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9th Lancers    9th Lancers served with 2nd Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during the Great War and proceeded to France in August 1914. 13th Aug 1914 Parade  Lieutenant-Colonel D G M Campbell held a dismounted parade and recalled all the great deeds of the Regiment's history, including the Indian Mutiny where the 9th had won more VCs than any other. Also of the Boer War when Lt MacDonald and his men had defended their position to the death. "You are going forth to war," Campbell told them, "with the greatest traditions to uphold." https://www.facebook.com/Mons2Marne2014 14th Aug 1914 Ready to Move at any Minute 15th Aug 1914  ready to sail  9th Lancers departed Tidworth Camp, marched to Amesbury station and arrived at Southampton by train, but there was some delay before the transport ships were ready to be loaded for the crossing to Boulogne. 30 officers, 588 other ranks and 613 horses of the 9th Lancers embarked for France aboard the SS Armenian and the SS Welshman. 16th Aug 1914 On the Move  At about 3pm the 9th Lancers began to disembark at Boulogne from the SS Welshman and the SS. Armenian, the narrow gangway of the Armenian was hardly suited to horses and the process was slow and tedious. After a period of waiting on the quay, they set off on the three mile march to the camp at Pont de Bricques cheered along by excited locals who festooned them with flowers. Arriving at the camp to find there were no shackles in the horse lines dampened the mood and it was late night before they could finally retire for the night. https://www.facebook.com/Mons2Marne2014 16th August 1914 On the Move 24th Aug 1914 The Charge at Audregnies  The 9th Lancers and 4th Dragoon Guards were brought up to assist the 5th Division who were facing an advance of massed German troops and suffering heavily from enemy artillery. The Lancers at first fought dismounted alongside the British Infantry, but as the situation grew more hopeless, the Lancers were ordered to charge. Under heavy fire, the 9th Lancers charged a battery of eleven German guns posted in a Compiegne Wood. The guns had been causing terrible losses to the British infantry Accounts in the British Press at the time put a rosey spin on the action. stating "the 9th made a furious charge, reached the battery, cut down all the gunners and put the guns out of action". It would be over a year before an honest account was printed in The War Illustrated on the 9th of October 1915: "On the 24th our 5th Division was in a very tight place, and the cavalry was sent to its assistance, the 2nd Brigade reaching the scene of the action first. The Germans were advancing in great masses, so near the village of Audregnies, General De Lisle ordered his men to dismount and to open fire on them. They did so, but the enemy still came on in good order. The general then decided on a charge, and for this chose the 9th Lancers who, at the word of command, mounted their horses and rode steadily at the enemy. It was Balaclava over again. The squadrons rode to death, and the colonel, so we were told, said that he never expected a single lancer to return. In face of a torrent of shot and shell from guns and rifles, they dashed on until they found themselves against two lines of barbed wire, where men and horses fell over in all directions. This ended the charge. The survivors were ordered to return into shelter, and out of more than four hundred who had ridden out, only seventy two at first answered their names, Later some two hundred others turned up, but the regiment had lost heavily. Major V. R. Brooke D.S.O. was among the killed. However, the charge was not altogether fruitless. The Lancers had drawn the enemy’s fire and so had done something to help the harassed 5th Division." Forty One members of the 9th Lancers could not be accounted for after their attack, including L/4653 Private Henry Warr, his survival was reported in The Western Gazette on 6th of November 1914: "H. Warr, of the 9th Lancers, who was in the famous charge and had been missing since the end of August, was taken prisoner by the enemy. He has written, saying that he is a prisoner at Munster, Germany, and is being well-treated by the Germans. The letter was written in September, so that it has been a very long time in transit. Warr had many friends here, and there is great satisfaction at the news of his safety." Private Warr remained in captivity for the rest of the war. 24th Aug 1914 Cavalry Charge 24th Aug 1914 Charge at Audregnies 30th Aug 1914 Under Fire 4th Sep 1914 In Position 7th Sep 1914 Enemy Engaged 13th Sep 1914 In Position 27th Sep 1914 Move 29th Sep 1914 Billets Shelled 16th Oct 1914 In Position 18th Oct 1914 B Squadron under Fire 20th Oct 1914 Entrenching 20th Oct 1914 In Action   21st October 1914 In Position 21st Oct 1914 In Action   22nd Oct 1914 A Quick Dash 23rd October 1914 Defence 28th Oct 1914 Reliefs   3rd of November 1914  Situation Report   8th Nov 1914 In Position 5th Dec 1914 A Tale of Four Battles 23rd Feb 1915 Cavalry Dismount 28th Feb 1915 Move 6th March 1915 In Billets 10th March 1915 In Billets 11th March 1915  Standing to. 12th March 1915  Still Standing to 13th March 1915  2 Hours Notice 14th March 1915 Church parade 15th March 1915 Alert 16th March 1915 Stand To 17th March 1915  Readied for battle 27th March 1915 In Billets 28th March 1915 Church parade 29th March 1915 Training 30th March 1915 Brigade Route March  9th Lancers Regiment at Billets in Meteren. They take part in a Brigade Route March via Le Rouklooshille - Godewaersvelde - Steenvoorde - Eecke - Caestre - Thiushouk. 1 man to Hospital No. 98 Sergeant H. Ralph received the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) War Diary 31st March 1915 Training 1st April 1915 Tactical Tours 2nd April 1915 Training 3rd April 1915 In billets 4th April 1915 Church parade 5th April 1915 Route march 6th April 1915 Training 7th April 1915 Training 8th April 1915 Tactical Tours 9th April 1915 Training 9th April 1915  Field Return 9th April 1915  Field Return 10th April 1915 Inspection 11th April 1915  Church Parade 12th April 1915 First Aid Classes 13th April 1915 Brigade Tactical scheme 14th April 1915 Cavalry men in dismounted work 15th April 1915 Tactical Tours 16th April 1915 Drill 17th April 1915  Regimental Cross country 18th April 1915 Church Parade  9th Lancers in billets at Meteren. Church of England Parade service at 0915 hours. 2 Officers from England. Captain F.O. Grenfell VC & Captain J.G. Porter rejoin the regiment. War Diary 19th Apr 1915 Training 20th April 1915 Brigade Excerise 21st April 1915  on dismounted work 22nd April 1915 Training 23rd April 1915 On the march   24th April 1915 In support   25th April 1915 2nd Cavalry Brigade on the move 26th April 1915 Ready 27th April 1915  in the line 28th April 1915 On the move 29th April 1915  ready 30th April 1915  ready 1st May 1915  ready 2nd May 1915 Church parade 3rd May 1915 Move 4th May 1915  in billets 5th May 1915  in billets 6th May 1915  working party   7th May 1915  working party   8th May 1915  resting 9th May 1915  in the trenches 10th May 1915  back in the trenches 11th May 1915 Bivouac 12th May 1915 Reliefs 13th May 1915 Entrenched 14th May 1915  Relieved 14th May 1915  Report of Action 15th May 1915  Congratulated 16th May 1915 Resting 17th May 1915  in the Trenches 18th May 1915  in the line 19th May 1915  entrenched 20th May 1915  entrenched 21st May 1915  back in billets 22nd May 1915  resting 23rd May 1915  in trenches 24th May 1915  entrenched 1915-05-24  Trench Map 24th May 1915  Operational Report 24th May 1915  Operational Report 24th of May 1915 Much Shelling at Night   25th May 1915 In camp 26th May 1915  Rest after Battle 27th May 1915 Concern over gas 28th May 1915  embus 29th May 1915  in billets 30th May 1915 Church Parade 31st May 1915 Lectures 1st June 1915 Training 2nd June 1915 Demonstrations for troops 3rd June 1915 Training 4th June 1915 Reinforced 5th June 1915 Training 6th June 1915 Memorial service 7th June 1915  engaged in training 8th June 1915  train 9th June 1915  train 10th June 1915  training 11th June 1915  training 12th June 1915  reinforced 13th June 1915 Church Parade 14th June 1915  train 15th June 1915 2nd Cavaltry Brigade inspected 16th June 1915  train 17th June 1915  inspected 18th June 1915 Musketry practice 19th June 1915 Concert held 20th June 1915  Wormhoudt 21st June 1915 Reinforcements inspected 22nd June 1915 Route March 23rd June 1915  training 24th June 1915  train 25th June 1915  train 26th June 1915  reinforced 27th June 1915 Church Parade 28th June 1915  Musketry Training 29th june 1915  in billets 30th June 1915  provide digging party  9th Lancers are in Billets North of Wormhoudt engaged in Squadron Training. A Digging Party of 112 Men & 3 Officers sent to 5th Kilo Stone on Elverdinghe to Poperinghe Road. