APPENDIX I. ITINERARY OF THE BATTALION.
Reading edition
Date of Move. Move to.
4.8.14. Halifax Mobilisation of the Battalion.
5.8.14. Hull By train
11.8.14. Immingham By boat.
13.8.14. Great Coates By march route.
15.9.14. Riby Park By march route.
17.10.14. Marsden By train.
5.11.14. Doncaster By train.
14.4.15. St. Martin’s Camp, Boulogne By train to Folkestone; by S.S. “Invicta” to Boulogne.
15.4.15. Estaires By march route to Hesdigneul; by train to Merville; by march route to Estaires.
22.4.15. Doulieu By march route.
24.4.15. La Croix Lescornez By march route.
26.4.15. No. 3 Section, Fleurbaix Sector Relieved 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regt.
29.4.15. La Croix Lescornez Inter-relieving with 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
2.6.15. No. 3 Section
5.5.15. La Croix Lescornez
8.5.15. Croix Blanche By march route.
9.5.15. No. 3 Section Inter-relieving with 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
13.5.15. La Croix Lescornez
17.5.15. No. 3 Section
21.5.15. La Croix Lescornez
25.5.15. No. 3 Section
29.5.15. La Croix Lescornez
2.6.15. No. 3 Section
6.6.15. La Croix Lescornez
12.6.15. No. 3 Section
18.6.15. La Croix Lescornez
25.6.15. Sailly-sur-la-Lys By march route.
26.6.15. Doulieu
27.6.15. Farms near Bailleul
29.6.15. Flêtre
30.6.15. Wood near St. Jans ter Biezen
7.7.15. Canada Wood, near Elverdinghe
8.7.15. Lancashire Farm Sector Relieved 2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
13.7.15. Canal Bank (Bde. Res.) Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
18.7.15. Lancashire Farm Sector
24.7.15. Wood near Oosthoek (Divl. Res.)
30.7.15. Lancashire Farm Sector
5.8.15. Canal Bank (Bde. Res.)
11.8.15. Glimpse Cottage Sector Inter-relieving with 1/7th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
16.8.15. Saragossa Farm (Bde. Res.)
18.8.15. Ypres Left Sector Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
21.8.15. Malakoff Farm (Bde. Res.)
24.8.15. Ypres Left Sector
26.8.15. Coppernollehoek (Divl. Res.) Relieved by 1/4th Bn. Y. and L. Regt.
8.9.15. Turco Farm Sector Relieved 1/6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. Regt.
15.9.15. Canal Bank (Bde. Res.) Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
21.9.15. Turco Farm Sector
27.9.15. Elverdinghe (Bde. Res.)
2.10.15. Camp near Woesten-Poperinghe Road.
14.10.15. Glimpse Cottage Sector Relieved 1/5th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
21.10.15. Canal Bank (Bde. Res.) Relieved by 1/4th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
30.10.15. Ypres Left Sector Relieved 1/7th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
3.11.15. Coppernollehoek (Divl. Res.) By motor bus. Relieved by 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
11.11.15. Ypres Left Sector Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
15.11.15. Malakoff Farm (Bde. Res.)
19.11.15. Ypres Left Sector
23.11.15. Malakoff Farm (Bde. Res.) Relieved by 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
27.11.15. Coppernollehoek (Divl. Res.)
5.12.15. Malakoff Farm (Bde. Res.)
9.12.15. Ypres Left Sector Relieved 1/5th Bn. D of W. Regt.
13.12.15. Malakoff Farm (Bde. Res.) Inter-relieving with 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
17.12.15. Ypres Left Sector
20.12.15. Elverdinghe
27.12.15. Coppernollehoek By march route.
30.12.15. Poperinghe
31.12.15. Camp near St. Jans ter Biezen
1.1.16. Houtkerque
15.1.16. Wormhoudt
2/3.2.16. Camps En Amienois By march route to Esquelbecq; by train to Longueau; by march route to Ailly; by motor bus to Camps En Amienois.
