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17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers    17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers was raised at Llandudno at Llandudno on the 2nd of February 1915. They trained in Llandudno, joining 113th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division on the 28th of April 1915, transferring to 115th Brigade in July. They moved to Winchester for final training in August 1915 and proceeded to France in December 1915. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on The Somme, suffering severe casualties. The Division did not return to major action for more than a 12 months. In 1917 they were in action in the Third Battles of Ypres, in 1918 they were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy Demobilisation began in December 1918 and was complete by June 1919. 9th December 1916 In the Line.  Sunday Services. 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 4th Dec 1915 On the Move 4th December 1915 Transit 5th December 1915 Arrived at Havre 5th December 1915 17h R.W.F. strength 6th December 1915 Entrained at Havre. 7th Dec 1915 On the Move 7th December 1915 Detrained at Aire 8th December 1915 2nd party arrived 9th December 1915 Spent the day re-arranging billets 10th December 1915 Scheme of Training received. 11th December 1915 Duty State 18th December 1915 Duty State 20th Dec 1915 Training 20th December 1915 New billets at Robecq. 21st December 1915 In Robecq. 22nd December 1915 Trained under Company arrangements. 23rd December 1915 Machine Gun classes 25th December 1915 Christmas day. 25th December 1915 Duty State 26th December 1915 Moved by Bus and Motor Lorries 27th December 1915 Companies in trenches 28th December 1915 Companies to billets 29th December 1915 Foot inspections 30th December 1915 In trenches 1st January 1916 Enemy shelled Battalion H.Q. 1st January 1916 Duty State 2nd January 1916 Relieved from the trenches 3rd January 1916 Instruction 4th January 1916 No cases of Frostbite 5th January 1916 Bomb throwing 6th January 1916 Brigadier General Evans inspected 7th January 1916 Training. 8th January 1916 Route March. 8th January 1916 Duty State for week ending 8th January 1916. 9th January 1916 Bath's were allotted 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 10th January 1916 Conference at Robecq 11th January 1916 Practice with Gas Helmets 12th January 1916 Reconnoitered positions   13th January 1916 Marched to Reiz Bailleul   14th January 1916 Relieved 13th Welsh Regt. 15th January 1916 In Trenches 15th January 1916 Duty State for week ending 15th January 1916. 16th January 1916 Relieved by 16th Welsh Regt. 17th of January 1916 In the Front Line 17th January 1916 Inspection of Arms 18th January 1916 Church Parades 19th January 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 20th January 1916 Relieved by 16th Welsh Regt. 21st January 1916 In billets. 22nd January 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 22nd January 1916 Duty State for week ending 22nd January 1916. 23rd January 1916 Casualties 3 Men Wounded. 24th January 1916 Relieved by the 1st Battalion Irish Guards 25th January 1916 Marched to Helle Chapelle 26th January 1916 Training. 26th January 1916 Bombing Range created 27th January 1916 Bath's for NCO's and men 29th January 1916 Duty State for week ending 29th January 1916. 30th January 1916 Church Parades 31st January 1916 Moved into Forward Area 1st February 1916 Brigade Reserve billets 2nd February 1916 Training, Machine Gun classes, Bombing etc. 3rd February 1916 Training continued 4th February 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 5th February 1916 In Trenches 8th February 1916 Relieved in the evening by 16th R. Welsh Regt. 9th February 1916 Call Ups 9th February 1916 In Brigade Reserve billets. 9th February 1916 Day spent cleaning up. 10th February 1916 Refitting etc. 11th February 1916 Working Parties 12th February 1916 Relieved 16th Bn. Welsh Regt. 13th February 1916 In Trenches 14th February 1916 Three young Officers reported 15th February 1916 Received Orders for relief 16th February 1916 elieved by 7th East Lancashire Regt. 17th February 1916 Relieved in Brigade Reserve 18th February 1916 Move to new area cancelled 19th February 1916 Relieved the 17th Middlesex regt. 20th February 1916 In billets. 20th February 1916 Gas Alarm 21st February 1916 Fatigues 22nd February 1916 Lt. Col. Ballard returned from Leave. 23rd February 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 24th February 1916 In Trenches 24th February 1916 18th Lancashire Fusiliers accompanied the Battalion 25th February 1916 2nd/Lt. Isaacs from 12th Reserve Battalion reported 26th February 1916 Hot Soup 27th February 1916 Battalion relieved in the evening 28th February 1916 In billets. 28th February 1916 Inspections of Arms 29th February 1916 Hot Bath's 1st March 1916 Concert in the evening 2nd March 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 3rd March 1916 In Trenches 3rd March 1916 2nd/Lt. Allen was Killed 4th March 1916 Casualties 6th March 1916 Relieved by 16th Welsh Regt. 7th March 1916 In billets. 7th March 1916 14th Battalion Gloucester Regt. were attached 8th March 1916 Bath's allotted 9th March 1916 A "Flammenwerfer" demonstration was given 10th March 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 11th March 1916 In Trenches 11th March 1916 Casualties 14th March 1916 Moved to billets in Le Touret. 15th March 1916 Divisional Reserve.   16th March 1916 In billets. 16th March 1916 Inspections, refitting, Arms etc 17th March 1916 Wiring Parties found 18th March 1916 Cooking and Bombing classes. 19th March 1916 Church Parades 20th March 1916 Bath's arranged 21st March 1916 Training in various duties of Trench Warfare 22nd March 1916 Inspected by Brigadier General Evans. 23rd March 1916 Pleasant and welcome rest 24th March 1916 In T 24th March 1916 Relieved the 13th Welsh Regt. 25th March 1916 The Enemy sprung a Mine 26th March 1916 1 Man Wounded. 27th March 1916 Hostile Artillery were much more active. 28th March 1916 Relieved in the trenches by 16th Welsh Regt. 29th March 1916 In billets. 29th March 1916 Medical inspection by M.O. 30th March 1916 Armourer Sgt. inspected the Arms. 31st March 1916 Dummy and Live Bomb throwing. 1st April 1916 Left billets for trenches. 2nd April 1916 In Trenches 3rd April 1916 The Enemy sprung a Mine 5th April 1916 Relieved by 16th Welsh Regt. 6th April 1916 In Support billets 7th April 1916 Received Orders for relief 8th April 1916 Relieved in Village Line by 15th Royal Welsh Fusiliers   9th April 1916 In billets. 9th April 1916 Church Services. 10th April 1916 Cleaning up 11th April 1916 Court Marshall of R.E. Sapper 12th April 1916 ALL Leave cancelled. 13th April 1916 Orders from Brigade to recall all ranks from leave. 14th April 1916 Draft of 37 arrived from England. 15th April 1916 Relieved 17th Royal Scots ( Bantams ) 16th April 1916 In Trenches 16th April 1916 Captain Sherif Roberts Wounded. 17th April 1916 Captain C.H. Jones rejoined from leave. 18th April 1916 Casualties 19th April 1916 Into Support at Laventie. 20th April 1916 In Billets 20th April 1916 Inspection of Arms, clothing and accoutrements. 21st April 1916 Bath's allotted 22nd April 1916 Large Working Parties. 23rd April 1916 Easter Sunday. 24th April 1916 In Trenches 24th April 1916 Casualties 25th April 1916 Draft of 520 men 26th April 1916 13th R.W. Fusiliers visited the line. 27th April 1916 Gas Alarm sent down the line from Australians. 28th April 1916 In Billets 28th April 1916 Cleaning and inspections. 29th April 1916 Received Orders for move. 30th April 1916 Brigade Reserve   1st May 1916 Training with Gas Helmets 2nd May 1916 Brigadier inspected billets. 3rd May 1916 Marched to the Forest of Nieppe 4th May 1916 Close Order Drill under the R.S.M. 5th May 1916 Bath's at La Gorgue 6th May 1916 Rifle Range at Le Sart 7th May 1916 Church Parades 8th May 1916 Battalion trained in billets. 9th May 1916 Marched off at 1400 hours. 10th May 1916 Wet Weather 10th May 1916 In Trenches 10th May 1916 Casualties 11th May 1916 Casualties 12th May 1916 Relief Orders received. 