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1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment     The 1st Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment was first raised in 1688. The 1st Battalion was a regular army battalion and were in Mullingar, Ireland at the outbreak of war. They left England as part of 15th Infantry Brigade in the 5th Division and landed in France on the 16th of August 1914. They were known as one of the battalions of Old Contemptibles who outfought the German Army in the early engagements of the war. They were at Mons in August and fought at Le Cateau, where 5 VC’s were won. After service on the Aisne, they took their position in Flanders and were also involved in the actions at Neuve-Chapelle and La Bassee. By the end of November the Division had suffered 5,000 casualties and remained in a purely defensive role that winter. Between the 3rd of March and 7th of April 1915 they were attached with 15th Brigade to 28th Division in in exchange for 83rd Brigade in order to familiarise the newly arrived troops with the Western Front. In early 1915, the 1st Battalion was engaged at the Second Ypres, defending Hill 60, where another 4 VCs were won in one day. In March 1916 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent Blangy and the southern edge of Vimy Ridge, near Arras. They moved south in July to reinforce The Somme and were in action at, High Wood, The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy. In October they moved to Festubertand remained there until March 1917 when they moved in preparation for the Battles of Arras. On 7 September 1917 the 5th Division moved out of the line for a period of rest before, being sent to Flanders where they were in action during the Third Battle of Ypres. 5th Division was sent to Italy and took up positions in the line along the River Piave in late January 1918. They were recalled to France to assist with the German Advance in late March 1918 and were in action during the Battles of the Lys. On the 14th of August 1918 the 5th Division was withdrawn for two weeks rest. Then moved to The Somme where they were more or less in continuous action over the old battlegrounds until late October 1918 and saw action in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice they were in the area of Le Quesnoy and moved to Belgium to the area around Namur and Wavre in December and demobilization began. 21st of August 1913 Lecture 5th Aug 1914 Mobilisation 9th of August 1914 At Southampton 13th Aug 1914 Ready 13th of August 1914 Landing in France 13th of August 1914   Landing in France 14th Aug 1914 On the Move 14th of August 1914 Advance Party Leave 15th Aug 1914 On the Move 15th of August 1914  Arriving Busigny 16th Aug 1914 On the Move 16th of August 1914 Billets Organised 17th Aug 1914 On the March 18th Aug 1914 On the Move 18th of August 1914 15th Bde Arrives 19th Aug 1914 In Billets 20th Aug 1914 On the March 20th of August 1914 Preparing to March 20th Aug 1914 Address 21st Aug 1914 On the March 21st of August 1914 March Instructions 22nd Aug 1914 On the March 22nd of August 1914  On the March 23rd Aug 1914 In Action 23rd of August 1914 Holding the Line 24th Aug 1914 The Battle of Mons  At 2 a.m. on 24 August, II Corps was ordered to retreat into France to defensible a position along the Valenciennes to Maubeuge road, requiring a number of sharp rearguard actions against the pursuing Germans. 