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. Strength - 25 Officers; 532 Other Ranks; 600 Horses. War Diary 1st July 1915  train 2nd July 1915  train 3rd July 1915  working party 4th July 1915 Working party relieved 5th May 1915  C Squadron train 6th July 1915  in billets 7th July 1915  in billets 8th July 1915  train 9th July 1915  train 10th July 1915  receive orders 11th July 1915 Church Parade 12th July 1915 Change of Billets 13th July 1915  engaged in training 14th July 1915  B Sqd train 15th July 1915  training continues 16th July 1915  train 17th July 1915  train 18th July 1915  working party 19th July 1915  working party 20th July 1915  working party 21st July 1915  train 22th July 1915  working party & training 23rd July 1915  celebrate Anniversary 24th July 1915  training and sports 25th July 1915  working party 26th July 1915  working party 27th July 1915  working party 28th July 1915  parade 29th July 1915  promotions   London Gazette Extract 9th Lancers in billets North of Zeggers Cappel. 'C' Squadron training. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. 2 Lead Draught Horses received. The following are extracts from the London Gazette dated 29th July 1915 9th (Q.R) Lancers. Major (Bt. Lt. Col.) D.J.E. Beale-Browne to be Temporary Lt. Colonel from 8th October 1914 & 10th October 1914, and from 9th December 1914. Lieutenant I.A. Straker to be Temporary Captain 28th June 1915. War Diary 30th July 1915  working party 31st July 1915  working party 1st August 1915 Church Parade 2nd August 1915 A Wet Day 3rd August 1915  working party 4th August 1915  training 5th August 1915  train 6th August 1915  train 7th August 1915  train 8th August 1915  Church parade & baths 9th July 1915  working party 10th August 1915  train 11th August 1915  shelled 12th August 1915  train 13th August 1915 Field Marshall visits 14th August 1915  bus to working party 15th August 1915  in billets 16th August 1915  bathe 17th August 1915  in billets 18th August 1915  in billets 19th aug 1915 Heavy Rain 20th August 1915  working party 21st August 1915  working party 22nd August 1915 Baths for working party 23rd August 1915  in billets 24th August 1915  in billets 25th August 1915  honours 26th August 1915 Demonstration of Poison Gas 27th August 1915 New Co for B Sqd. 28th Aug 1915  working party 29th August 1915  working part not relieved 30th Aug 1915  in billets 31st August 1915 Pioneering Class at Esquelbecq 1st Sptember 1915  working party 2nd Sep 1915 Baths and Inspection 3rd September 1915 Heavy Rain 4th September 1915  working party to return 5th September 1915  Working Party returns 6th September 1915  Baths and kit inspection 7th September 1915  Drill 8th September 1915 Pioneers instructed 9th September 1915  engaged in squadron schemes 10th September 1915 Brigade Parade 11th September 1915  dismounted attack 12th September 1915 Church parade 13th September 1915 Divisional Route March 14th September 1915  short excerise 15th September 1915  training 16th September 1915  train 17th September 1915  train 18th September 1915 9th Cavalry Brigade Horse Show 19th September 1915 Church Parade 20th September 1915  train 21st Sep 1915  training 22nd September 1915  inspected 23rd September 1915 Regimental Parade 24th September 1915 Move 25th September 1915 On the march   26th September 1915 Ready to Move 27th September 1915 Move 27th of September 1915 A Draft Arrives 28th September 1915 Ready to Move 29th September 1915 Move 30th September 1915  in billets 5th October 1915  practice bombing 6th October 1915  practice bombing 7th October 1915  training 8th October 1915  train 9th October 1915  dig trench 10th October 1915 Church service 11th October 1915  train 12th October 1915  train 13th Oct 1915  parade 14th October 1915  training and baths 15th October 1915  hold competitions  9th Lancers at Ligny Les Aire. Competitions for Bombers. War Diary 16th October 1915 Leave begins 17th October 1915 Church services 18th October 1915  training 19th October 1915 Preparing to move 20th October 1915 Brigade move 21st October 1915 Lack of billets  9th Lancers at Elnes, getting into billets, not sufficient cover for all men & horses. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital. War Diary 22nd October 1915  reinforced 23rd October 1915 Conference of Commanding Officers 24th October 1915 Church services 25th October 1915 Rain all day 26th October 1915  Parade 27th October 1915  building stables 28th October 1915  dig trenches 29th October 1915  engaged in dismounted work 29th Oct 1915 Palatial Trenches 30th October 1915  newcomers inspected 31st October 1915 Church Service 1st November 1915  provide Working Party 2nd November 1915 Heavy Rain 3rd November 1915  new CO 3rd November 1915  Elnes 4th November 1915  Horses Inspected 5th November 1915  CO visits Working Parties 6th November 1915 C Sqd Horses Inspected 7th November 1915 Church Parade & working Parties 8th November 1915  engaged in Mounted and Dismounted Work 9th November 1915  in Billets 10th November 1915  Elnes 11th November 1915  Work Party Reliefs 12th November 1915 Heavy Rain 13th November 1915 A Sqd Horses Inspected 14th November 1915 Church Parade 15th November 1915 Preparing to Move 16th November 1915 Change of Billets 17th November 1915 Move 18th November 1915 Fire in Billet 19th November 1915 Training Conference 20th November 1915 Dismounted Squadron to be Organised 21st November 1915 Church Parade 22nd November 1915  in Billets 23rd November 1915 Dismounted Squadrons Parade 24th November 1915 Dismounted Training 25th November 1915  Digging Trenches 26th November 1915  Digging 27th November 1915  Dig Trenches 28th November 1915 tend Church Parade 29th November 1915 Gas Demonstration for 30th November 1915  Dig Trenches 1st December 1915  dig Trenches 2nd December 1915 tend Gas Demonstration 3rd December 1915  provide Work Parties 3rd Dec 1915 Hockey Matches 4th December 1915 Work Parties from Dig Trenches 5th December 1915 Church Parade 6th December 1915  Billets Inspected 7th December 1915  Inspection 8th December 1915  under Instruction 9th December 1915  Inspection Parade 10th December 1915  Bombers Train  9th Lancers in billets at Enquin. Captain Tylden-Wright to a trench course. Lieutenant Colvin relieves 2nd Lieutenant Harris at the digging. Regimental bombers training. 2nd Lieutenant Durant is now Brigade Bombing Officer. 1 Officer, 2nd Lieutenant J.L. Macalpine to Temporary Hospital. 2 Other Ranks to Base Hospital. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital. War Diary 11th December 1915  in Billets 12th December 1915 tend Church Parade 13th December 1915  Horses Inspected 14th December 1915  Route March and Mounted Parades 15th December 1915  Enquiry Held 16th December 1915 Orders 17th December 1915  tour Postponed 18th December 1915  Training 19th December 1915 Church Parade for 20th December 1915  in Billets 21st December 1915  Horses Malined 22nd December 1915  Digging Party Withdrawn 23rd December 1915  Route March & Horses Inspected   9th Lancers in billets at HQ Enquin. Brigadier General Commanding 2nd Cavalry Brigade inspected the horses of the Regiment for casting for non-veterinary reasons. Veterinary Officer inspected all the horses of the Regiment. The 9th Lancers dismounted company and Machine Gun Section went for a short Route march. Major Grenfell & Lieutenant Gisborne returned from trench course. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital. War Diary 23rd December 1915  Horses Inspected  9th Lancers in billets at HQ Enquin. Brigadier General Commanding 2nd Cavalry Brigade inspected the horses of the Regiment for casting for non-veterinary reasons. Veterinary Officer inspected all the horses of the Regiment. The 9th Lancers dismounted company and Machine Gun Section went for a short Route march. Major Grenfell & Lieutenant Gisborne returned from trench course. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital. War Diary 24th December 1915  Kit Inspection  9th Lancers in billets, HQ Enquin. Inspections of kit, arms, saddlery & horses by all Squadrons & Machine Gun Section. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital. War Diary 25th December 1915  celebrate Christmas at the front.  9th Lancers in billets, HQ Enquin. Church of England parade service at 0900 hours at Preures. Commanding Officer visited men of all Squadrons & Machine gun Section at their Christmas dinners. War Diary 26th December 1915  Digging Party Resume Work  9th Lancers in billets, HQ Enquin. Church of England parade service at 1215 hours at Preures. Digging Party returned to its duties under Captain Taylor-Whitehead. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital. War Diary 27th December 1915  Instructional Ride 28th December 1915  Digging Party Wthdrawn 29th December 1915 Change of Billets 30th December 1915 On the Move 31st December 1915  Billets Reorganised 1st January 1916  in Billets 2nd January 1916  in Billets 3rd January 1916  in Billets 4th January 1916  in Training  9th Lancers in HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise, etc. A Divisional Wood Cutting party formed for for working in Le Dois Ratel under the Command of Lieutenant C.H. Goldsmid 9th lancers, consisting of 3 Other Ranks per regiment of the 1st Cavalry Brigade. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. War Diary 5th January 1916  in Training 6th January 1916  in Training 7th January 1916  in Training 8th January 1916  in Training 9th January 1916  in Training 10th January 1916  in Training 11th January 1916  in Training  9th Lancers in HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise, etc. 7 Drivers Army Service Corps, 14 Horses & 7 Wagons attached to Regiment for duty in connection with the Schme for distribution of Rations instituted by the Division. Lorries now dump at a refilling point, on the main Montraeil to Samer Road, at La Poste Ferme. Information received that 7 Other Ranks had been wounded with the Dismounted Battalion between the 5th & 7th instant. Captain I.A. Straker, having been admitted to a hospital in England, struck off strength. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. War Diary 12th January 1916  in Training 13th January 1916  in Training 14th January 1916  in Training 15th January 1916  HQ at Training 16th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercises etc. Captain H.C. Taylor-Whitehead and 2 Other Ranks proceeded to join the Dismounted Battalion. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. 7 Other Ranks joined as Reinforcements. War Diary 17th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercises etc. War Diary 18th January 1916  HQ at Training 19th January 1916  HQ at Training 20th January 1916  HQ at Training 21st January 1916  HQ at Training 22nd January 1916  HQ at Training 23rd January 1916  HQ at Training 24th January 1916  HQ at Training 25th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise etc. Captain W.R. Tylden-Wright and 1 Other Rank proceeded to join Dismounted Battalion. Captain G. Phipps-Hornby assumes Command of the Mounted Regiment. War Diary 26th January 1916  HQ at Training 27th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise etc. Major R.E. Cecil (21st Lancers) joined from England and assumed Command of the Mounted Regiment. 3 Other Ranks to Hospital. War Diary 28th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise etc. War Diary 29th January 1916  HQ at Training 30th January 1916  HQ at Training  9th Lancers, HQ Billets at Enquin. Exercise etc. War Diary 31st January 1916  HQ at Training 1st February 1916 In Billets 2nd February 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets at HQ Enquin. The Commanding Officer inspected the horses of 'B' Squadron. 2 Other Ranks to Temporary Hospital. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital War Diary 3rd February 1916 In Billets 4th February 1916 In Billets 5th February 1916 In Billets 6th February 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets at HQ Enquin. Church of England parade service at Preures at 1100. A draft of 9 men & 15 horses joined the Regiment War Diary 7th February 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets at HQ Enquin. Exercise & Stables under Squadron arrangements. 1 Other Rank to Base Hospital. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital. 1 Riding Horse from No.1 Mobile Veterinary Station. War Diary 8th February 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets at HQ Enquin. Exercise & Stables under Squadron arrangements. 2 Other Ranks to Base Hospital. War Diary 9th February 1916 In Billets 10th February 1916 In Billets 11th February 1916 In Billets 12th February 1916 In Billets 13th February 1916 In Billets 13th February 1916 In Billets 14th February 1916 In Billets 14th February 1916 In Billets 15th February 1916 In Billets 16th February 1916 In Billets 17th February 1916 In Billets 18th February 1916 In Billets 19th February 1916 In Billets 20th February 1916 In Billets 20th February 1916 In Billets 21st February 1916 In Billets 22nd February 1916 In Billets 23rd February 1916 In Billets 24th February 1916 In Billets 25th February 1916 In Billets 26th February 1916 In Billets 27th February 1916 In Billets 28th February 1916 In Billets 29th February 1916 In Billets 1st March 1916 In Billets 2nd March 1916 In Billets 3rd March 1916 In Billets 4th March 1916 In Billets 5th March 1916 In Billets 6th March 1916 In Billets 7th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Training under Squadron arrangements. Equitation and Troop Training in the morning. Musketry and Bombing Training in the afternoon. Temporary 2nd Lieutenant P.H. Corbett (Sick) Struck off strength. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital 13 Riding Horses to Mobile Veterinary Section War Diary 8th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Squadrons paraded 8 horses each, suitable for Machine Gun use at Preures at 12 noon, for inspection by the Commanding Officer and Captain Haslam, Commanding 2nd Machine Gun Squadron. 8 horse were selected from these 24 for transfer to 2nd machine Gun Squadron. 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital 2 Light Draught Horses transferred to 19th Hussars War Diary 9th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin The Staff ride for Subaltern Officers had to be postponed owing to the Commanding Officer having to attend a conference at Brigade HQ. Training was greatly impeded by the snow. 2 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital War Diary 10th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin The Commanding Officer delivered a lecture to subaltern officers at 'A' Squadron HQ. At 1400 hours the Commanding Officer inspected a new form of pack at 'B' Squadron HQ at Preures 1 Other Rank to Base (Time expired) War Diary 11th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Divisional Route March. Regimental Parade Enquin at 0830 hours. Brigade rendezvous was the crossroads ¼ mile North of Point 102 Camp Raquet. Route followed, Enquinehault, Rolet, Crossroads ½ mile East of T in Hubersent, Point 134 (whwere the Division filed past the divisional Commander Major General Mullens), Sequires, Rolet, from where units marched home independently. The Order of March was 9th Brigade, 2nd Brigade, 1st Brigade. 2 Other Rank to Base Hospital War Diary 12th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Church of England Parade Service at Le Fayel for 'A' Squadron at 1230 hours. 2nd Lieutenants Busk & Durnford proceeded to 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers for a demolition course. 1 Riding horse from HQ 4 Riding horses for Officers received from Base War Diary 13th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Regimental Route March. Regimental Parade at 0930 hours at preures. Route followed was Sehen, Bourthes, Campagne, Lez Boulonnais, Ergny, Wicquinghem. 1 Riding Horse to Veterinary Section 5 Other Ranks joined from Base 1 Riding Horse died War Diary 14th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin RMounted Training under Squadron arrangements 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital War Diary 15th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Regimental Officers Staff Ride. 