13th May 1916 Enemy sprung a small mine. 14th May 1916 In Billets 14th May 1916 Baths in Pont Riguel. 15th May 1916 Reinforcements 16th May 1916 Practiced with Gas Helmets. 17th May 1916 Relieved 16th welsh Regt. 18th May 1916 In Trenches 18th May 1916 3 O.R. Wounded. 19th May 1916 Enemy Rifle Grenade fell near "A" Coy. "H2" Dugout 20th May 1916 Leave. 21st May 1916 2nd/Lt. Williams Died from his Wounds. 22nd May 1916 In Billets 22nd May 1916 Battalion in Gas Practice 23rd May 1916 Inspection of Arms and Gas Helmets. 24th May 1916 Lectures on a new method of adjusting Gas Helmets. 25th May 1916 Relieved by 16th R.W.F. 26th May 1916 In Billets 26th May 1916 Bath's in Merville. 27th May 1916 Tactical Scheme for Officers. 28th May 1916 Church Parades 29th May 1916 Concertina wire made. 30th May 1916 Brigade "Stood to Arms". 31st May 1916 Huge Fatigue Parties found. 1st June 1916 R.E. Working Parties. 2nd June 1916 Training. 3rd June 1916 Route March. 4th June 1916 Church Services. 5th June 1916 Marched via Laventie to the trenches 6th June 1916 In Trenches 6th June 1916 Casualties 7th June 1916 Gas Attacks were reported 8th Jun 1916 Instruction 8th June 1916 2 / 4th Ox & Bucks relieve their own Company. 9th June 1916 Relief Orders received. 10th June 1916 Relief took place in daylight. 11th June 1916 Marched to billets at Robecq. 12th June 1916 In billets at Robecq. 13th June 1916 Memorial Service for the late Lord Kitchener. 14th June 1916 French time put forward 1 hour. 15th June 1916 Marched to Chelers ( about 14 miles ). 16th June 1916 Divisional Training in "Open Warfare". 17th June 1916 Training. 18th June 1916 Lecture by the Brigadier. 19th June 1916 Training. 20th June 1916 Attacks on imaginary positions. 21st June 1916 Company Training. 22nd June 1916 Training. 22nd June 1916 Battalion practiced in the Attack. 23rd June 1916 Training as per "Operational Orders". 24th June 1916 Practiced "Artillery Formation". 25th June 1916 Divisional Field Day. 26th June 1916 No parades until the evening. 27th June 1916 Marched to Longuevillette. 28th June 1916 Received Orders for march to Toutencourt. 29th June 1916 March to Toutencourt cancelled for the day. 30th June 1916 Marched to Toutencourt at 1500 hours. 1st July 1916 Marched from Toutencourt to Acheux at 2130 hours . 2nd July 1916 Brigade Ordered men should rest. 2nd July 1916 Duty State for week ending 2nd July 1916. 3rd July 1916 Left for Buire at 2015 hours. 4th July 1916 Resting.   5th July 1916 Brigade Orders. 5th July 1916 Special Order of the Day. 6th July 1916 Under Orders to proceed to the line.   7th July 1916 Moved up  to Attack 8th July 1916 Weather conditions particularly bad. 9th July 1916 Orders received. 9th July 1916 Duty State 1916. 10th Jul 1916 Vicious Fighting 10th July 1916 Orders   11th July 1916 Orders were received 12th July 1916 Reliefs 13th July 1916 Settled down for night in bivouac at Collin. 14th Jul 1916 Bought With Blood 14th July 1916 G.O.C. 13th Corps. inspected the Battalion. 15th July 1916 In bivouac. 16th July 1916 Bathing during the morning. 16th July 1916 Duty State 17th July 1916 Relief Orders received. 18th July 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh in the trenches. 19th July 1916 In Trenches 19th July 1916 Casualties 20th July 1916 Casualties 21st July 1916 Relief Orders received 22nd July 1916 Battalion in billets in Courcelles. 23rd July 1916 In Billets 23rd July 1916 Working Parties. 23rd July 1916 Duty State 24th July 1916 Bathing at Collin 25th July 1916 Inspection of Arms, Ammunition etc. 26th July 1916 Relieved 16th Welsh 27th July 1916 In Trenches 27th July 1916 Consolidating Front Line. 28th July 1916 60th Brigade inspect the line. 29th July 1916 Reliefs 30th July 1916 Billeting party left. 30th July 1916 Duty State 31st July 1916 Regimental Transport left 1st August 1916 In Billets 1st August 1916 Inspections of Arms. 2nd August 1916 Medical Inspection. 3rd August 1916 Inspections and cleaning up generally. 4th August 1916 Bathing. 5th August 1916 Lectures by Company and Platoon Commanders. 6th August 1916 Training. 6th August 1916 Lectures in Esprit De Corps. 7th August 1916 New draft. 8th August 1916 Brigadier General Commanding inspected. 9th August 1916 Lectures on Gas and Gas Helmmet practices. 10th August 1916 Allotted Bath's at Zeggars Cappel B. 11th August 1916 Inspection 12th August 1916 Programme of Work 13th August 1916 Inspection of Greatcoats by C.O. 14th August 1916 System of instruction is unsatisfactory   15th August 1916 Lectures 16th August 1916 Route March 17th August 1916 Assisting with the Corn Harvest. 18th August 1916 Brigade Tactical Exercise. 19th August 1916 On the Move 20th August 1916 Sanitary arrangements incomplete 21st August 1916 Fatigue Parties for R.E. 22nd August 1916 In Billets 23rd August 1916 Wiring and Lectures.   24th August 1916 In Trenches 24th August 1916 G.O.C. visited. 25th August 1916 Enemy very quiet all day. 26th August 1916 Wounded on Patrol. 27th August 1916 Reliefs 28th August 1916 Trench Mortar and Mine Demonstration 29th August 1916 Lectures and Inspection. 30th August 1916 Relief Order received. 31st August 1916 Reliefs 1st September 1916 G.O.C. Brigade inspected. 2nd September 1916 G.O.C. 114th Brigade and 2 C.O's. visited 3rd September 1916 Two Gas Alarms. 4th September 1916 Arrived at Machine Gun Farm. 5th September 1916 In Reserve. 6th September 1916 Relief Orders received and published 7th September 1916 In Trenches 7th September 1916 Wind favourable for Enemy Gas Attack. 8th September 1916 German Patrol caught on the wire. 9th September 1916 Artillery shelled Enemy transport   10th September 1916 Relief Order received 11th September 1916 Reliefs 11th September 1916 Day devoted to inspections. 12th September 1916 Fatigues Parties. 13th September 1916 Battalion in billets. 14th September 1916 Allotment of Leave 15th September 1916 Lt. Col. Cockburn Wounded. 16th September 1916 Relief Orders received. 17th September 1916 14th R.W.F. began relief at 1600 hours. 18th September 1916 In Billets 18th September 1916 Three men reported Missing. 19th September 1916 Brigade in Divisional Reserve. 20th September 1916 2nd Army Commander passed through the camp. 21st September 1916 Small Box Respirators issued. 22nd September 1916 Iinspection by General Sir Herbert C.O. Plumer G.C.M.G. K.C.B. 23rd September 1916 Morning Parades 24th September 1916 Fatigue Parties. 25th September 1916 Court Marshal sentence 26th September 1916 Raiding Party. 27th September 1916 Drill under Company arrangements. 28th September 1916 Promulgation of sentence. 29th September 1916 Relief due to commence after midnight. 30th September 1916 Fighting Patrol. 1st October 1916 In Trenches. 1st October 1916 Canadian Dugouts found to be unoccupied. 2nd October 1916 Small Raiding Party. 3rd October 1916 Relief Orders received 4th October 1916 In Brigade Reserve. 4th October 1916 Dispositions. 5th October 1916 Inspections 6th October 1916 Inspections 7th October 1916 Orders received 8th October 1916 Relief commenced. 9th October 1916 In Trenches 9th October 1916 Raiding and Fighting Patrols. 10th October 1916 Table of Reliefs 10th October 1916 Fighting Patrol 11th October 1916 A quiet day with no Casualties.   12th October 1916 In Billets. 12th October 1916 Battalion cleaning up. 13th October 1916 Digging a trench for Raiding Party. 14th October 1916 Reliefs 15th October 1916 Dispositions. 16th October 1916 Trenches in bad condition. 17th October 1916 In Trenches. 17th October 1916 Drainage work. 18th October 1916 At night the line was shelled. 19th October 1916 Trenches collapsing. 20th October 1916 Reliefs 21st October 1916 In Reserve Billets. 21st October 1916 Cleaning up. 22nd October 1916 Inspection of Arms. 23rd October 1916 Troops at Canal Bank were inspected. 24th October 1916 Inspections and Drill. 25th October 1916 In Camp 25th October 1916 Equipment inspections. 26th October 1916 Allotted Bath's. 27th October 1916 Rest in the afternoon. 28th October 1916 Drill in the morning. 29th October 1916 1 hour parade. 30th October 1916 Drill in the morning. 