5th Brigade were ordered to to act as rearguard and fought a holding action at Paturages and Frameries, with Brigade artillery in particular, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. At Wasmes, units of the 5th Division faced a heavy assault from German artillery which began bombarding the village at daybreak, followed at 10 a.m. by an infantry assault by German III Corps who advanced in columns and were "mown down like grass" by British Rifle and Machine Gun fire. Soldiers of the 1st West Kents, 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment, and 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment held off repeated German assaults on the village, despite taking heavy casualties, and then retreated in good order to St. Vaast at mid day. 24th Aug 1914 In Action 25th Aug 1914 On the March 26th Aug 1914 Enemy Engaged 26th Aug 1914 In Action 26th of August 1914  Holding Position 27th Aug 1914 On the March 27th of August 1914 Retirement in the Dark 28th Aug 1914 On the March 28th of August 1914 An Exhausting March 29th Aug 1914 On the March 29th of August 1914 Sleeping in the Streets 30th Aug 1914 On the March 31st Aug 1914 Enemy Close 31st of August 1914  Pursued by Germans 1st Sep 1914 In Action 1st Sep 1914 In Action 1st of September 1914 A Delayed March 2nd Sep 1914 Into Billets 2nd of September 1914 An Early March 3rd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne 4th Sep 1914 On the March 4th of September 1914 An Easier March 5th Sep 1914 Reinforcements 5th of September 1914 March Finished 6th Sep 1914 Advance 6th of September 1914 Army Advances 7th Sep 1914 Bedfords in Action 7th Sep 1914 Advance 7th of September 1914  Another March 8th Sep 1914 Prisoners 8th of September 1914 An Early March 9th Sep 1914 In Action 9th of September 1914 On the Move 10th Sep 1914 Advance 10th of September 1914 Marching 11th Sep 1914 Very Wet Day 11th of September 1914 Marching 12th Sep 1914 Very Wet Day 12th of September 1914 A Wet March 13th Sep 1914 Artillery Active 13th of September 1914 A Showery March 14th Sep 1914 In Action 14th Sep 1914 Shelling 14th of September 1914 Broken Bridges 15th Sep 1914 In Action 15th Sep 1914 Under Fire 15th of September 1914 An Attack Falters 16th Sep 1914 On the March 16th of September 1914 Bad Roads 17th Sep 1914 Defence 17th of September 1914 Artillery Reinforced 18th of September 1914 Some Enemy Firing 19th of September 1914 Trenches Fired Constantly 20th of September 1914 Sappers Make a Bridge 21st of September 1914  Missy on Fire 22nd of September 1914 Enemy Retiring? 23rd of September 1914 Heavy Shelling 24th Sep 1914 Holding the Line 25th of September 1914  Very Quiet 26th of September 1914 Moves Successful 27th of September 1914 A False Alarm 28th of September 1914 Shelling 29th of September 1914 Quiet 30th Sep 1914 Reliefs 30th of September 1914 Astride the Aisne 1st Oct 1914 In Billets 1st of October 1914 A Withdrawal 2nd Oct 1914 On the March 2nd of October 1914 Moonlit Relief 3rd Oct 1914 On the March 3rd of October 1914 On the March 4th Oct 1914 On the March 4th of October 1914 On the March 5th of October 1914 A New HQ 6th Oct 1914 On the March 6th of October 1914 Orders to Move 7th Oct 1914 On the Move 7th of October 1914 A Train Ride 8th Oct 1914 On the March 8th of October 1914 Entraining Finished 9th Oct 1914 On the March 10th Oct 1914 On the Move 11th Oct 1914 On the March 11th of October 1914 New Billets   12th Oct 1914 Shelling 12th of October 1914 Orders to Advance   12th October 1914 Contact 13th Oct 1914 Heavy Shelling 13th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   14th Oct 1914 Holding the Line 14th of October 1914 Supporting the French   15th Oct 1914 Holding the Line 15th of October 1914 Advance Ordered to Continue   16th Oct 1914 Snipers 16th of October 1914 Empty German Trenches   17th Oct 1914 Holding the Line 17th of October 1914 An Advance   18th Oct 1914 Attack Made 18th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   19th Oct 1914 Quiet 19th of October 1914  Slow Progress    20th Oct 1914 Quiet 20th of October 1914 A Fluid Front   21st Oct 1914 Quiet 22nd Oct 1914 Shelling   22nd of October 1914 Our Line Attacked   23rd Oct 1914 Enemy Active   23rd of October 1914 Withdrawing to a New Line   24th of October 1914 Germans Attack   25th of October 1914 More Attacks   26th Oct 1914 Reliefs 26th of October 1914 Germans Repulsed   27th Oct 1914 In Billets 