11.2.16. Picquigny By march route.
12.2.16. Molliens-au-Bois
13.2.16. Warloy Baillon
28.2.16. Right Section, Authuille Trenches Relieved 1/4th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
4.3.16. Bouzincourt By march route.
5.3.16. Authuille Defences
6.3.16. Mailly-Maillet
29.3.16. Harponville
30.3.16. Naours
23.4.16. Hedauville By motor bus.
12.5.16. Aveluy Wood By march route.
1.6.16. Martinsart Wood
15.6.16. Aveluy Wood
20.6.16. Vadencourt Wood
27.6.16. Senlis
28.6.16. Vadencourt Wood
30.6.16. B Assembly Trenches, Aveluy Wood By march route, via Senlis.
1.7.16. Crucifix Corner, Aveluy By march route.
2.7.16. Johnstone’s Post Relieved 1/5th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
5.7.16. Right Sub-sector, Thiepval Wood Relieved 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
7.7.16. B Assembly Trenches, Aveluy Wood Relieved by 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt. and 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
8.7.16. Thiepval Wood, Right Sub-sector Relieved 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt. and 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
11.7.16. „ Bde. Res. Relieved by 1/5th and 1/7th Bns. D. of W. Regt.
14.7.16. „ Left Sub-sector Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
17.7.16. „ Bde. Res.
21.7.16. „ Left Sub-sector
25.7.16. „ Bde. Res.
31.7.16. „ Left Sub-sector
6.8.16. „ Bde. Res.
12.8.16. „ Left Sub-sector
19.8.16. Raincheval Relieved by 9th Bn. Loyal North Lancs. Regt.
27.8.16. Forceville By march route.
2.9.16. Martinsart Wood By march route.
2/3.9.16. Thiepval Wood, Assembly Parallels For attack on German line.
3.9.16. Martinsart Wood By march route.
7.9.16. Hedauville By march route.
15.9.16. Martinsart Wood
16.9.16. Crucifix Corner, Aveluy
18.9.16. Leipsig Redoubt (Support).
21.9.16. Leipsig Redoubt (Front Line) Relieved 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
24.9.16. Lealvillers By march route. Relieved by 12th Bn. Middlesex Regt.
25.9.16. Halloy By march route.
27.9.16. Humbercamps
28.9.16. Bienvillers-au-Bois
29.9.16. Hannescamps, Left Sub-sector Relieved 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
3.10.16. Souastre Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
9.10.16. Hannescamps, Left Sub-sector
16.10.16. Bienvillers-au-Bois Relieved by 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
18.10.16. Humbercamps By march route.
19.10.16. St. Amand
21.10.16. Souastre (Bde. Res.)
24.10.16. Y Sector, Fonquevillers Relieved 1/6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
30.10.16. Souastre Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
5.11.16. Y Sector
11.11.16. Souastre
17.11.16. Y Sector
23.11.16. Souastre
29.11.16. Y Sector
5.12.16. Warlincourt By march route. Relieved by 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters.
6.12.16. Halloy By march route.
7.1.17. Berles-au-Bois and Humbercamps By march route. Relieved 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regt.
10.1.17. B1 Sub-sector, Berles-au-Bois Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
14.1.17. Humbercamps
18.1.17. B1 Sub-sector
22.1.17. Berles-au-Bois and Humbercamps
26.1.17. B1 Sub-sector
30.1.17. Humbercamps
1.2.17. Rivière (Bde. Res.) By march route. Relieved 8th Bn. K.R.R.C.
2.2.17. F1 Sub-sector, Rivière Relieved 7th Bn. K.R.R.C.
7.2.17. Rivière Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
11.2.17. F1 Sub-sector
16.2.17. Rivière
20.2.17. F1 Sub-sector
22.2.17. Bailleulval
26.2.17. F1 Sub-sector
28.2.17. Bailleulval Relieved by 2/9th Bn. London Regt.
1.3.17. Souastre By march route.
2.3.17. Halloy
6.3.17. Neuvillette
7/8.3.17. La Fosse By march route to Doullens; by train to Merville; by march route to La Fosse.
