CONTENTS.

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I. Mobilisation and Training 1
II. Fleurbaix 12
III. Ypres, 1915: July to October; October 16th; The Wet Months; December 19th 29
IV. January to June, 1916 59
V. The Battle of the Somme: Thiepval Wood; September 3rd; Leipsig Redoubt 69
VI. With the Third Army: Hannescamps; Fonquevillers; Halloy; Berles; Riviere 101
VII. With the First Army: Ferme du Bois Sector; Cordonnerie Sector; St. Elie Sector 124
VIII. The Coast: St. Pol and Ghyvelde; Lombartzyde Sector; Coast Defence and Training; En Route for Ypres 145
IX. The Belle Vue Spur: October 4th–8th; October 9th; Rest and Reorganisation 160
X. Winter on the Passchendaele Ridge: Molenaarelsthoek and Keerselaarhoek; Work and Training; Reutel Sector 176
XI. The Spring Offensive: Erquinghem and Le Veau; Nieppe; Bailleul; St. Jans Cappel; Poperinghe; Kemmel 203
XII. The Last of Ypres: May, 1918; Zillebeke Sector; Zillebeke Raid; Quiet Days in the Ypres Sector 237
XIII. The Last Stage: Movements and Training; October 11th and After; Reorganisation; November 1st–2nd 254
XIV. Demobilisation: Auby and Douai; The Return of the Cadre 276
APPENDIX
I. Itinerary of the Battalion 287
II. Nominal Roll of Officers 295
III. Nominal Roll of Warrant Officers and Company Quarter Master Sergeants 304
IV. Summary of Casualties 307
V. List of Honours and Awards 308
VI. The Battalion Canteen 312