27th of October 1914 A Counter Attack   28th Oct 1914 In Support   28th of October 1914 Counter Attack Falters    29th Oct 1914 In Action   29th of October 1914  Determined German Attack   30th Oct 1914 In Action   30th of October 1914 German Attack Fades   31st of October 1914 A Counter Attack    1st Nov 1914 Into Billets 2nd Nov 1914 In Support   2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised   3rd Nov 1914 Orders 3rd of November 1914  Situation Report   4th Nov 1914 Reliefs 5th Nov 1914 On the Move 5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters 6th Nov 1914 On the Move 7th Nov 1914 In Action 8th Nov 1914 Holding the Line 8th of November 1914 Half-hearted Attacks   9th Nov 1914 Trench Raid 10th Nov 1914 Holding the Line 11th Nov 1914 Attack 12th Nov 1914 Artillery Active 13th Nov 1914 Orders 14th Nov 1914 Fierce Fighting 15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise 18th Nov 1914 Shelling 18th of November 1914 Shell Fire 19th Nov 1914 Reliefs   20th Nov 1914 Intermittent Shelling   21st Nov 1914 On the March   21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength   22nd Nov 1914 Hard Frost 22nd of November 1914 In the Line   23rd Nov 1914 In Billets 23rd of November 1914  Germans Digging In   24th Nov 1914 On the March 24th of November 1914  Our Artillery Effective   25th Nov 1914 In Billets 25th of November 1914  Royal Scots Shelled 26th Nov 1914 Reinforcements 26th of November 1914 Quiet and Misty   27th Nov 1914 In Billets 28th Nov 1914 Reliefs   28th of November 1914  On the Move 29th Nov 1914 Trench Work   29th of November 1914  Infantry Distribution   30th Nov 1914 In the Line   30th November 1914 Support 1st Dec 1914 Trench Work   1st of December 1914  Quiet Time 2nd Dec 1914 Reinforcements   3rd Dec 1914 Trench Work   3rd of December 1914 Instructions 4th Dec 1914 Suprise   5th Dec 1914 Reliefs   5th of December 1914  Relief Complete    6th Dec 1914 Reliefs 6th of December 1914 Frosty Night 7th Dec 1914 In Billets 8th Dec 1914 Reliefs   8th of December 1914 Poor Conditions 8th December 1914 Reliefs 9th Dec 1914 Sniping   10th Dec 1914 Patrols   10th of December 1914 Naval Victory Cheered 11th Dec 1914 Cold Steel 11th Dec 1914 In Reserve 12th Dec 1914 Reorganisation 13th Dec 1914 Orders 14th Dec 1914 Attack Made   14th of December 1914  French on the Offensive   15th Dec 1914 In Reserve   15th of December 1914  Operations Resumed   16th Dec 1914 In Reserve   16th of December 1914  Instruction   17th Dec 1914 Wet   17th of December 1914 Wet Weather    18th Dec 1914 Artillery Active   18th of December 1914 No Progress 19th Dec 1914 Recconaissance   19th of December 1914 Demonstration 20th Dec 1914 Heavy Shelling   21st Dec 1914 Shelling   21st of December 1914 Howitzers Silenced   22nd Dec 1914 Frost   23rd Dec 1914 Holding the Line   24th Dec 1914 Shelling   25th Dec 1914 Cards and Presents   26th Dec 1914 Quiet   26th of December 1914 Messines Square Targetted    27th Dec 1914 Trench Work   28th Dec 1914 Rifle Fire   29th Dec 1914 Reliefs   30th Dec 1914 In Billets   31st Dec 1914 In Billets   31st of December 1914 Message   1st Jan 1915 In Billets   2nd Jan 1915 In Billets   3rd Jan 1915 In Billets   4th Jan 1915 Reliefs   4th of January 1915 Trench Work   5th Jan 1915 Working Parties   6th Jan 1915 Working Parties   7th Jan 1915 Reliefs   7th of January 1915 Very Wet Weather   8th Jan 1915 Sniping   8th of January 1915 Trenches Damaged    9th Jan 1915 Enemy Artillery   10th Jan 1915 Difficult Conditions   11th Jan 1915 In Support   12th Jan 1915 In Support   13th Jan 1915 Reliefs   13th of January 1915  Snipers Active    14th Jan 1915 Quiet   15th Jan 1915 Under Shellfire   15th of January 1915 Germans Fire Slowly   16th Jan 1915 Reliefs   16th of January 1915 Squally Weather   17th Jan 1915 In Reserve   18th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th of January 1915  Thaw Sets In   