location map

29th Mar 1917 Advance  location map

30th Mar 1917 Advance  location map

31st Mar 1917 Orders  location map

7th July 1917 Table of Working Party.  location map

9th Nov 1917 Reorganisation

9th Dec 1917  Reorganisation

9th of April 1918 A Busy Day  location map

10th of April 1918 Under Attack  location map

11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...  location map

12th of April 1918 Enemy Advances  location map

13th of April 1918 Under Heavy Attack  location map

15th of April 1918 A Quiet Day  location map

16th of April 1918 French Support Arrives  location map

17th of April 1918 HQs Move  location map

18th of April 1918 Relief for Some  location map

23rd of April 1918 Quiet Spell Broken  location map

27th of April 1918 Holding at All Costs  location map

29th September 1918 Attack Made

30th Sep 1918 Ongoing Action

20th of October 1918  Pushing On  location map

24th of October 1918  Advance Continues  location map

9th of November 1918 Change of Command

14th of November 1918 Reorganisation

21st of November 1918 Transfer

16th of December 1918 Division Inspected

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