31st October 1916 Command of the Battalion. 1st November 1916 Parades under Company arrangements. 2nd November 1916 All Saints Day. 3rd November 1916 Adjutant visited the Line. 4th November 1916 Practiced Rapid Wiring. 5th November 1916 In the Line. 5th November 1916 Quiet day with no Casualties. 6th November 1916 Fighting Patrol. 7th November 1916 Putting out wire. 8th November 1916 Relief Orders received. 9th November 1916 Enemy shelled Coney Street 10th November 1916 In Support. 10th November 1916 Inspections under Company arrangements. 11th November 1916 Canal Bank improvements. 12th November 1916 Volountary Church Services 13th November 1916 Inspections. 14th November 1916 Canal Bank improvements. 15th November 1916 Right Reserve Area. 16th November 1916 Fighting Patrol. 17th November 1916 In the Line. 17th November 1916 Building Baby Elephant Dugouts 18th November 1916 In the Line. 18th November 1916 Relief Orders received. 19th November 1916 Relief commenced 20th November 1916 In Reserve. 21st November 1916 In Billets 21st November 1916 Commanding Officers conference. 22nd November 1916 Baths at Elverdinghe. 23rd November 1916 Rifle practice on Miniature Range. 24th November 1916 Inspections 25th November 1916 Reliefs 26th November 1916 In the Line. 26th November 1916 Patrol 27th November 1916 Court of Enquiry 28th November 1916 Bombardment postponed 24 hours. 29th November 1916 Orders for Relief 30th November 1916 In Rest Billets. 1st December 1916 Rested in billets 1st December 1916 Bathed at Camp D 2nd December 1916 Regimental exercise 3rd December 1916 Church Parades 4th December 1916 Firing on the Range at E Camp. 5th December 1916 Fire Control under C.O. 6th December 1916 NCOs special instruction 7th December 1916 Firing on the Range. 8th December 1916 Inspection of Gas Respirators 9th December 1916 Courts Martial 10th December 1916 Relief of the Front Line Companies. 11th December 1916 Brigade Relief Orders 12th December 1916 Reliefs 13th December 1916 In Billets 13th December 1916 Relief   14th December 1916 Constructing Latrines, relaying footways. 15th December 1916 71 reinforcements joined. 16th December 1916 New draft under R.S.M. 17th December 1916 Inspection of Box Respirators and Respirator Drill.   18th December 1916 Cleaning billets. 19th December 1916 Physical Drill. 20th December 1916 Training. 21st December 1916 Operational Orders received. 22nd December 1916 Proceeded to Front Line Boesinghy Sector.   23rd December 1916 Enemy Bombardments.   24th December 1916 Little Enemy Artillery action. 25th December 1916 Enemy shared a desire to be friendly. 26th December 1916 Reliefs Complete 27th December 1916 Inspections 28th December 1916 Physical & Arms Drill. 29th December 1916 Operational Orders for relief received. 30th December 1916 Marched to Popperinghe. 31st December 1916 Cleaning up and Inspections. 14th December 1917 Special Scouts Class. 1st January 1917 Reserve at Bollezeele. 1st January 1917 Corps. Reserve 2nd January 1917 To Obach. 3rd January 1917 "B" Coy. firing on Range. 4th January 1917 Afternoon was devoted to Sport. 5th January 1917 Re-organisation. 6th January 1917 Training in Musketry. 6th January 1918 Marched to Doulieu.   7th January 1917 Church Parades 8th January 1917 Battalion Outpost Scheme. 9th January 1917  Kit inspections. 10th January 1917 Lewis Gun instruction. 11th January 1917 Range allotted to Lewis Gunners.   12th January 1917 Brigade Scheme. 13th January 1917 Outpost Scheme. 14th January 1917 Operational Orders issued. 15th January 1917 Cleaning up billets. 16th January 1917 In "L" Line. 17th January 1917 Working on L. Defences. 20th January 1917 Mentioned in Dispatches 21st January 1917 Work on L. Defences suspended. 22nd January 1917 Resumed work on the L. Defences 22nd January 1917 F.G.C.M. 23rd January 1917 Reinforcements. 24th January 1917 Hostile Aircraft very active. 25th January 1917 Strombos Horns sounded. 26th January 1917 Test alarm sounded 27th January 1917 Received Operational Orders. 28th January 1917 Bathing at Elverdinghe. 29th January 1917 Inspections of Arms. 30th January 1917 Intense Trench Mortar Bombardment 31st January 1917 Battalion to relieve 11th S.W.B. 1st February 1917 At Bluet Farm. 1st February 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 2nd February 1917 Relieved 11th S.W.B. 3rd February 1917 Enemy L.H.V's on Village   4th February 1917 Little Enemy activity. 5th February 1917 Artillery active.   6th February 1917 Battalion relieved. 7th February 1917 Working Parties for Railway Construction. 7th February 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 8th February 1917 Enemy shelling Battery near Roussel Farm. 9th February 1917 Parades under Company arrangements. 10th February 1917 Relieved 11th S.W.B's.   11th February 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 13th February 1917 Enemy shelled Dump at the Gasomiter 14th February 1917 Relieved 11th S.W.B's. 15th February 1917 Considerable Enemy aerial activity.   16th February 1917 Enemy Village Street with L.H.V. 17th February 1917 Enemy firing on Village Street with L.H.V., H.E. & Shrapnel. 18th February 1917 Relieved by 10th S.W.B's.   19th February 1917 Working Parties 19th February 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 20th February 1917 Bath's at Popperinghe. 21st February 1917 Relieved 11th S.W.B's.   23rd February 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 25th February 1917 Church Parades 26th February 1917 Relieved in Support by 10th S.W.B's. 27th February 1917 2 Officer Patrols inspected our Wire. 28th February 1917 Damaged trenches 1st March 1917 St. David's Day. 2nd March 1917 Germans called out to our men "Come out Comrades".   3rd March 1917 Court of Enquiry held. 4th March 1917 Inspection of all Box Respirators. 5th March 1917 "C" Coy. proceeded to billets in Roussel Farm.   6th March 1917 Battalion moved up into Support. 7th March 1917 Wiring "X" Line 9th March 1917 Bathing at Elverdinghe 10th March 1917 Relieved in Support by 10th S.W.B's. 11th March 1917 Great Aerial activity . 12th March 1917 Wiring at night. 13th March 1917 Working Parties 14th March 1917 Relieved by 10th S.W.B's.   15th March 1917 Training in Musketry. 16th March 1917 Lectures by C.O. on "Fire Control". 17th March 1917 Tactical exercise. 18th March 1917 Battalion proceeded to "L" Lines.   19th March 1917 Enemy shelled "L2" lightly. 20th March 1917 Operational Orders received.   21st March 1917 Moved into Front Line.   22nd March 1917 Enemy opened a Bombardment. 23rd March 1917 Quiet morning.   24th March 1917 Inter Company Relief. 25th March 1917 Enemy Working Party observed. 26th March 1917 Some mutual Artillery activity. 27th March 1917 Usual Working & Wiring Parties. 28th March 1917  Wiring Parties. 29th March 1917 Heavy T.M's. registered. 30th March 1917 S.O.S. signal. 31st March 1917 Baths and usual Working / Wiring Parties.   1st April 1917 Enemy Heavy Artillery active. 2nd April 1917 Inter Company Relief 3rd April 1917 Normal Artillery activity. 4th April 1917 Enemy shelled Canal Bank 5th April 1917 Relieved by 10th S.W.B's.   6th April 1917 In Support. 7th April 1917 Test Gas Alarm carried out. 8th April 1917 Easter Sunday Communion Services 9th April 1917 F.G.C.M. at Elverdinghe 10th April 1917 Relieved in Support by 15th R.W.F. 11th April 1917 Working Parties. 12th April 1917 Working Parties 12th April 1917 Baths at Elverdinghe 13th April 1917 Training. 14th April 1917 Test Gas Alarms. 15th April 1917 No Working Parties. 17th April 1917 Training. 19th April 1917 Moved to Bluet Farm area. 20th April 1917 Maintainance of Trenches. 21st April 1917 Special Leave. 22nd April 1917 Church Services. 23rd April 1917 Final of the Football Competition. 24th April 1917 Command Officer Course. 25th April 1917 Relieved 10th S.W.B. 26th April 1917 Working Parties 27th April 1917 Divisional Football Competition. 28th April 1917 Inter Company Relief. 29th April 1917 Course at Divisional School. 30th April 1917 Billetting Party. 1st May 1917 Location Ypres. 2nd May 1917 Entrained for Esquelbecq.   3rd May 1917 Training. 4th May 1917 Pontoon Bridging. 