9.3.17. Senechal Farm (Bde. Res.) By march route. Relieved 12th Bn. London Regt.
13.3.17. Ferme du Bois Sector Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
17.3.17. Senechal Farm
23.3.17. Ferme du Bois Sector
29.3.17. Senechal Farm
4.4.17. Ferme du Bois Sector
10.4.17. Senechal Farm
16.4.17. Ferme du Bois Sector
22.4.17. Senechal Farm
28.4.17. Ferme du Bois Sector
4.5.17. Senechal Farm
10.5.17. Ferme du Bois Sector
16.5.17. Senechal Farm
25.5.17. Estaires By march route.
26.5.17. Sailly-sur-la-Lys By march route.
27.5.17. Cordonnerie Sector Relieved 2/5th Bn. Loyal North Lancs. Regt.
3.6.17. Rouge de Bout (Bde. Res.) Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
11.6.17. Cordonnerie Sector
15.6.17. Estaires Relieved by 2/4th Bn. Loyal North Lancs. Regt.
18.6.17. Sailly Labourse By motor bus.
19.6.17. Philosophe (Bde. Res.) Relieved 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regt.
25.6.17. St. Elie Sector Relieved 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
1.7.17. Tower Keep, Vermelles Relieved by 9th Bn. Suffolk Regt.
3.7.17. L’Epinette By march route to Philosophe; by motor bus to L’Epinette.
13.7.17. Mardyck Camp, St. Pol By march route to Merville; by train to Dunkerque; by march route to St. Pol.
18.7.17. Bray Dunes By march route.
20.7.17. Ghyvelde
31.7.17. La Panne Bains
3.8.17. Lombartzyde Right Sub-sector By motor bus to beyond Oost Dunkerque; by march route to trenches. Relieved 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
9.8.17. Presque L’Isle Defences Inter-relieving with 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
13.8.17. Lombartzyde Right Sub-sector
16.8.17. Oost Dunkerque By march route. Relieved by 20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers.
17.8.17. Oost Dunkerque Bains By march route. Relieved 2nd Bn. Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders on coast defence.
27.8.17. Surrey Camp By march route.
29.8.17. La Panne
13.9.17. Bray Dunes
23.9.17. Coudekerque
24.9.17. Wormhoudt
25.9.17. Buysscheure
28.9.17. Audenthun Area
30.9.17. Longue Croix (Staple Area)
3.10.17. Clyde Camp, near Watou
4.10.17. Red Rose Camp, Vlamertinghe
4.10.17. Pommern Castle (Bde. Res.) Relieved 1st Bn. Canterbury Regt.
5.10.17. Front Line near Abraham Heights Relieved 3rd Bn. Canterbury and 3rd Bn. Auckland Regts.
6.10.17. Pommern Castle Relieved by 2/5th Bn. Manchester Regt.
9.10.17. Peter Pan Attacked in support of 146th Infantry Brigade.
10.10.17. X Camp, St. Jean Relieved by New Zealand Div.
16.10.17. No. 3 Area, Vlamertinghe By march route.
24.10.17. A Camp, Winnezeele
27.10.17. Farms near Steenvoorde
9.11.17. Canal Area, near Ypres By motor bus.
12.11.17. Swan Area, near Ypres By march route.
19.11.17. Anzac Ridge (Bde. Res.) Relieved 1/7th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
23.11.17. Molenaarelsthoek Sector Relieved 1/6th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
27.11.17. Gordon House Area Relieved by 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
28.11.17. Vancouver Camp By march route.
6.12.17. Dragoon Camp By march route.
7.12.17. Keerselaarhoek Sector Relieved 4th Bn. Suffolk Regt.
10.12.17. Dragoon Camp Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
15.12.17. Keerselaarhoek Sector
17.12.17. Argyle Camp Relieved by 1/7th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
18.12.17. Halifax Camp By march route.
23.12.17. Molenaarelsthoek Sector By train to Hellfire Corner; by march route to trenches. Relieved 1/5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