'B' Squadron was employed for demonstration purposes. The Brigadier and Brigade Major attended. Advance guards and flank guards were subjects dealt with. 1 Other Rank to Base War Diary 16th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Conference of Commanding Officers of the Regiments comprising the 2nd Cavalry Brigade at 12 noon at Beussent, in order to discuss new forms of squadron packs which had been experimented with. Special Order of the Day published by General Sir D. Haig, GCB. KCIE. General in Command of British Army in the Field. see Appendix 1 (note: Not attached) War Diary 17th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Regimental route March combined with tactical operations. Regimental Parade at 0930 hours in Enquin. Practice in the handling of advance guards and flank guards in difficult country. The Regiment returned to billets at 1415 hours. Conference of Commanding Officer and Officers commanding Squadrons and their second in commands at 1600 hours at 'B' Squadron in Preures. 1 Other Rank from Base Hospital War Diary 18th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Inspections of Kit, Arms, Saddlery and Horses by Squadrons. The Commanding Officer inspected the horses of 'B' Squadron. 22 Other Ranks joined from Base War Diary 19th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Church of England Parade Service at 1230 hours at Preures. Lieutenants Potts and Kelly proceeded to Samer on a Hotchkiss Machine Gun Course. War Diary 20th March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin Training under Squadron arrangements. 'A' and 'B' Squadrons, advance guard scheme. 'C' Squadron musketry & bombing War Diary 21st March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin The Commanding Offficer inspected the Regimental and Squadron transport at Enquin at 0930 hours. 1 Oter Rank to Temporary Hospital War Diary 22nd March 1916 In Billets  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin The Adjutant proceeded to Merlimont to recconnoitre the area where the Regiment intended to bivouac. Owing to the weather the condition of the ground was found to be unsuitable. War Diary 23rd March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Regimental tour of Merlimont postponed owing to the weather. Training under Squadron arrangements. 1 Other Rank to Base. War Diary 24th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. The Commanding Officer conducted a Staff ride for Subaltern Officers who had joined within the last 6 months. 1 Other Rank to Base, (Time Expired). War Diary 25th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Inspection of kit, arms, saddlery etc. under Squadron arrangements. Lecture on map reading for Subaltern Officers who joined within the last 6 months by Major R.E. Cecil 1 Other Rank from 2nd Cavalry Brigade HQ War Diary 26th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Lieutenants Potts & Kelly rejoined on completion of their Hotchkiss Gun Course. Church of England Parade Service at Preures at 1215 hours. Lieutenants E.C.E. Smith & M. Hunter proceeded to Samer on Hotchkiss Gun course. 4 Other Ranks to Temporary Hospital 5 Other Ranks joined from Base War Diary 27th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. General Officer Commanding 2nd Cavalry Brigade conducted a Staff Ride for Subaltern Officers having joined within the last 6 months at 0930 hours. Officer Commanding attended a Conference of Officers Commanding Regiments of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade at the Brigade Headquarters to discuss Training programme for April 1916. Training under Squadron arrangements. 2 Other Ranks to Base Hospital 1 Other Rank to Temporary Hospital War Diary 28th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Regimental parade at Enquin at 0930 hours for route march combined with tactical exercise in handling of advance and rear guards. Returned to billets at 1315 hours Conference at Regimental HQ on the days operations and to discuss possibility of reducing the weight at present carried on horses. Regimental Course of 2 classes (6 each) in Hotchkiss Gun under direction of Lieutenant pott. 1 Other Rank to Base Hospital 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital War Diary 29th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Training under Squadron arrangements. Regimental courses in Hotchkiss Gun under Lieutenant Pott. Regimental Pioneer course under direction of 2nd Lieutenants Busk and Durnford commenced at Preures. 1 Riding Horse destroyed War Diary 30th March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Training under Squadron arrangements. Commanding Officer witnessed grouping practice by 'B' Squadron at 'C' Squadrons range. Regimental courses in Hotchkiss Gun & Pioneering continued under respective Officers as previous. Commanding Officer attending Conferences of Officers Commanding units in 2nd Cavalry Brigade at Brigade HQ on training. 1 Other Rank from Temporary Hospital 1 Other Rank from Base 1 Riding Horse to Veterinary Section War Diary 31st March 1916  Training  9th Lancers in Billets, HQ Enquin. Squadron Ride with simple tactical scheme for all Squadrons on high ground immediately North of Enquin. Lecture on shoeing of horses by Captain Townsend Army Veterinary Corps to Officers, NCO's at Preures. Major R.E. Cecil left for Hesdigneul to take up duties of instructor at a course for Divisional Cavalry, 1st Army, under direction of General Officer Commanding 1st Cavalry Division. War Diary 1st April 1916 Inspection and recreation  9th Lancers 1st April 1916 - Billets Enquin - The CO inspected the Regimental Scouts at 0930 in work in the field. The 1st Cavalry Division Divisional Marathon Race was run. 2 Other ranks to temp hospital, 1 other rank from base hospital. Strength: Officers 29 ORs 603 Horses 510. war diaries 2nd April 1916 Church Parade 3rd April 1916 inspections and training 4th April 1916 inspections and training 5th April 1916 Training courses 6th April 1916 Squadron training  9th Queens Royal Lancers 6th April 1916 - Billets Enquin - Lt LCP Smith admitted to hospital. Training under squadron arrangements - completion of NCOs Hotchkiss rifle course and examination. 1 OR to temp hospital and 1 OR from temp hospital. war diaries 7th April 1916 GOC Inspection 8th April 1916 Exercise and inspections 9th April 1916 Church Parade 10th April 1916 Ongoing training and inspections  9th Queens Royal Lancers 10th April 1916 - Billets Enquin - Training under squadron arrangements in the morning. Musketry, Hotchkiss rifle and bombing courses in the afternoon. 2/Lt HA Porter returned from hospital. 2 ORs to temp hospital. war diaries 11th April 1916 Training and courses 12th April 1916 Training courses 13th April 1916 Training courses 14th April 1916 Training courses 15th April 1916 Training courses 16th April 1916 Church Service and Sports 17th April 1916 GOC Inspection 18th April 1916 Ongoing training  9th Queens Royal Lancers 18th April 1916 - Billets Enquin - Exercise, musketry and bombing under squadron arrangements. The second Hotchkiss gun class commenced under the Adjutant. 1 OR to Base hospital and 4 horses to MVS. war diaries 19th April 1916 Training and inspections 20th April 1916 Training and relief party 21st April 1916 Good Friday 22nd April 1916 Regimental training scheme 23rd April 1916 Easter Sunday Church Services 24th April 1916 Easter Monday Sports 25th April 1916 Divisional Field Day 26th April 1916 Regimental Field Work 27th April 1916 Training and inspections 28th April 1916 Further training and inspections 29th April 1916 inspections and training 30th April 1916 Church Service and inspections 1st May 1916 Move 2nd May 1916 Recreation and drill 3rd May 1916 Recreation and return to billets 4th May 1916 Training courses 5th May 1916 Tactics and inspection 6th May 1916 Inspections 7th May 1916 No church parades 8th May 1916 Tactical experiments 9th May 1916 Further experiments - bad weather 10th May 1916 Squadron training 11th May 1916 Field work 12th May 1916 Training and inspections 13th May 1916 Inspections 14th May 1916 Church and Trade tests 15th May 1916 Training and conference 16th May 1916 Training and inspections 17th May 1916 Field work 18th May 1916 Squadron training 19th May 1916 Divisional Day operations 20th May 1916 Brigade Horse Show 21st May 1916 Church parade and bivouac recce. 