6th May 1917 Church Parades 7th May 1917 Training. 7th May 1917 Corps. Commander visited. 8th May 1917 Route March. 9th May 1917 Inter-Battalion Football. 11th May 1917 Outpost Scheme. 12th May 1917 Sports in the afternoon. 13th May 1917 Tug of War. 14th May 1917 Practice Attack. 15th May 1917 Brigade Attack. 16th May 1917 Marched to Herzeele. 18th May 1917 Morning Parades. 19th May 1917 Working Parties on Yser Water Supply System. 20th May 1917 Church Parades 21st May 1917 Classes of Instruction for Subalterns. 22nd May 1917 Captain R.R. Williams to Adjutant Course. 23rd May 1917 Supplied Working Parties from "A" Company. 24th May 1917 Marched to Cardoen Farm. 25th May 1917 "D" Coy. moved to Vox Vrie Farm 26th May 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 27th May 1917 Gas Alarm. 28th May 1917 Captain R. Lloyd-Williams returned from Adjutants Course. 29th May 1917 Working Parties. 30th May 1917 Sergeant Jacob Jones awarded "Medaille Militaire". 31st May 1917 Working Parties 1st June 1917 Training daily. 1st June 1917 Work on Prisoners cages 2nd June 1917 Bombing practice 3rd June 1917 Religious Services 6th June 1917 Fife & Drum band 8th June 1917 Night parties suspended for 1 night. 9th June 1917 Boxing tournament 10th June 1917 Services for all denominations. 11th June 1917 Operational Order No.29. 11th June 1917 Operational Orders from Brigade. 12th June 1917 Moved from Cardoen Farm into the Bleuet Farm 13th June 1917 Slight training 14th June 1917 General maintainance of trenches. 15th June 1917 Wood West of Tram Car Cot.   16th June 1917 Working parties impeded due to Enemy shelling. 17th June 1917 Casualties 18th June 1917 Brigade Signalling classes assembled at Vox Vrie   19th June 1917 Interview with R.F.C. 20th June 1917 Sgt. W. Williams to UK for Commission. 21st June 1917 32 replacements joined 22nd June 1917 Employed in "X" Line extension. 23rd June 1917 Heavy Shelling   24th June 1917 Shelled by small calibre Guns. 25th June 1917 Again shelled by small calibre Guns. 26th June 1917 Operational Orders. 27th June 1917 Billets outside of Caestre area.   28th June 1917 Left Caestre area. 29th June 1917 Morning to cleaning up. 30th June 1917 Training. 1st July 1917 Divine Service. 2nd July 1917 Brigade programme 2nd July 1917 Draft of 28 men 3rd July 1917 Trench digging. 4th July 1917 F.G.C.M. in the case of L/Cpl. Parry "B" Coy. 5th July 1917 Medal Award. 6th July 1917 Divisional day. 7th July 1917 Leave. 8th July 1917 Lecture by the Divisional Gas Officer. 12th July 1917 Divisional day. 13th July 1917 Devoted the day to sleeping. 14th July 1917 Leave. 15th July 1917 C.S.M. J. Hoet to 14th Corps. School as Sergeant Major. 16th July 1917 Left Palfart and marched to billets in Mollinghem. 17th July 1917 Left Mollinghem for Caestre area. 18th July 1917 Left Caestre for billets in Ecke area. 19th July 1917 Left Ecke area amd marched to Camp in the area of Proven. 20th July 1917 Marched from Proven to Seaton Camp.   21st July 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 22nd July 1917 Church Parades 23rd July 1917 Specialist training. 24th July 1917 Training. 25th July 1917 Demonstratin on Rifle Flare 26th July 1917 Specialist training. 27th July 1917 Physical exercises, Gas Drill and Tactical handling of Platoons. 28th July 1917 Musketry and Lewis Gun training. 29th July 1917 Sunday Services.   30th July 1917 Reconnaisance.   31st July 1917 Left the Assembly Trenches. 1st August 1917 In the Steenbeek. 2nd August 1917 Relieved by units of 114th Brigade 3rd August 1917 Working Parties 4th August 1917 "Whale Oiling" 5th August 1917 Relieved by 20th ( Light ) Division   6th August 1917 Companies at disposal of Company Commanders. 7th August 1917 Indents to Q.M. and Mobilisation Stores. 8th August 1917 Superintendent of Bayonet Fighting lectured. 9th August 1917 G.O.C. inspected. 10th August 1917 Simple Tactical Scheme for Officers and NCO's. 11th August 1917 Refresher Class under C.S.M. Jones ( S.W.B. ). 12th August 1917 Ceremonial Parades. 13th August 1917 Recreational games. 14th August 1917 Battalion Ceremonial Parade. 15th August 1917 Musketry Tactical Scheme. 16th August 1917 Military Medal awarded. 17th August 1917 Lectures to NCOs 18th August 1917 Details paraded.   20th August 1917 2 men for Pioneers Course at Esquelbicq. 21st August 1917 Gas Helmet Drill. 22nd August 1917 Sports in the afternoon. 23rd August 1917 Divisional baths allotted. 24th August 1917 Afternoon devoted to recreational training. 25th August 1917 Making up deficiencies in kit. 26th August 1917 Church Parades 27th August 1917 Lt. Col. Wounded. 28th August 1917 Training at "H" Camp. 29th August 1917 Battalion reliefs   30th August 1917 Training at "H" Camp. 31st August 1917 Usual training. 1st September 1917 At Malakoff Camp. 3rd September 1917 The G.O.C. presented Military Cross and Military Medal Ribbons 4th September 1917 Relieved by 16th R.W. Fusiliers.   5th September 1917 In Support Area. 5th September 1917 Casualties. 7th September 1917 Casualties. 8th September 1917 Leave. 9th September 1917 Relieved in Support by 7th D.C.L.I. 10th September 1917 At Palma Camp. 10th September 1917 Medical and Kit inspections. 11th September 1917 Training. 12th September 1917 Marched to Eeckce. 13th September 1917 Marched to Morbecque. 14th September 1917 Marched from Morbecque to Sailly Sur La Lys. 15th September 1917 Relieved the 2 / 5th K.O.R.L. Regt. ( 57th Division ).   16th September 1917 In Reserve. 17th September 1917 Major C.H. Edwards returned from Hospital. 19th September 1917 Major C.H. Edwards on Leave. 20th September 1917 Casualties. 21st September 1917 Attachment to 115th T.M.B. 22nd September 1917 Signalling Course. 23rd September 1917 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt.   24th September 1917 In the Line. 24th September 1917 Reconnoitering and Working Parties. 25th September 1917 Reinforcements. 26th September 1917 Working Parties. 27th September 1917 Working Parties. 28th September 1917 2nd/Lt. Griffith to Sniping Course. 29th September 1917 Reinforcements. 30th September 1917 Relief.   1st October 1917 Relieved by 16th Welsh Regt.   2nd October 1917 Bath's allotted. 3rd October 1917 Rifle, Kit & Equipment inspections. 4th October 1917 C.E.P. attached to this unit. 5th October 1917 Captain E.P. Grave R.A.M.C. Wounded. 6th October 1917 Concert held at Jute Factory. 7th October 1917 C.E.P. attached 8th October 1917 Working Parties 9th October 1917 R.E. work in the Subsiduary Line. 10th October 1917 Working Parties employed under R.E. & T.M. Officer. 11th October 1917 4 O.R. sent to Pigeon Flying Course. 12th October 1917 F.G.C.M. held at Divisional H.Q. 13th October 1917 Relieved in the front Line by 16th Welsh Regt.   14th October 1917 Pigeoneers Course. 15th October 1917 Medical Inspections. 16th October 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 17th October 1917 Bath's at "Laundries" 18th October 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 19th October 1917 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 20th October 1917 In the Line. 20th October 1917 Working Parties 21st October 1917 Lt. R.O. Jenkins attached to Artillery.   22nd October 1917 Working Parties 23rd October 1917 6 O.R's. to Brigade Signalling class.   24th October 1917 Casualties.   25th October 1917 Relieved in the Line by 16th Welsh Regt.    26th October 1917 Baths. 27th October 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 28th October 1917 Concert. 29th October 1917 Brigade Armourer Sgt. instructed Officers 30th October 1917 Letter of Appreciation. 31st October 1917 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 1st November 1917 In the Line. 1st November 1917 19 reinforcements. 2nd November 1917 1 O.R. accidentally Wounded. 4th November 1917 2 O.R. on Courses. Gas Shells Bombardment. 5th November 1917 From Course. 6th November 1917 Jumpline demonstration. 7th November 1917 Now in Reserve. 8th November 1917 Special NCO class. 