The History of the Prince of Wales' Civil Service Rifles1st Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Captain P. Davenport, M.C.9Reading editionChapter navigation66 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES’ OWN CIVIL SERVICE RIFLESNOTE BY THE EDITORAPPENDICESPLATES1SKETCH MAPSChapter I · 1859-19092Chapter II · Eccentricities.Chapter IIIChapter IVChapter V1st Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Captain P. Davenport, M.C.9INTRODUCTIONChapter I · “17TH OF MARCH MEN”Chapter II · GIVENCHY AND FESTUBERTChapter III · A “BON WAR”Chapter IV · LOOS AND THE SPINNEYChapter V · WINTER IN THE LOOS SALIENT.Chapter VI · NOTRE DAME DE LORETTEChapter VII · VIMY RIDGE, 1916Chapter VIII · CALONNE RICOUART AND SOUCHEZChapter IX · THE TREKChapter X · HIGH WOODChapter XI · EAUCOURT L’ABBE AND THE BUTTE DE WARLENCOURTChapter XII · A REST CURE IN THE YPRES SALIENTChapter XIII · THE SALIENT IN WINTERChapter XIV · THE MORINGHEM TREKChapter XV · MESSINES—7TH JUNE, 1917Chapter XVI · THE RENAISSANCEChapter XVII · LAST DAYS IN THE YPRES SALIENTChapter XVIII · ANOTHER REST CURE. GAVRELLE AND OPPYChapter XIX · BOURLON WOOD AND THE HINDENBURG LINEChapter XX · THE RETREATChapter XXI · MONTHS OF “WIND UP”Chapter XXII · INTENSIVE TRAININGChapter XXIII · THE GREAT ADVANCEChapter XXIV · BACK TO THE COAL-FIELDSChapter XXV · THE ARMISTICEChapter XXVI · HOMEPREFACEChapter XXVII · FORMATION—TRAINING—IRISH REBELLION, 1916—AND DEPARTURE FOR FRANCE, JUNE, 1916Chapter XXVIII · FRANCE, 22ND JUNE, 1916, TO 19TH NOVEMBER, 1916—IN THE TRENCHES AT NEUVILLE ST. VAAST—BATTALION RAID—JOURNEY TO MARSEILLES.Chapter XXIX · THE VOYAGE TO SALONICA—MALTA—SALONICA, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1916—JOURNEY TO KATERINA—OUTPOSTS AT STIPI.Chapter XXX · LEAVING KATERINA—TREK TO THE DOIRAN FRONT—KARASULI NIGHTChapter XXXI · ON THE DOIRAN-VARDAR FRONT—THE ADVANCEChapter XXXII · ALEXANDRIA, 23RD JUNE, 1917—ISMAILIA—BELAH—DESERT TRAINING—GAMBLI AND TEL EL FARA—EL SHAULTH—PREPARATIONS FOR THE PALESTINE OFFENSIVEChapter XXXIII · BEERSHEBA, 1917 (21ST OF OCTOBER TO 4TH OF NOVEMBER)—WADI WELFAREChapter XXXIV · KAUWUKAH AND RUSHDI SYSTEMS—ATTACK—SHERIA—MUNTARET—HUJ—NEJILEH—AND TO GAZA VIA SHERIAChapter XXXV · THE MARCH FROM GAZA UP COUNTRY—ENAB—THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM—TEL-EL-FUL—BIREH.Chapter XXXVI · IBN OBEID—BETHANY—JEBEL EKTIEF—JERUSALEM—MUKMASChapter XXXVII · JERUSALEM—MUKMAS—JERICHO—ES SALT—WADI EL JIBChapter XXXVIII · EL HAUD—AIN ARIK—SURAFEND—KANTARA—ALEXANDRIA—JOURNEY TO ITALYChapter XXXIX · JOURNEY THROUGH ITALY AND FRANCE—RECONSTRUCTION—MOULLE—ST. SYLVESTER CAPPEL—MONT ROUGE—LOCRE—DRANOUTRE—MONT VIDAGNE.Chapter XL · NEUVE EGLISE—MESSINES—HOUTHEM—WYTSCHAETEChapter XLI · AMERICA CORNER—THE ATTACK—CROSSING THE LYS—BOUS—BECQUE—RONCQ—THE PURSUIT TOWARDS THE RIVER SCHELDT—PETIT TOURCOING—AVELGHEM—THE ARMISTICE—COURTRAI AREA—MARCH OVER DEVASTATED AREA VIA ARMENTIERES—BOESINGHEM—BASE DUTIES—THE END.3rd Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Major H. Duncan LewisChapter XLIII · THE RECONSTITUTED BATTALIONAPPENDIX I Regimental PlateAPPENDIX II STAFF. Commanding Officers.APPENDIX III MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Imperial Yeomanry.APPENDIX IV SCHOOL OF ARMS.APPENDIX VI CASUALTY LIST.APPENDIX V A Statement of the strength of the Corps at the end of each year from 1860 to 1914.APPENDIX VII DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OFFICERS.DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OTHER RANKS.APPENDIX VIII OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE PERIOD 1914-1919.APPENDIX IX Other Ranks who served in the period 1914-1919.Previous chapter ←Chapter VNext chapter →INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (66)Other sectionsTHE HISTORY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES’ OWN CIVIL SERVICE RIFLESNOTE BY THE EDITORAPPENDICESPLATES1SKETCH MAPSChapters12345Other sections1st Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Captain P. Davenport, M.C.9INTRODUCTIONChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Other sectionsPREFACEChapters272829303132333435363738394041Other sections3rd Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Major H. Duncan LewisChapters43Other sectionsAPPENDIX I Regimental PlateAPPENDIX II STAFF. Commanding Officers.APPENDIX III MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Imperial Yeomanry.APPENDIX IV SCHOOL OF ARMS.APPENDIX VI CASUALTY LIST.APPENDIX V A Statement of the strength of the Corps at the end of each year from 1860 to 1914.APPENDIX VII DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OFFICERS.DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OTHER RANKS.APPENDIX VIII OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE PERIOD 1914-1919.APPENDIX IX Other Ranks who served in the period 1914-1919.1st Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Captain P. Davenport, M.C.9Notes in this chapterNote 1 · Appointed 2nd Lieut., 11th June, 1915; to France, December 24th, 1915; acting Captain, 1917; Adjutant, 27th June, 1917.—Editor.← CHAPTER VINTRODUCTION →