29.12.17. Garter Point (Bde. Res.) Relieved by 1/5th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
4.1.18. Infantry Barracks, Ypres Relieved by 1/8th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
12.1.18. Devonshire Camp By march route.
26.1.18. St. Silvestre Cappel By train from Brandhoek to Caestre; by march route to billets.
5.2.18. Moulle By march route to Ebblinghem; by train to Watten; by march route to billets.
10.2.18. Buysscheure By march route.
11.2.18. St. Silvestre Cappel By march route.
21.2.18. Infantry Barracks, Ypres By march route to Caestre; by train to Ypres.
22.2.18. Reutel Sector Relieved 1st Bn. Otago Regt.
2.3.18. Maida Camp Inter-relieving with 1/5th Bn. Y. and L. Regt.
10.3.18. Reutel Sector
18.3.18. Westhoek and Railway Wood Dugouts
27.3.18. Reutel Sector
3.4.18. Maida Camp Relieved by 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regt.
9.4.18. Camp near Reninghelst By march route.
10.4.18. Erquinghem By motor bus to La Crèche; by march route, via Le Veau, to Erquinghem.
10.4.18. Nieppe By march route. (Battle of the Lys).
11.4.18. S.E. of Bailleul
12.4.18. Bailleul
15.4.18. S. of St. Jans Cappel
18.4.18. St. Jans Cappel
20.4.18. Mont Noir
21.4.18. Mont des Cats By march route.
21.4.18. Poperinghe By march route.
25.4.18. Ouderdom By march route. (Battle of Kemmel.)
25.4.18. Millekruisse (Bde. Res.)
1.5.18. Millekruisse (Front Line)
3.5.18. Camp S. of Poperinghe
4.5.18. Road Camp, St. Jans ter Biezen By march route.
14.5.18. Camp near St. Martin-au-Laert By motor bus.
19.5.18. Road Camp, St. Jans ter Biezen By motor bus.
22.5.18. Penton Camp, Proven By march route.
26.5.18. Road Camp, St. Jans ter Biezen By march route.
3.6.18. Zillebeke Sector By light railway to Vlamertinghe; by march route to trenches. Relieved 15th Bn. K.R.R.C.
11.6.18. Bde. Res. near Goldfish Chateau Relieved by 1/7th Bn. D. of W. Regt.
20.6.18. Siege Camp (Divl. Res.) Relieved by 1/5th Bn. Y. and L. Regt.
29.6.18. Sector N. of Menin Road Relieved 1/7th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
15.7.18. Siege Camp Relieved by 1/5th Bn. Y. and L. Regt.
23.7.18. Bde. Res. near Goldfish Chateau Relieved 1/6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
1.8.18. Zillebeke Sector Relieved 2nd Bn. 118th American Inf. Regt.
7.8.18. Brielen Line Relieved by 3rd Bn. 117th American Inf. Regt.
8.8.18. Siege Camp Relieved by 1/4th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.
16.8.18. Menin Road Sector Relieved 1/5th Bn. Y. and L. Regt.
20.8.18. Wood near Oosthoek Relieved by 5th Bn. Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders.
23.8.18. Nielles-lez-Ardres By light railway to Proven; by train to Audruicq; by march route to billets.
28.8.18. Siracourt and Beauvois By march route to Nortkerque; by train to Wavrans; by march route to billets.
1.9.18. Camblain L’Abbé By motor bus.
13.9.18. Wakefield Camp, near Roclincourt By march route.
23.9.18. Feuchy By march route.
6.10.18. Bivouacs near Buissy By motor bus.
9.10.18. Sunken road S. of Haynecourt By march route.
10.10.18. Railway embankment near Escaudœuvres
11.10.18. Assembly positions on Iwuy—Rieux Road
11.10.18. Ridge S.E. of Iwuy Captured in battle.
12.10.18. Vordon Wood, W. of La Selle River Following up retreating enemy.
14.10.18. Area S.W. of Avesnes-le-Sec Relieved by 1/7th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
16.10.18. Vordon Wood Relieved 1/7th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt.
18.10.18. Naves Relieved by 1st Bn. Warwickshire Regt.
21.10.18. Le Bassin Rond By march route.
27.10.18. Douchy
28.10.18. Thiant—Moncheaux Road
31.10.18. Sunken Road S. of Maing
1.11.18. Bde. Support near La Rhonelle River
2.11.18. Haulchin Relieved by units of 169th Inf. Bde.
3.11.18. Douchy By march route.
4.11.18. Auby By motor bus.
20.3.19. Douai By march route.
7.6.19. A Camp, near Dunkerque By train.
8.6.19. No. 3 Camp, near Dunkerque By march route.
16/17.6.19. Southampton By S.S. “St. George”; transport on S.S. “Clutha.”
17.6.19. London By train.
18.6.19. Halifax
19.6.19. Ripon Dispersal Camp