9th November 1917 F.G.C.M. held at Divisional H.Q. 10th November 1917 Relieved 16th Welsh Regt. 11th November 1917 In the Line. 11th November 1917 Attachment to 121 Battry R.F.A. 12th November 1917 Witnesses in a F.G.C.M. 13th November 1917 F.G.C.M. at Divisional H.Q. 14th November 1917 Operational Orders. 15th November 1917 Leave. 16th November 1917 Transfers to England as Ploughmen.   17th November 1917 Rest and cleaning up. 18th November 1917 Church Parades 19th November 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 20th November 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 21st November 1917 Signallers to Brigade for test. 22nd November 1917 Cleaning up prior to proceeding to the Line. 23rd November 1917 In the Line. 23rd November 1917 Work Programme. 24th November 1917 Casualties 25th November 1917 Leave. 26th November 1917 Courses. 27th November 1917 4 Signallers to Brigade for test. 28th November 1917 In Subsiduary Line. 28th November 1917 Relieved in the Line by 16th Welsh Regt.   29th November 1917 Battalion H.Q. at H.5.b.8.6.   30th November 1917 Bath's allotted. 1st December 1917 Course to 1st Army School of Instruction. 2nd December 1917 Working Parties 3rd December 1917 Working Parties 4th December 1917 Operational Orders. 4th December 1917 In the Line. 5th December 1917 Reinforcements 7th December 1917 7 O.R. on Course. 8th December 1917 G.O.C. Conference. 9th December 1917 Operational Orders. 10th December 1917 Signal School.   11th December 1917 In Reserve. 11th December 1917 Baths. 12th December 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 13th December 1917 Sgt. E. Davies to UK for Commission. 15th December 1917 "Special Notes" read out. 16th December 1917 Church Parades 17th December 1917 In the Line. 17th December 1917 Transfer to Tank Corps. 18th December 1917 Reinforcements. 19th December 1917 Relieved in the Line by 36th Bn. A.I.F.   20th December 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 21st December 1917 Inspection of billets by G.O.C. 22nd December 1917 Winter Sports. 23rd December 1917 Bath's at Sailly. 24th December 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 25th December 1917 Christman Day. 26th December 1917 Recreational training. 27th December 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 28th December 1917  Lt. W. Pennington to 1st Army School of Instruction. 29th December 1917 Parade under Company arrangements. 30th December 1917 Church Parades 31st December 1917 Lecture in the afternoon by the Corps. Chemical Advisor. 1st January 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 2nd January 1918 Bath's at Sailly. 3rd January 1918 Cpl. Sinally to UK for Commission. 4th January 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 7th January 1918 Recreational training in the afternoon. 8th January 1918 Cpl. Bradshaw to UK for Commission. 9th January 1918 Training. 11th January 1918 Signalling Course. 13th January 1918 Marched from Doulieu. 14th January 1918 Reconnoitered Bridge Head Posts. 15th January 1918 First Aid and Sanitation Course. 16th January 1918 Work on the Bullet and Bayonet Course. 17th January 1918 Working on the Bullet & Bayonet Course. 18th January 1918 1 NCO to Haverskerque. 19th January 1918 1 O.R. to 1st Army School of Cookery Bethune. 20th January 1918 Sunday Services.   22nd January 1918 Boxing contest. 23rd January 1918 Inter Battalion Cross Country Running competition. 24th January 1918 Boxing competiton in the evening. 25th January 1918 Working under R.E. 26th January 1918 Recreational training in the afternoon. 27th January 1918 Inter Battalion Bombing Competition. 28th January 1918 Range allotted to Battalion. 29th January 1918 Lecture on Pigeons. 30th January 1918 Baths at Neuf Berquin. 31st January 1918 Lecture at 130th Field Ambulance. 1st February 1918 Inter Company Platoon Drill Competition. 2nd February 1918 Lewis Gun competition. 3rd February 1918 Baths at Estaires. 4th February 1918 Inter Company running competition. 5th February 1918 Duty at Brigade H.Q. 6th February 1918 1 NCO proceeded on Trumpline Course. 7th February 1918 Working Parties 7th February 1918 The G.O.C. & C.O. inspected the new draft 8th February 1918 A Football match. 9th February 1918 Awarded the Belgian Croix De Guere 10th February 1918 Church Parades 11th February 1918 G.O.C. Conference. 12th February 1918 Leaving Estaires by bus. 13th February 1918 Working Parties were cancelled.   14th February 1918 In the Line. 14th February 1918 Captain W. Pennington to England 15th February 1918 Maintainance of the trenches. 16th February 1918 1 O.R. accidentally Wounded while cleaning his Rifle 17th February 1918 Inter-Company reliefs. 18th February 1918 To England for Commission. 19th February 1918 Interview by R.F.C. 20th February 1918 Lewis Gun Course. 21st February 1918 Merville for Trade Tests.   22nd February 1918 Baths allotted. 23rd February 1918 Working Parties   23rd February 1918 Court of Enquiry 24th February 1918 1 NCO to England for Commission. 25th February 1918 1 O.R. to Divisional Farm as Ploughman. 26th February 1918 Baths. 27th February 1918 Course for Battalion Intelligence Officers.   28th February 1918 G.O.C's Conference. 1st March 1918 Relieved 2nd R.W.F. 2nd March 1918 In the Line. 2nd March 1918 Raiding Party   3rd March 1918 Working Parties 8th March 1918 Tug of War match. 9th March 1918 Relieved by 2nd R.W.F. 10th March 1918 No work for the Companies. 11th March 1918 In Reserve. 11th March 1918 Baths allotted at Jesus Farm.   12th March 1918 Working Parties 13th March 1918 Night carrying Party 14th March 1918 No work for the men. 15th March 1918 Guard supplied for Brigade H.Q. 16th March 1918 All available men working. 17th March 1918 Relieved 2nd R.W.F. 18th March 1918 In the Line. 18th March 1918 Sgt. J. Evison 25781 and Pte. E. Sanford D.C.M. 33307 awarded Military Medal 19th March 1918 1000 Gas Cylinders. 20th March 1918 Casualties. 21st March 1918 Casualties. 24th March 1918 Draft of 44 O.R's. 24th March 1919 Improving camp. 25th March 1918 Relieved in the Line by 2nd R.W.F. 26th March 1918 Relieved 13th R.W.F. 27th March 1918 In the Line. 28th March 1918 Enemy heavily shelled our Sector. 29th March 1918 Relieved in the Line by 2 / 4th Loyal North Lancs Regt. 30th March 1918 Proceeded to Haverskerque. 31st March 1918 Rested in Haverskerque. 1st April 1918 Pte. Morris "C" Coy. threw himself into the Canal.   2nd April 1918 Moved from Villers Bocage. 3rd April 1918 Colonel Cockburn assumed temporary Command of Brigade. 4th April 1918 At Hedauville. 4th April 1918 Working Parties. 5th April 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 6th April 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 7th April 1918 Religious Services 8th April 1918 At Herrissart. 8th April 1918 Working Parties 9th April 1918 Baths at Toutencourt. 10th April 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 11th April 1918 Marched to Henencourt. 12th April 1918 Moved from Henencourt. 13th April 1918 Improving Bivouacs. 14th April 1918 Improving bivouacs. 15th April 1918 Colonel Cockburn assumed Command of the Battalion. 16th April 1918 Digging trenches in the Old French Lines. 17th April 1918 Working Parties again in the Old French Lines. 18th April 1918 Relieved 14th R.W.F. 19th April 1918 In the Line. 19th April 1918 Casualties. 20th April 1918 Casualties. 21st April 1918 Relieved in the Bouzincourt Sector. 22nd April 1918 In Reserve. 23rd April 1918 Trench Digging. 24th April 1918 Digging in the Line. 25th April 1918 Relieved the 13th & 16th R.W.F. 26th April 1918 In the Line. 26th April 1918 Casualties. 27th April 1918 Casualties. 30th April 1918 Reinforcement. 1st May 1918 Attack on the Enemies Front Line.   2nd May 1918 Relieved by 2nd R.W.F. 3rd May 1918 Now in Reserve. 4th May 1918 1 Officer joined 5th May 1918 2 Officers joined. 8th May 1918 Relieved 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 9th May 1918 In the Line. 9th May 1918 Casualties. 10th May 1918 Captain T. Davies 25424 awarded the Military Medal. 12th May 1918 Casualties. 13th May 1918 Casualties. 15th May 1918 Casualties. 20th May 1918 Relieved in the Line by 15th Cheshire Regt. 21st May 1918 Marched to Herisart. 22nd May 1918 Heavy Gas Bombardment. 