20th Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st of January 1915 Wulverghem Shelled   22nd Jan 1915 In Reserve   22nd of January 1915 Aeroplane-Aided Shelling   23rd Jan 1915 In Reserve   24th Jan 1915 In Reserve   25th Jan 1915 In Reserve   26th Jan 1915 Orders   27th Jan 1915 Support   27th of January 1915  A Farm on Fire   28th Jan 1915 Reliefs   29th Jan 1915 Patrol   30th Jan 1915 Shelling   31st Jan 1915 Quiet   31st Jan 1915 Support   1st Feb 1915 Shelling 1st of February 1915  No 7 Trench Hit 2nd Feb 1915 In Billets 3rd Feb 1915 In Billets 3rd of February 1915  Snipers Silenced   4th Feb 1915 In Billets 4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries 8th Feb 1915 Reinforcements 9th Feb 1915 Reliefs   13th Feb 1915 Reliefs 13th of February 1915 Trenches Maintained   14th Feb 1915 Water 14th of February 1915 Germans Plan an Attack?   15th Feb 1915 Water 15th of February 1915 Heavy Rain 16th Feb 1915 Quiet 16th of February 1915 Baling All Night   17th Feb 1915 Orders 18th Feb 1915 Orders 18th of February 1915 Grenades Cause Confusion   19th Feb 1915 Mortar Fire 20th Feb 1915 Reliefs 20th of February 1915 A Violent Explosion   21st Feb 1915 In Reserve   21st of February 1915 8th Howitzers Leave   22nd of February 1915 Cheering and Rockets   23rd Feb 1915 Reliefs 23rd of February 1915  B Sector Shelled 24th Feb 1915 Mortar Fire   24th of February 1915 Snipers Checked   25th Feb 1915 Shells   26th Feb 1915 Quiet   27th Feb 1915 Signal Message   27th of February 1915 Brigade Relief   28th Feb 1915 In Billets   28th of February 1915  Artillery Reorganised   1st Mar 1915 In Billets   2nd Mar 1915 In Billets   3rd Mar 1915 On the March   4th Mar 1915 On the March 6th Mar 1915 Reliefs   7th Mar 1915 Snipers   8th Mar 1915 Reliefs   9th Mar 1915 In Support   10th Mar 1915 Reliefs   11th Mar 1915 Unpleasant   12th Mar 1915 Shelling   13th Mar 1915 Shelling 14th Mar 1915 Bombardment 15th Mar 1915 Reinforcements 16th Mar 1915 Under Fire   16th March 1915  Information 17th Mar 1915 On the March   18th Mar 1915 In Billets   18th of March 1915 Trench Mortars 19th Mar 1915 At Rest   20th Mar 1915 In Billets   21st Mar 1915 In Support   21st of March 1915 Intelligence 22nd Mar 1915 In Support   23rd Mar 1915 Reliefs   24th Mar 1915 Trench Work   25th Mar 1915 Reliefs   26th Mar 1915 Working Parties   27th Mar 1915 In Support   28th Mar 1915 Reliefs   29th Mar 1915 Trench Work   30th Mar 1915 Rifle Grenades   31st Mar 1915 Reliefs   1st Apr 1915 Visit 4th Apr 1915 In Reserve 5th Apr 1915 In Support   6th Apr 1915 Shells   7th Apr 1915 Shelling   8th Apr 1915 In Reserve 9th Apr 1915 In Reserve 10th Apr 1915 In Reserve 11th Apr 1915 Reliefs   11th of April 1915 Train Fired On   12th Apr 1915 Preparations   16th Apr 1915 Preparations   16th of April 1915 Message   17th Apr 1915 Attack Made   17th of April 1915  Mines Exploded   17th April 1915 5th Division Attack   18th Apr 1915 Counter Attack   19th Apr 1915 Consolidation   20th Apr 1915 Bombardment   20th of April 1915 Quiet   21st Apr 1915 Bombardment   22nd Apr 1915 Alert   23rd Apr 1915 Ready   24th Apr 1915 In Support   25th Apr 1915 Reliefs   26th Apr 1915 Artillery Active   27th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   28th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   29th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   30th Apr 1915 Roads Shelled   1st May 1915 Gas   1st of May 1915 Gas Casualties   2nd May 1915 Gas   3rd May 1915 Protection   4th May 1915 Enemy Artillery   5th May 1915 Shelling   6th May 1915 Exhaustion   7th May 1915 Having a Hard Time   7th May 1915 Reliefs   11th May 1915 Training   12th May 1915 In Dugouts 14th May 1915 Reliefs   15th of May 1915 German Mining?   