22nd May 1916 Relocation and recreation 23rd May 1916 Training and recreation 24th May 1916 Empire Day 25th May 1916 Regimental and Brigade Drills 26th May 1916 Return to billets Training 27th May 1916 Inspections and Brigade experiments 28th May 1916 Church Parades and Messages 29th May 1916 Brigade casting of horses 30th May 1916 inspections and training 31st May 1916 Squadron training 1st June 1916 Field work and moves 2nd June 1916 Brigade scheme 3rd June 1916 Inspections 4th June 1916 Church Parades 5th June 1916 Officers Ride 6th June 1916 Divisional scheme cancelled 7th June 1916 Divisional scheme concluded 8th June 1916 Divisional Exercise Cavalry and Aircraft 9th June 1916 Divisional Horse Show 10th June 1916 Division Horse Show 11th June 1916 Church Parade 12th June 1916 Regimental scheme and courses 13th June 1916 Ongoing training 14th June 1916 Squadron training 15th June 1916 Ongoing training 16th June 1916 Ongoing training 17th June 1916 Inspections and Courses 18th June 1916 Lord Kitchener Memorial Service 19th June 1916 Wagon train inspection 20th June 1916 Inspections 21st June 1916 Brigade Conference and inspections 22nd June 1916 Inspection and movements 23rd June 1916 Movement Orders 24th June 1916 Brigade moves by stages to new Billets 25th June 1916 Brigade moves by stages to new Billets 26th June 1916 Brigade moves by stages to new Billets 27th June 1916 Brigade moves by stages to new Billets 28th June 1916 Brigade Moves 29th June 1916 Waiting for Orders before Somme Offensive 30th June 1916 Standby awaiting orders 1st July 1916 Brigade on standby for Somme Offensive  9th Queens Royal Lancers 1st July 1916 - Position of readiness at Bresle - Regimental parade in bivouacs at Querrieu at 0445. Brigade moved off at 0500. Order of march: Brigade HQ and Signal Troop, 4th Dragoon Guards, 9th Lancers, 18th Hussars, 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, H Battery RHA, Gap, and A Echelon Brigaded. Route followed: Querrieu, Franvillers and Bresle. Put down lines in muddy area outside Bresle at 0815. Remained at Bresle while the infantry assault took place. Watering arrangements broke down. Brigade left Bresle at 1700 and moved back to Querrieu arriving in previous bivouac about 2000. war diaries 2nd July 1916 Church service and reinforcements 3rd July 1916 Routine 4th July 1916 Battlefield clearing party to Fricourt 5th July 1916 Brigade move and work party 6th July 1916 Standby and inspection by GOC Division 7th July 1916 1/2 hour notice standby 8th July 1916 Routine and movement order 9th July 1916 Move postponed 10th July 1916 Routine exercises 11th July 1916 Brigades move to Querrieu 12th July 1916 Bivouac at Querrieu 13th July 1916 Ongoing moves 14th July 1916 Standby at half hours notice all day 15th July 1916 Standby extended to 2 hours notice 16th July 1916 Routine 17th July 1916 Routine 18th July 1916 Mounted training 19th July 1916 Ongoing mounted work 20th July 1916 Mounted work and courses 21st July 1916 More mounted work 22nd July 1916 Further mounted work 23rd July 1916 Church services 24th July 1916 Back to Querrieu and reinforcements 25th July 1916 Routine 26th July 1916 5 Hour standby and mounted work 27th July 1916 Mounted work and Divisional Conference 28th July 1916 Mounted work 29th July 1916 Mounted work and Hotchkiss Pack design 30th July 1916 Church services and Hotchkiss Drill 31st July 1916 Mounted work and Regimental Strength 1st August 1916 Staff ride and Regimental strength 2nd August 1916 inspections and training 3rd August 1916 Training and relief party 4th August 1916 Brigade communication scheme 5th August 1916 Mounted work 6th August 1916 Church services 7th August 1916 Divisional Staff Ride and Casting of Horses 8th August 1916 Brigade staff ride and appointments  9th Queens Royal Lancers 8th Aug 1916 - Bivouac near Querrieu - 2/Lt GH Harris and M Hunter returned to duty with the Regiment from 1st Cavalry Division working party. Lt LPG Kelly proceeded to 1st Cavalry Division working party for duty. GOC 2nd Cavalry Brigade held a staff ride for COs, Adjutants and Squadron Leaders. 4 ORs to Hospital, 6 Remount Horses to MVS and 4 ORs joined from Base. war diaries 9th August 1916 Brigade relocation to Pont Remy 10th August 1916 Further relocation 11th August 1916 Brigade Conference at Incheville 12th August 1916 Squadron training 13th August 1916 Church Parade and reinforcements 14th August 1916 Intense personal training for men and horses 15th August 1916 Ongoing training 16th August 1916 Ongoing training 17th August 1916 Routine and swimming sports 18th August 1916 Inter troop competitions 19th August 1916 Inter troop mounted sports 20th August 1916 Church Parade 21st August 1916 Training and reliefs 22nd August 1916 Training and relief party 23rd August 1916 Training and competitions 24th August 1916 inspections and training 25th August 1916 Ongoing training and inspections 26th August 1916 Inspections 27th August 1916 Church services 28th August 1916 Routine drills 29th August 1916 Ongoing training 30th August 1916 Flooding 31st August 1916 Training and Regimental Strength 1st Sep 1916 Hotchkiss training  9th Queens Royal Lancers are in Billets at Incheville - Regimental Parade at 1300. Hotchkiss field firing was carried out on the Belgian Field Firing Range at Hautebut from 1600 to 1730. war diaries 2nd September 1916 Routine and inspections 3rd September 1916 Church Parade 4th September 1916 Squadron training 5th September 1916 Squadron training and movement orders 6th September 1916 Move to bivouac 7th September 1916 Move to bivouac 8th September 1916 Routine 9th September 1916 Mounted Training 10th September 1916 Church Service and Inspection 11th September 1916 GOC Division inspection 12th September 1916 Visit 13th September 1916 Remounts 14th September 1916 Move to Carnoy Valley 15th September 1916 Immediate standby all day 16th Sep 1916 Stand by 17th September 1916 Church services and return to Laneuville 18th September 1916 Routine. Very heavy rain. 19th September 1916 Routine. Heavy rain. 20th September 1916 Routine, still raining. 21st September 1916 Clean up as weather finer. 22nd September 1916 Scheme aircraft and cavalry signalling 23rd September 1916 Move to L'Etoile 24th September 1916 Bivouac at Subrometz 25th September 1916 Into billets 26th September 1916 Squadron Move 27th September 1916 B Squadron move due to congestion 28th Sep 1916 Awards and Inspection 29th September 1916 Cavalry Corps Inspection of all horses 30th September 1916 Brigade Staff Ride 1st Oct 1916 Church service and C Sqn. relocation 2nd October 1916 Inspections 3rd October 1916 Bad weather hinders training 4th October 1916 Divisional Inspections 5th October 1916 Training and lecture 6th October 1916 Scheme postponed due to bad weather. 7th October 1916 Inspections 8th October 1916 Church Parade and work party 9th October 1916 Ops cancelled 10th October 1916 Staff ride, appointment and award. 