23rd May 1918 Brigade Training Scheme. 24th May 1918 Fired as per Brigade Scheme.   25th May 1918 Brigade Generals inspection. 26th May 1918 Church Parades. 27th May 1918 Brigade Parade for the Corps. Commanders inspection. 28th May 1918 Tactical exercise with Tanks. 29th May 1918 Men passed through the Gas Chamber. 30th May 1918 Bullet and Bayonet Competition. 31st May 1918 Brigade Tactical Scheme. 1st June 1918 Brigade competition. 2nd June 1918 Divisional Competition :- 3rd June 1918 Brigadier presented "Silver Bugle" to "D" Company. 4th June 1918 Relieved Drake Battalion 63rd Division. 5th June 1918 training under Company arrangements. 6th June 1918 Relieved 14th Welsh Regt. 7th June 1918 Work done on improving Bivouacs. 8th June 1918 Improving Posts and Battle positions. 9th June 1918 Trench Mortar Course. 10th June 1918 Work done improving Shelters. 11th June 1918 The Enemy Attacked one of our Posts. 12th June 1918 Relieved by the 13th Welsh Regt. 13th June 1918 Baths in the evening. 14th June 1918 Placed under Orders of 2nd R.W.F. 15th June 1918 Lewis Gun Course B/S. 16th June 1918 Church Parades   17th June 1918 F.G.C.M. of Pte's. J.H. Jones & W. Burrows 18th June 1918 Camp shelled by H.V. Gun. 19th June 1918 Draft of 46 arrived. 20th June 1918 3 NCO's to Corps. School. 21st June 1918 Working Parties as usual. 22nd June 1918 Relieved 16th R.W.F.   23rd June 1918 In the Line. 25th June 1918 Major F.H. Evans relieved Major G. Wellon. 26th June 1918 T.M. Course. 27th June 1918 Relieved by 10th S.W.B.   28th June 1918 Relieved 2nd R.W.F.   29th June 1918 In Intermediary System. 30th June 1918 Polish Division on Right. 1st July 1918 Relieved in Intermediary System. 2nd July 1918 Cleaning up and resting. 3rd July 1918 Working and Carrying Parties. 3rd July 1918 Reinforcements. 4th July 1918 Baths allotted. 5th July 1918 Lt. Col. C.C. Norman D.S.O.took over Command. 6th July 1918 "C" & "D" Coys.on Range.   8th July 1918 Reconnoitered Purple Line. 9th July 1918 Relieved 14th R.W.F. in the Line. 9th July 1918 In the Line. 10th July 1918 Working Parties. 11th July 1918 2nd R.W.F. raided Hamel. 12th July 1918 Gas Projector Attack. 13th July 1918 Raided Enemy Post. 14th July 1918 Cable Burying. 15th July 1918 Gas shells sent over by the Enemy. 16th July 1918 Working Party. 17th July 1918 7th Royal Fusiliers reconnoitered Front. 18th July 1918 7th Royal Fusiliers relieved Battalion. 19th July 1918 Marched to Herrisart. 20th July 1918 21717 R.Q.M.S. Bone A.S. awarded the Meritorious Defence Medal. 21st July 1918 Baths. 22nd July 1918 73573 Pte. J. Hopwood awarded the Military Medal 23rd July 1918 Parade. 24th July 1918 Divisional Band played played.   25th July 1918 Musketry on the range. 26th July 1918 C.O. & O.C's. Companies reconnoitered Blown Line. 27th July 1918 Training as directed by the C.O. 28th July 1918 Musketry on the range. 29th July 1918 Inspection by the Commanding Officer. 30th July 1918 Moved from Herrisart to Acheux.   31st July 1918 Took up positions in Brown Line. 1st August 1918 Training as detailed by the Commanding Officer. 5th August 1918 Relieved 7th East Yorkshire Regt. in Support. 5th August 1918 In the Line. 8th August 1918 4 O.R. Killed. 9th August 1918 1 O.R. Killed. 11th August 1918 In the Line. 11th August 1918 Relieved 2nd Battalion R.W.F. 17th August 1918 All Orders were cancelled. 18th August 1918 Inter Company relief. 23rd August 1918 Reliefs 24th August 1918 Attacked the Enemy Line. 25th August 1918 Rested 2 hours in trenches. 26th August 1918 Advanced in Artillery Formation. 27th August 1918 Held ground. 29th August 1918 Casualties not yet ascertained. 30th August 1918 10th S.W.B. advanced and captured Les Baeufs: 31st August 1918 Rested. 1st September 1918 Attack failed. 2nd September 1918 115th Brigade Attacked Enemy positions. 3rd September 1918 Occupied a position in St. Martins Wood. 4th September 1918 Still in St. Martins Wood. 5th September 1918 Relieved by 15th D.L.I. 6th September 1918 Cleaning and refitting. 7th September 1918 Divisional General visited. 8th September 1918 Church Parades 9th September 1918 On the range with Lewis Guns. 10th September 1918 Moved to the vicinity of Lechelle. 11th September 1918 Divisional Reliefs 12th September 1918 New Zealand Division Attacking on the Left. 13th September 1918 Enemy barrage opened. 14th September 1918 Quiet day. 15th September 1918 Much Air activity. 16th September 1918 Relieved by 13th Welsh Regt. 17th September 1918 In Brigade Reserve. 18th September 1918 113th & 114th Brigades Attacked. 19th September 1918 Battalion in Reserve. 20th September 1918 Relieved by 52nd Brigade. 21st September 1918 Marched to billets near Le Transloy. 22nd September 1918 Church Parades 23rd September 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 24th September 1918 Recreational training. 25th September 1918 On range for L.G. firing. 26th September 1918 Practice Trench to Trench Attack. 27th September 1918 On the range doing Musketry. 28th September 1918 Arrived at Sorel Le Grande at 1630 hours. 29th September 1918 Church Parades 30th September 1918 Throwing of German Stick Bombs. 1st October 1918 Sectional training demonstration. 2nd October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 3rd October 1918 Marched to Lemprie. 4th October 1918 In the Line at Le Catalet. 5th October 1918 Advanced to a line near Aubencheul Aux Bois. 6th October 1918 In the Line. 8th October 1918 Attacked an objective in the Beaurevoir Line. 9th October 1918 In Villers Outreaux. 10th October 1918 Billets in Clary. 11th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 12th October 1918 Marched to billets in Trois Villers. 13th October 1918 Now in Support. 14th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 15th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 16th October 1918 Baths. 17th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 19th October 1918 Inspection by the G.O.C. 20th October 1918 Marched to a position at K.32.central.   21st October 1918 Relief. 22nd October 1918 Relieved by 33rd Division. 23rd October 1918 In Support. 24th October 1918 In bivouacs near Forest. 25th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 26th October 1918 Relieved K.R.R. & H.L.I. 27th October 1918 Heavy barrage. 28th October 1918 "D" Coy. relieved "C" Coy. 29th October 1918 Raided the Enemy. 30th October 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 1st November 1918 Demonstration on Wood Fighting. 2nd November 1918 Relieved 14th Welsh Regt. 3rd November 1918 Quiet day. 4th November 1918 Attacked an objective in a portion of Forest De Mormal. 5th November 1918 Billets in Englefontaine. 6th November 1918 Bivouaced. 7th November 1918 Billets at Aulnoye Station. 8th November 1918 Ordered back to billets. 9th November 1918 Billets at Aulnoye Station. 10th November 1918 Battalion Awards. 11th November 1918 "Cease Fire". 12th November 1918 Close Order Drill & L.G. training. 13th November 1918 Battalion Drill. 14th November 1918 Brigade Route March. 15th November 1918 Inspection of Companies by the C.O. 16th November 1918 Military Awards. 17th November 1918 Honours were Awarded. 18th November 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 19th November 1918 Brigade Route March. 20th November 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 21st November 1918 Recreational Training. 22nd November 1918 Training under Company arrangements. 23rd November 1918 Medal Ribbon presentations. 24th November 1918 Church Parades 25th November 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 26th November 1918 Brigade Route March. 27th November 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 28th November 1918 Cross Country Run. 29th November 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 30th November 1918 At disposal of Company Commanders. 1400 to 1600 hours Recreational Training. 1st December 1918 Church Parades 2nd December 1918 Recreational Training. 3rd December 1918 His Majesty the King passed through Aulnoye. 4th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 5th December 1918 Brigade Route March. 6th December 1918 Recreational Training. 7th December 1918 Acting Brigadier General inspected. 8th December 1918 Baths allotted. 9th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 10th December 1918 Recreational Training. 11th December 1918 Inspected by the Brigadier General. 12th December 1918 Decorations. 13th December 1918 Recreational Training. 14th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 15th December 1918 Church Parades 16th December 1918 Musketry. 17th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 18th December 1918 Recreational Training. 19th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 20th December 1918 Brigade Route March. 21st December 1918 Baths allotted to 17th Royal Welsh Fusiliers throughout the day. The G.O.C. inspected Transport. 22nd December 1918 Church Parades 23rd December 1918 Recreational Training. 24th December 1918 Parade under Company arrangements. 25th December 1918 Christmas Dinner. 26th December 1918 Companies at disposal of Company Commanders. 27th December 1918 Brigade Route March. 28th December 1918 At disposal of Company Commanders. 1400 to 1600 hours Recreational Training. 29th December 1918 Marched to Englefontaine. 30th December 1918 Proceeded to Inchy. 31st December 1918 Proceeded to camp near Blangy Fronville. 1st January 1919 Fatigues. 2nd January 1919 Ceremonial Drill. 3rd January 1919 Working in the camp. 4th January 1919 Close Order Drill. 5th January 1919 Parade under Company arrangements. 16th January 1919 The Kings Colour was presented to the Battalion. 31st January 1919 Honours for Service in the Field. 1st February 1919 Parade under Company arrangements. 7th February 1919 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales visited. 8th February 1919 Work on camp improvements. 14th February 1919 Marched to Querrieu. 15th February 1919 Educational classes. 1st March 1919 Camp improvements. 2nd March 1919 Church Parades 3rd March 1919 Parade under Company arrangements. 6th March 1919 Baths. 7th March 1919 Recreational Training. 15th March 1919 Church Parades 16th March 1919 Recreational Training. 22nd March 1919 oved to huts in 2nd R.W.F. camp. 23rd March 1919 Church Parades 28th March 1919 Medaille Barbatie Si Credinta awarded. 29th March 1919 Camp improvements. 30th March 1919 Church Parades 31st March 1919 Camp improvements. 1st April 1919 Baths at Glissy 5th April 1919 Church Parades 6th April 1919 Route March to Villers Bretonneux 7th April 1919 Carrying. 12th April 1919 Church Parades 13th April 1919 1 Officer & 2 men for dispersal. 14th April 1919 Lt. Col. R.L. Beasley D.S.O. to Command 50th Labour Group Boulogne. 16th April 1919 Good Friday 20th April 1919 Major J.A. Neilson M.C. assumed Command. 26th April 1919 Church Parades If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers? There are:1194 items tagged 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. Austin Harry. Pte (d.31st Jul 1917) Bevan Bertram George. Pte (d.22nd Jul 1916) Bond MM. Francis. WO2. Brown Richard William. A/Sgt. (d.4th Sep 1918) Ducatel James Charles . Pte (d.30th October 1918) Emmerick Albert Edward. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1918) Evans David Owen. Lt (d.12th Feb 1916) Farmer Valentine. Pte. Hardy William James. L/Cpl. (d.13th July 1916) Hughes Lewis. Pte. (d.27th Jul 1916) Jones David D. Pte. (d.4th August 1916) Jones MID. Harold Madoc. Lt. (d.31st July 1917) Maddocks Joe. Sgt. (d.26th Feb 1919) Povah Thomas. Cpl. (d.19th May 1918) Pryce MM. Bert. Sgt. Roberts Robert. Cpl. Rowlands MM Thomas. Pte. Ryles George. Pte. (d.28th March 1918) Waters William Glyn. Pte. (d.26th September 1917) Watkin Moses Thomas. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Welson William Taylor. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Williams John. Pte Yarwood Harold Henry Lee. Pte (d.24th April 1918) Yates Samuel. Pte. (d.7th February 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers from other sources. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. William Taylor Welson Montgomeryshire Yeomanry (d.5th Aug 1917) I have been researching the names of the 7 young men remembered on Gladestry War Memorial, it was the first War Memorial Dedicated in Radnorshire. William Taylor Welson is remembered there. William Taylor Welson and his brother Hugh Powell Welson were the sons of William Welson of Llanyfelin Farm, Gladestry. William Taylor originally joined the Montgomery Yeomanry, No.2779, he was later transferred to 17th. Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He had enlisted at Gladestry. William Taylor Welson was killed in action in France/ Flanders on the 5th. August 1917. Gladestry parish magazine regularly gave news of the young men of the Parish who had enlisted but did not mention William Taylor Welson. His brother Hugh later enlisted, but his regiment is unknown. Gladestry Parish Magazine recorded, March 1917, that Hugh Welson was in hospital. In January 1918 it recorded that Hugh was in Highbury Hospital and now able to speak a little, and in April 1918 he was invalided out of the army. Beth Clarke Add to this record.   Sgt. Bert Pryce MM. 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Bert Pryce was my grandmother's brother who lived in Welshpool and served in the 17th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. I was told he fought the Germans in Palestine in WW1 and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. the war, the town of Welshpool presented him with a silver cigarette hip flask engraved with his number and this has been passed down to me. Robert Webster Add to this record.   Pte. Lewis Hughes 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.27th Jul 1916) Lewis Hughes was my father’s uncle. My father searched for Lewis after visiting Mametz in 1995 with myself and my brother Peter. His loss was badly taken by my grandmother and she never spoke of his death. I visited Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps to see his memorial. We understand that he took part in the vicious fighting at Mametz and was killed in an air attack after the battalion was stood down, although we have never been able to accurately chronicle this event. Anyone who could help shed light on the 17th Battalion (2nd Welsh) Royal Welch Fusiliers at this time would be gratefully received. My father died in 1998 but had some comfort in knowing where his uncle fell and where he is laid to rest. I grew up in the village of Cynwyd which is very close to where Lewis Hughes was born and lived as youngster. Mrs. Genesta Cope (nee Owen) is the daughter of James Warren Kitchener Owen (4190895 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd World War), and great-niece to Lewis Hughes. Genesta Warren Cope Add to this record.   Pte. Samuel Yates 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.7th February 1916) Samuel Yates's service records show that he was 19 years and 2 months old when he enlisted in Llandudno on the 15th of August 1915. He was 5 feet 6 and-a-half inches tall. Samuel's records show he entered the theatre of France on the 5th of Dec 1915. The 17th Service Battalion formed in Llandudno and joined the 113th Brigade. In Dec 1915 they were mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front. I'm looking for a photo of him if one exists. Leigh Bennett Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Edward Emmerick 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.30th Aug 1918) Albert Emmerick was tried by general court-martial on 15th of February 1918, for a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his left foot. Found guilty, the sentence was field punishment. He was later killed in action in France on 30th August 1918. Add to this record.   Pte Bertram George Bevan 17th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.22nd Jul 1916) Bertram Bevan is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen. Add to this record.   Lt David Owen Evans 17th Btn Roayl Welsh Fusiliers (d.12th Feb 1916) Name: David Owen Evans Killed in action Glyn MacAdam Add to this record.   