11th October 1916 Divisional Ops in the field 12th October 1916 Squadron training 13th October 1916 Field work and conference 14th October 1916 Brigade Operations 15th October 1916 Routine and conference 16th October 1916 Mounted training and reinforcements 17th October 1916 Brigade Staff Ride 18th October 1916 Weather postponements 19th October 1916 Move to Bivouac 20th October 1916 Further move to St Leger   21st October 1916 Routine and reinforcements 22nd October 1916 Allotment of horses to Squadrons 23rd October 1916 Awards Parade and Conference 24th October 1916 Training 25th October 1916 training 26th October 1916 Parade postponed bad weather 27th October 1916 Inspections 28th October 1916 Training and inspections 29th October 1916 Routine 30th October 1916 Bathing and dismounted work 31st October 1916 Field work 1st November 1916 Training courses 2nd November 1916 Field work 3rd November 1916 Ongoing Fieldwork 4th November 1916 Brigade staff ride and training 5th November 1916 Church services 6th November 1916 Training and inspections 7th November 1916 Movement Orders 8th November 1916 Brigade move to Nouvian 9th November 1916 Brigade move to winter billets at Hucqueliers 10th November 1916 Sorting Squadron billets allocations 11th November 1916 Allocation of billeting areas 12th November 1916 Church Parade 13th November 1916 Horses to winter quarters 14th November 1916 inspections and training 15th November 1916 Inspections and preparing stables floors 16th November 1916 Settling into Winter Quarters 17th November 1916 Settling to normal routines 18th November 1916 Inspections and promotions 19th November 1916 Church Parade 20th November 1916 Inspections 21st November 1916 Inspections and Courses 22nd November 1916 Inspections 23rd November 1916 Winter training routine 24th November 1916 Brigade Pioneer Battalion Parade 25th November 1916 Pioneer formation event postponed 26th Nov 1916 Church services 27th Nov 1916 Winter training commences 28th November 1916 Horse casting inspection 29th November 1916 Ongoing winter training 30th Nov 1916 Appointment to Reserve Cavalry 1st December 1916 Ongoing winter training 2nd December 1916 Winter training and inspections 3rd December 1916 Church Parade 4th December 1916 Ongoing winter training and inspections 5th December 1916 GOC Inspection 6th December 1916 GOC Inspection 7th December 1916 Inspections 8th December 1916 Ongoing winter training and inspections 9th December 1916 Ongoing winter training and inspections 10th December 1916 Ongoing training and inspections 11th December 1916 Ongoing training 12th December 1916 Ongoing training 13th December 1916 Ongoing training 14th December 1916 Ongoing training and inspections 15th December 1916 Ongoing winter training and inspections 16th December 1916 Ongoing training 17th December 1916 Ongoing training 18th December 1916 Ongoing training 19th December 1916 Ongoing training and inspections 20th December 1916 Ongoing winter training and inspections 21st December 1916 Ongoing training and inspections 22nd December 1916 Training and inspections 23rd December 1916  Ongoing training and inspections 24th December 1916 Christmas Eve church services 25th December 1916 Christmas Day 26th December 1916 inspections and training 27th December 1916 inspections and training 28th December 1916 Bad weather hinders training 29th December 1916 Training in poor weather 30th December 1916 Training and inspections 31st December 1916 Church services 1st January 1917 Training and Pioneer Organisation 2nd January 1917 Training courses 3rd January 1917 Return to regiment 4th January 1917 Inspection and movements 5th January 1917 CO's Inspection 6th January 1917 CO's Inspection 7th January 1917 CO's Inspection 8th January 1917 Lecture and inspections 9th January 1917 Brigade Conference and inspections 10th January 1917 Inspections and Training 11th January 1917 CO's Inspection 12th January 1917 NCO's Training and routine 13th January 1917 Brigade inspection and reinforcements 14th January 1917 Church Service and inspections 15th January 1917 Training courses 16th January 1917 CO's Inspection 17th January 1917 ASC Transport inspection 18th January 1917 CO's Inspection 19th Jan 1917 CO's Inspection 20th January 1917 Conference and lecture 21st January 1917 Church Parade 22nd January 1917 CO's Inspection 23rd January 1917 Interviews and reliefs 24th January 1917 Horse casting inspection 25th January 1917 Routine inspection 26th January 1917 Examination and training 27th January 1917 Completion of young nco's class 28th January 1917 Church Services 29th January 1917 Routine 30th January 1917 CO's Inspection 31st January 1917 Snow and CO's inspection 1st February 1917  2nd February 1917 Rifle range project 3rd February 1917 Courses and reliefs 4th February 1917 Routine 5th February 1917 Musketry course 6th February 1917  7th February 1917  8th February 1917 Regimental routine 9th February 1917 Inspections 10th February 1917 Inspections 11th February 1917 Slight thaw. Church services 12th February 1917 Musketry course 13th February 1917 Inspections 14th February 1917 Courses and reliefs 15th February 1917 Lecture and reliefs 16th February 1917 Appointments and inspections 17th February 1917 Interviews and appointments 18th February 1917 Church Parade and supplies 19th February 1917 Inspections 20th February 1917 Inspections 21st February 1917 Inspections 22nd February 1917 Divisional GOC inspection 23rd February 1917 Inspections and Courses 24th February 1917 Inspections and Courses 25th February 1917 Church Parade 26th February 1917 Training courses 27th February 1917 New horses arrive 28th February 1917 Regimental Routine and Brigade Conference 1st March 1917 Routine and inspections 2nd March 1917 Routine 3rd March 1917 routine and interviews 4th March 1917 Church Parade and courses 5th March 1917 Routine 6th March 1917 Routine and Brigade Staff Ride 7th March 1917 Routine and courses 8th March 1917 Routine and courses 9th March 1917 Routine 10th March 1917 Routine and courses 11th March 1917 Routine and church. 12th March 1917  13th March 1917 Routine and inspections 14th March 1917 Pioneers rejoin unit. 15th March 1917 Pioneers rejoin and new billets search 16th March 1917 Courses completed. 17th March 1917 Horse casting inspection 18th March 1917 Church services 19th March 1917 Musketry 20th March 1917 Musketry and scouting courses 21st March 1917 Courses continued 22nd March 1917 Training and New orders 23rd March 1917 Inspections and gas mask issue 24th Mar 1917 Route March and new equipment 25th Mar 1917 Church parade and new saddlery fitted 26th March 1917 Brigade Inspection at Preures 27th March 1917 Training with new equipment 28th March 1917 Training and conference 29th March 1917 Route March 30th March 1917 Training courses 31st March 1917 Inspections and reinforcements 1st April 1917 Routine 2nd April 1917 Mounted Schemes and Hotchkiss Firing 3rd April 1917 Bad weather continues 4th April 1917 Ongoing training 5th April 1917 Move from winter quarters 6th April 1917 Remain in billets 7th April 1917 Move 8th April 1917 On the Move 9th April 1917 Regiment on standy - Dismounted party casualties 10th April 1917 Ongoing moves and repair works 11th April 1917 Supportin action and casualty clearance 12th April 1917 Support after Attack 13th April 1917 Bad weather exposure 14th April 1917 Casting of Horses 15th April 1917 Dismounted Party returns 16th April 1917 Start of Moves 17th April 1917 Move 18th April 1917 Rest day 19th April 1917 Move to good billets 20th April 1917 Regiment reunited at Lebiez 21st April 1917 Routine 22nd April 1917 Church Parade 23rd April 1917 Refresher Courses and Strong Posts Construction 24th April 1917 Casting of Horses 25th April 1917 Ongoing training 26th April 1917 Staff Rides 27th April 1917 Regimental route march 28th April 1917 Inspections 29th April 1917 Church parade and reinforcements 30th April 1917 Completion of Troop Strong Posts 1st May 1917 Inspections 2nd May 1917 Route March 3rd May 1917 Staff Rides and new horses 4th May 1917 Staff Rides and new horses 5th May 1917 Inspections 6th May 1917 Church services 7th May 1917 Courses and grazing of horses 8th May 1917 Staff Rides 9th May 1917 Staff Rides 10th May 1917 Route March and Casting 11th May 1917 Inspection of work parties 12th May 1917  13th May 1917 Parties to Pioneer Battalion   14th May 1917 Moves to new billets 15th May 1917 Further moves   16th May 1917 Routine   17th May 1917 Move of Work Party   18th May 1917 CO's Inspection   19th May 1917 Routine exercise and grazing   20th May 1917 Routine   21st May 1917 Routine   22nd May 1917 Routine   23rd May 1917 Routine   24th May 1917 Staff Rides   25th May 1917 Appointment   26th May 1917 Appointments   27th May 1917 Church services   28th May 1917 Inspections and movements   29th May 1917 Routine and interviews   30th May 1917 Board of Survey   31st May 1917 In Billets 1st June 1917 Routine 2nd June 1917 Return of working parties 3rd June 1917 Church Parade 4th June 1917 Routine 5th June 1917 Routine 7th June 1917 Exercise and inspections 8th June 1917 Routine 9th June 1917 Routine 10th June 1917 Church Parade 11th June 1917 Working party departs 12th June 1917 Routine and courses 13th June 1917 Schemes and courses 14th June 1917 Route march and courses 15th June 1917 Routine and movement order 16th June 1917 Pioneers setting up and move   17th June 1917 Church services and Pioneer Battalion action 18th June 1917 Exercise and routine 19th June 1917 Exercise and routine 20th June 1917 Routine and Pioneers