Pte James Charles Ducatel 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (d.30th October 1918) James Ducatel was a stretcher bearer. He is buried in Awoingt Cemetery, near Cambrai in France. Ken Ducatel Add to this record.   Pte John "Sion" Williams 17th Battalion, D Coy. Royal Welsh Fusiliers John Williams joined on the 25th of January 1915 and served during the Battles on The Somme, The Battles at Ypres, The Hindenburg Lines and Picardy. He was gassed and wounded and spent some time in a military hospital at Summertown Camp, Eastbourne. He and 2 brothers survived and lived to a ripe old age. He married, had children and carried on farming, working a lot with horses. Stephen McBride Add to this record.   Pte. George Ryles 17th (Service) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.28th March 1918) George Ryles was born in Rhyl on 24th March, 1892 and baptised on 16th May, 1892 at St Thomas's Parish Church, Rhyl. He was the eldest of two children to Thomas Ryles and Elizabeth (Walters). Thomas was born in Rhyl and Elizabeth in Shrewsbury and they were married. They were living at No 2, Naylors Court, Rhyl at the time of the 1901 census but by 1911 Mr and Mrs Ryles appear to have gone their separate ways. Thomas, a self employed chimney sweep, was living on his own at 22, Queens Court, Rhyl and Elizabeth was living with her daughter and husband, James and Margaret Grant at 9 Mount Street, Flint. George, meanwhile, was boarding at the home of a John and Flora Kitchen at 7 Hill Street, Flint and was employed as a changer at the artificial silk works. When the war began he was living with his mother at Little London Cottages, Cornist Road, Flint. George enlisted in Shotton with the 8th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and served in the Balkans from 28th June, 1915. It was reported in the County Herald on 22nd October, 1915 that Private Ryles had been invalided home but there was no reason given. However the newspaper did report the following on 26th November. Thanks Of The Soldiers To People Of Flint Advantages Taken Of The County Herald Facilities. We are pleased to mention that we have received letters from soldiers acknowledging the kindness, collectively, of the people of Flint. The soldiers who belong to Flint have been made aware of the efforts of the County Herald to further their interests in the matter of comforts; and we would wish to state that notwithstanding the work of some people in the Borough the thanks of the soldiers are due to the residents who have contributed to the respective funds. Much can be related upon this matter, but for the nonce [sic] it is preferable that the soldiers and sailors who belong to Flint should receive the parcels which are the gifts of the Borough and not of anyone particular individual, however he might have been devoted to the work. The following letter speaks volumes, Alma Park Military Hospital, Manchester, 22nd of November 1915. Dear Editor, Would you be so kind as to allow a small space in your valuable paper to tender my sincere thanks to the residents of Flint for the Christmas present which I received on Saturday last in good condition. The contents of the parcels were just the things which the lads at the Front would appreciate and I wish the people of Flint every success for their kindness and noble work they are doing for the boys, which I am sure will never be forgotten. I should also like to inform you of Sergeant-Major Hughes, who is an inmate of this hospital, and is a Flint man. He is progressing very favourably. I remain, sir, very sincerely yours, (12794) Pte G Ryles, 8th Batt. R.W.F., Alma Park Military Hospital, Manchester. He recovered and went home on several days's leave returning to rejoin his regiment in the first week of January. On the 15th August, 1916 news reached Flint of casualties which was reported in the County Herald three days later. Up to Tuesday morning this week there was a comparative lack of information in the whole of the Borough regarding any further possible casualties. Considering the size and population of the Borough the war has exacted more than the average toll in casualties, but the number cannot be compared with some other districts in England, where the number of casualties has been greater. It was stated on Saturday that Private George Ryles, of Little London, Flint and who is a member of the 8th Battalion of the RWF, had been wounded and that Sapper J G Grant (his brother-in-law) of Cornist Cottages, and of the Royal Engineers, had been sent to hospital, suffering from the effects of shock. Two weeks later it was revealed that George has not been wounded and that he was quite well. Sometime later he was transferred to the 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and while serving in France he was killed in action on 28thof March 1918. Peter Metcalfe Add to this record.   Lt. Harold Madoc Jones MID. 17th Battalion, C Coy. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.31st July 1917) Lt. Harold Jones was amonst the names on the list of casualties published in the The Times on Thursday, 30th of August 1917 Harold was serving with the 17th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, killed on 31st of July, he was the son of the late J.R. Jones, J.P., of Bodfeirig, and of Mrs. Jones, of Bryn Cadnant, Anglesey. He was educated at Christ's College, Brecon, and afterwards gained a scholarship at the University College of Wales, Aberysrwith, where he graduated with classical honours. He took up teaching as his profession, and was very successful and popular as a schoolmaster. At the outbreak of war he was on the staff of Cardigan County School, and from there he enlisted in a battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (University Company). In March, 1915, he obtained his commission in the same regiment, and left for the front early in December of the same year. Then henceforward he had been almost continuously on the line. He spent two winters in the trenches, and was mentioned in dispatches. His commanding officer writes: "He died painlessly and gallantly. A more gallant gentleman I have never met." Andrew Deacon Add to this record.   Cpl. Robert Roberts 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers As far as I can ascertain my father, Robert Roberts, was serving with the Denbighshire Yeomanry at the outbreak of WW1. At some point thereafter he became involved with 17th Royal Welsh Fusiliers and in September 1917 was reported as having been wounded in action. He survived the war but never talked to me about his service nor the severe wound he suffered in combat. How I wish I could talk to him now about his experience, which I am fairly certain involved his presence at the Third Battle of Ypres. Robert Roberts Add to this record.   Pte. William Glyn Waters 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.26th September 1917) William was the son of Sarah Evans, Highgate, Denbigh. Richard Roberts Add to this record.   L/Cpl. William James Hardy 17th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.13th July 1916) William Hardy was the son of Benjamin Tilsley Hardy and Phoebe Selina Hardy of Ty Hyfryd, Denbigh. Richard Roberts Add to this record.   A/Sgt. Richard William Brown 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.4th Sep 1918) Richard Brown served with the 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Mary Fessler Add to this record.   Cpl. Thomas Povah 17th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers (d.19th May 1918) Thomas Povah served with the 17th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers and died on 19th of May 1918. Dorothy Powell Add to this record.   Pte Harry Austin 17th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.31st Jul 1917) Harry Austin was killed in action aged 24 years 31/07/1917, and is remembered upon Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.He was the son of Robert and Ellen Austin of Oakengates. (Also brother of Private Edwin Austin 11813, KIA age 28 22/8/1917). My Great Uncle so he is not forgotten. Roger Fallon Add to this record. Recomended Reading. 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