Works in front line 21st June 1917 Routine and Pioneer actions 22nd June 1917 Further Casualties in Pioneer Battalion 23rd June 1917 Routine and ongoing Pioneers Activities 24th June 1917 Musketry course and Pioneer activity 25th June 1917 Final Assault Course and Pioneer Activities 26th June 1917 Routine and Casting Inspection. Pioneer work continues 27th June 1917 Routine and Pioneer work and move 28th June 1917 Routine 29th June 1917 Routine and Pioneers inspection 30th June 1917 Routine and Ongoing Pioneer activity 1st July 1917 Routine and Pioneer Activity 2nd July 1917 Routing and Ongoing Pioneer Activity 3rd July 1917 Routine and Pioneer activity 4th July 1917 Routine and Inspection with Pioneers to new billets 5th July 1917 Routine and Pioneers Activity 6th July 1917 Routine and further Pioneering work 7th July 1917  8th July 1917 Routine and Pioneer working parties 9th July 1917 Routine and Unit Moves 10th July 1917 Routine and Working Parties Activity 11th July 1917 Routine and Working Parties Activity 12th July 1917 Hotchkiss Courses and Working Party Activity 13th July 1917 Routine Working Parties and movement orders 14th July 1917 Routine and working parties   15th July 1917  16th July 1917 Church Services 17th July 1917 Inspections and Courses 18th July 1917 Formation of Pioneer Brigade 19th July 1917 Inspections and Pioneer Company Formation 20th July 1917 Reconnaisance and reorganisation 21st July 1917 Conference, training and standby. 22nd July 1917 Church services 23rd July 1917 Ongoing training 24th July 1917 Ongoing training 25th July 1917 Routine and training 26th July 1917 Recreation and training 27th July 1917 Training and routine 28th July 1917 Divisional signalling scheme 29th July 1917 Weather interrupt of Brigade Signalling Scheme 30th July 1917 Ongoing training 31st July 1917 Ongoing training and Letter from 1 Corps Commander 1st August 1917 Parade postponed bad weather 2nd August 1917 Routine - Parade postponed due to weather 3rd August 1917 Ongoing training 4th August 1917 Inspections 5th August 1917 Church Parade and Medal Ceremony 6th August 1917 Work party to 5th Army 7th August 1917 Route march and Staff Ride 8th August 1917 Ongoing training 9th August 1917 Ongoing training 10th August 1917 Parade and lecture 11th August 1917 Inspections 12th Aug 1917 Routine 13th August 1917 Ongoing training 14th Aug 1917 Route March 15th Aug 1917 Ongoing training 16th August 1917 Ongoing training 17th August 1917 Ongoing training 18th August 1917 Inspections 19th August 1917 Church services 20th August 1917 Ongoing training 21st August 1917 Divisional Gas Lecture and Drill 22nd August 1917 inspections and training 23rd August 1917 Horse trials and training 24th August 1917 Ongoing training 25th August 1917 Horse trials and training 26th August 1917 Church Parade 27th August 1917 Move to Lugy  9th Queens Royal Lancers 27th Aug - Bivouac Lugy - The regiment paraded at Calonne 0615 and marched to brigade Starting point Robecq Church arriving 0715. Route followed Busnes, Lillers, Auchy au Bois, Febvin Palvert, Laires and Lugy. Regiment went into bivouac about 1300. Very wet day. war diaries 28th August 1917 Further moves 29th August 1917 Routine 30th August 1917 HQ Moved 31st August 1917 Routine 1st September 1917 Cavalry Corps Horse Show  9th Queens Royal Lancers 1st Sep - HQ Bernieulles - Cavalry Corps Horse Show. Captain GM Phipps Hornby's charger won Heavyweight Charger Class and champion riding horse of Corps Class. Lt. Col HM Durand's charger was 2nd in lightweight charger class. C Squadron's GS Wagon was 2nd in GS Wagon Class. 3 ORs to Base Hospital. Strength: Officers 34, Other Ranks 579 and Horses 569 war diaries 2nd Sep 1917 Church Parade 3rd Sep 1917 Training and inspections 4th September 1917 Training and inspections 5th Sep 1917  6th September 1917 Training and inspections 7th September 1917 Training and inspections 8th September 1917 Inspections  9th Queens Royal Lancers 8th Sep - HQ Bernieulles - Inspection of kits, arms, saddlery and horses by Squadrons. war diaries 9th September 1917 Church services 10th September 1917 Training courses 11th September 1917  12th September 1917 Training courses 13th September 1917 Move and training 14th September 1917 Move to Brigade Training Area 15th September 1917 Drill and Sports on sands 16th September 1917 Church services 17th September 1917 Training on sands 18th September 1917 Return to billets 19th September 1917 Training courses 20th September 1917 Training courses 21st September 1917 Divisional Dismounted Sports  9th Queens Royal Lancers 21st Sep - Billets HQ Bernieulles - 1st Cavalry Division Dismounted Sports. 1 OR to Base Hospital war diaries 22nd September 1917 Inspections and Gymkhana 23rd September 1917 Routine 24th September 1917 Training courses 25th September 1917 Inter Cavalry Brigade Field Exercise 26th September 1917 Training and inspections 27th September 1917 Gas training 28th September 1917 Inter-Brigade Field Exercise 29th September 1917 Bathing and Inspections 30th September 1917 Church Parade 23rd Nov 1918 Repatriation If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 261236 William George Spanswick 9th Lancers After serving in the 9th Lancers during the Great War on demobilisation William Spanswick immediately joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. In operations in support of the Greeks in Smyrna the ship was involved in landing British troops at Karaburun in support of the Greek occupation of Smyrna in May 1919. His next ship was the battlecruiser HMS Renown from 5th of March 1920. Add to this record. 255480 Bert Davis 9th Lancers I'm in search of a soldier, Bert Davis, born on 24th of February 1894 in Heath Town, Wolverhampton to Thomas Davis and Mary Shaw. Probably Thomas Davis & Mary lived at Barnes, London, at the outbreak of the first World War.) Bert served with the 9th Lancers and was wounded by shrapnel in the knee or spine, in or around the vicinity of Ypres. He had a daughter named Daphne. As you can see, I don't have much information to work with. His Granddaughter lives now in the Netherlands and is searching for information about her Grandfather. It seems that after WWI all of the documents where burnt by her Grandmother in the yard due to malcontent about all of the atrocities that happened on the front. Beelaert Geert Add to this record. 251954 Pte Frederick George Davies 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (d.March 1918) Frederick died near Brie during 2nd day of Operation Micheal, Somme. Remembered at Pozieres Memorial, France, and Roll of Honour in Canterbury Catherdral Cloisters. Add to this record. 244333 Tpr. Charles Alfred Mills 9th Lancers My grandfather, Charles Mills, joined the Army on 14th August 1902. He served with the 9th Lancers in South Africa and India, before being garrisoned at Canterbury (my home town), where he met and married my grandmother. Of his service and life I know very little, as he died when my father was only 4 years old. He did fight at the Battle of Mons and was wounded and captured on 24th of September 1914, so I can only assume he took part in the Charge at Audregnies. He was shot (in the chest) as part of that brave action. He was a POW for 4 years and 4 months, being released in 1919. After his capture it was some months before his name was listed, so, for all that time my grandmother scoured the casualty lists, hoping the "Missing believed killed in action" would be proved wrong. He was discharged 23rd of March 1919, as "surplus to requirements, having been wounded in action". The family settled in Canterbury, where surgeons refused to remove the bullet, as it was in too dangerous a position. However, in 1927, he became very ill and died in hospital, after his heart enlarged and burst on the German bullet. He was just 44 years old. The Government insisted his illness killed him, not the bullet, and denied my grandmother a War Widows Pension, leaving her to raise 7 children on her own. It also meant his name would not be shown on the 9th Lancers Memorial, in Canterbury Cathedral, as Died of Wounds. The 9th Lancers Old Comrades Association arranged a full military funeral for him, with a gun carriage supplied by the Royal Horse Artillery, who were garrisoned in Canterbury at that time. He loved being a Lancer. Michael Mills Add to this record. 242745 Pte. Christopher Nash 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers (d.1st Jul 1916) Christopher Nash is buried in the Waterford Protestant Cemetery, Waterford Protestant Cemetery, Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland. S Flynn Add to this record. 237608 Trpr. F. J. Parks 9th Btn. Queen's Royal Lancers (d.31st August 1915) Trooper Parks died, aged 20, on 31st August 1915 at No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport, France. He was the son of Isaac and Mary Parks of Brighton. He is buried in Plot 1, Row H, Grave 6A at Le Treport Military Cemetery, France. Add to this record. 231790 Tpr. Gilbert Dennis att. 9th Lancers Hampshire Yeomanry (d.21st Aug 1918) Great grandfather Gilbert Dennis, from what I have been told went to Italy with his unit after which he was moved to France in 1918 or before, he was then attached to the 9th Lancers who saw action in the Villars Bretonneux to hold of the German break through I believe. The sketchy details we have was that he received a direct hit from a shell and body never recovered. Richard White Add to this record. 223826 Sgt. Joseph Hussey B Sqdn. Queens 9th Royal Lancers (d.24th May 1915) Joseph William Hussey was born in 1878 in Thorncombe, Dorset to Job and Ann Hussey (nee Wellman). He joined the Lancers in 1899 and fought in the Boer War. He was invalided out in April 1900, returning again in April 1901. He then worked on the railways until he rejoined at Sevenoaks for the 1914-1918 conflict. Joseph had married Elsie Ann Cameron in the later half of 1912, they had no children. Joseph was promoted to sergeant in November 1914. B squadron was led by Captain Francis Grenfell VC who was wounded and died. Sergeant Hussey was gassed and died on 24th May 1915. Both were originally interred in the cemetery at Vlamertinghe, Belgium. Sergeant Hussey was later reburied in the Hop Store Cemetery in Belgium. Both are commemorated at Canterbury Cathedral. Sergeant Hussey is also remembered at Waterloo Station and his name appears in the book about the Grenfell twins written by the author John Buchan of `39 Steps' fame. Regrettably we have no photos of my great-uncle Sergeant J W Hussey. He was mentioned in dispatches on 31st of May 1915 and was posthumously awarded The Cross of St George 4th class in August 1915. Pam Smith Add to this record. 218726 Capt. Francis Octavius Grenfell VC. 9th Btn. Queens Royal Lancers (d.24th May 1915) Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell VC served with the 9th Battalion Queens Royal Lancers during WW1 and died of wounds on the 24th May 1915, aged 35. He is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. Son of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell and Sophia, his wife, he was educated at Eton, Francis became Master of the Beagles in 1898. On leaving Eton in 1899 he joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders and saw service in the South African War. An extract taken from the London Gazette dated 16th November, 1914 records the following:- For gallantry in action against unbroken Infantry at Andregnies, Belgium, on 24th August, 1914, and for gallant conduct in assisting to save the guns of 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day. S Flynn Add to this record. 216408 2nd Lt. J L MacAlpine 9th Lancers 2Lt MacAlpine joined 9th Lancers at Meteren on 11th of March 1915 from 11th Reserve Cavalry. Black Sapper Add to this record. 213811 Capt. Douglas Keith Lucas Lucas-Tooth DSO MID 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers (d.14th Sep 1914) Douglas Lucas-Tooth died from wounds received at the Battle of Aisnes sflynn Add to this record. 213586 Capt. Douglas Keith Lucas Lucas-Tooth DSO MID 9th (Queen's Loyal) Lancers (d.14th Sep 1914) Captain Douglas Keith Lucas Lucas-Tooth, 9th (Queen's Loyal) Lancers died from wounds received in action at the Battle of the Aisnes on the 14th September 1914. He was awarded Companion, Distinguished Service Order posthumously. He had been Mentioned in Despatches in both the Boer War and the First World War. S. Flynn Add to this record. 210127 Pte. Hugh Elias Hughes 10th Battlion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Hugh Elias Hughes from Llanrhos in North Wales is mentioned in the nominal roll of 9th Queen's Royal Lancers as having joined the regiment in France on the 16th June 1916. At this time the 9th Lancers were preparing for the Somme Offensive and were to be used for the break-through (that never occurred). The battle of the Somme started on the 1st July with the men of the 9th being used as "vulture parties" to collect the dead and wounded from the battlefield, On the 4th of October 1916 Hugh was transferred to the 10th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Hugh's younger brothers, Griffith and Ivor, were also serving in this Battalion, whilst their eldest sibling, William, was transferred from the 1/6th (Territorial) Battalion to the 1st Battalion of the Regiment in February 1917. On the 13th November 1916 (Battle of Ancre), Ivor was wounded during an assault on the village of Serre, being shot through the thigh. Sadly, less than a year later (2nd of October 1917) William was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest; he left a wife and two young children. Williams's injuries were sustained during a counter attack by the German 46th Reserve Battalion (consisting of 3 Battalions and 3 Sturmtruppe); the attack falling on the area of Polygon Wood covered by the 1st Battalion RWF and the 8th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment. William would have first been taken to a field dressing station just behind the front line where morphine would have been administered and his wound dressed; from there he was evacuated to No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Poperinge where he finally succumbed to his wounds on the 2nd of October 1917. William's grave is in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery situated 12 kilometres west of the town of Leper in Belgium, grave reference number XXIV.F.12. William is also commemorated on his parent's memorial headstone in Llanrhos churchyard. Hugh Elias Hughes continued to serve with the 10th RWF until February 1918 when the Battalion was finally disbanded; he was then transferred to the 7th (Pioneer) Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment. It was whilst serving with this regiment that he was injured. The story the family passed down regarding his wounding, is that Hugh was in a dugout playing cards with four comrades; the dugout received a direct hit from a German artillery shell and all four of his pals were killed instantly. The rest of the dugout collapsed down onto Hugh but he was eventually pulled from the carnage suffering with severe head injuries and associated memory loss. The family may well have been informed that Hugh was missing because, as the story goes, Hugh's mother was convinced that he was still alive and sent a photograph of him to help with his identification. Eventually Hugh was identified and returned home to Llanrhos in December 1918. Unfortunately the tragedy does not end here, as after leaving the Army, Hugh suffered acutely from his head wound, any loud noise would result in panic, with him displaying the terrible character changing symptoms so often associated with severe head trauma and battle stress. In August 1920, Hugh and a former sailor called Thomas Henry Lewis decided to leave the Llandudno area to try and find work; so they walked to Chester, eventually finding temporary employment at Rake Lane farm in Eccleston. Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain work in the mines in Wrexham, Hugh found himself back in Chester, by now separated from Thomas and in in a very drunken and distressed state. Sadly, whilst in this condition Hugh threw himself from a bridge over the river Dee and drowned. Hugh's father Owen travelled to Chester to identify his son's body and give evidence at the inquest, the city coroner Mr E Brassey returned a verdict of "suicide whilst of unsound mind". Hugh is commemorated on his parent's memorial stone in Llanrhos churchyard and can be considered as much a victim of the Great War as his brother William. Tegid Hughes Add to this record.

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