19th May 1915 Reinforcements 20th May 1915 In Support 21st May 1915 Working Parties 22nd May 1915 In Support 24th May 1915 Attack 29th of May 1915  A Rumbling Explosion   31st May 1915 Working Parties 1st Jun 1915 Reliefs 2nd Jun 1915 Shelling   3rd Jun 1915 Quiet   5th Jun 1915 Quiet   6th Jun 1915 Under Shellfire   7th Jun 1915 Artillery   8th Jun 1915 Shelling   9th Jun 1915 Storm   10th Jun 1915 Wet   11th Jun 1915 Under Shellfire   12th Jun 1915 Shelling   13th Jun 1915 Shelling   16th Jun 1915 Working Parties   17th Jun 1915 Reliefs   18th Jun 1915 Quiet   19th Jun 1915 Intermittent Shelling   20th Jun 1915 Mines   21st Jun 1915 Reliefs   26th Jun 1915 In Support   27th Jun 1915 Reliefs   28th Jun 1915 In the Front Line   29th Jun 1915 Holding the Line   30th Jun 1915 Quiet   1st Jul 1915 Heavy Shelling   2nd Jul 1915 Shelling   3rd Jul 1915 Reliefs   4th Jul 1915 Working Parties   5th Jul 1915 In Support   6th Jul 1915 Working Parties   9th Jul 1915 Reliefs   10th Jul 1915 Holding the Line   11th Jul 1915 Mine   12th Jul 1915 Mine Exploded   13th Jul 1915 On the March 13th of July 1915  Enemy Active on Canal   20th Jul 1915 At Rest 21st Jul 1915 On the Move 22nd Jul 1915 In Billets 23rd Jul 1915 Inspection 24th Jul 1915 In Billets 28th Jul 1915 In Billets 29th Jul 1915 On the March 30th Jul 1915 On the Move 30th of July 1915  Detrainment 31st Jul 1915 In Billets 1st Aug 1915 Recce 2nd Aug 1915 Reliefs   3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs   15th Aug 1915 Instruction   15th of August 1915  3 Salvos Fired   20th of August 1915 Quiet Night   21st Aug 1915 Holding the Line   22nd Aug 1915 Reliefs   22nd August 1915 Order of battle. 23rd Aug 1915 Into Billets   23rd of August 1915  Normal Situation   28th of August 1915 Special Service Pathans   30th Aug 1915 Working Parties   31st Aug 1915 On the March   1st Sep 1915 On the March   2nd Sep 1915 Trench Work 3rd Sep 1915 Thunderstorms 9th Sep 1915 Reinforcements 10th Sep 1915 Reliefs   10th of September 1915  Enemy Hit Dummy Battery   11th of September 1915 Changes of Command   15th Sep 1915 In Billets   16th Sep 1915 In Billets   16th Sep 1915 Reliefs   16th of September 1915 Reliefs   17th Sep 1915 Trench Work   17th Sep 1915 Instruction   18th Sep 1915 Strain   18th Sep 1915 On the March   24th Sep 1915 Trench Work   25th Sep 1915 Attacks Made   30th Sep 1915 Patrols   1st Oct 1915 Shelling   1st of October 1915 Snipers Active   1st October 1915 Quiet 2nd Oct 1915 Patrol   3rd Oct 1915 Quiet   4th Oct 1915 Quiet   5th Oct 1915 In the Trenches   6th Oct 1915 Reliefs   12th Oct 1915 In Billets   13th Oct 1915 In Billets 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 21st Oct 1915 Working Parties 25th of October 1915 German Mine Exploded   26th Oct 1915 In Reserve 27th Oct 1915 On the March   28th Oct 1915 Reliefs   28th October 1915 Quiet 29th Oct 1915 Wet Weather   30th Oct 1915 Wet Weather   31st Oct 1915 Wet Weather   1st Nov 1915 Poor Weather 1st November 1915 Quiet 2nd Nov 1915 Poor Weather 3rd Nov 1915 Reliefs 4th Nov 1915 Working Parties 5th Nov 1915 Working Parties 6th Nov 1915 Working Parties 7th Nov 1915 Working Parties 8th Nov 1915 Working Parties 9th Nov 1915 Reliefs 9th November 1915 Snow 14th Nov 1915 Trench Work 15th Nov 1915 Reliefs 16th Nov 1915 Working Parties 17th Nov 1915 Working Parties 18th Nov 1915 Working Parties 19th Nov 1915 Lucky Escape 19th Nov 1915 Working Parties 20th Nov 1915 Working Parties 21st Nov 1915 Reliefs 21st November 1915 Reliefs. 25th Nov 1915 Reinforcements 26th Nov 1915 Shelling 28th Nov 1915 Hard Frost 29th Nov 1915 Thaw 30th Nov 1915 Wet Weather 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 1st Dec 1915 Explosion 1st of December 1915 Bedfords Buried 1st December 1915 Mine Explodes 2nd Dec 1915 Working Parties 3rd Dec 1915 Reliefs 4th Dec 1915 Trench Work 5th Dec 1915 Wet Weather 6th Dec 1915 Quiet 6th Dec 1915 Quiet 7th Dec 1915 Quiet 8th Dec 1915 Attack 9th Dec 1915 Wet Night 9th December 1915 Reliefs 10th Dec 1915 Working Parties 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 13th Dec 1915 Very Wet 14th Dec 1915 Trench Work 15th Dec 1915 Instruction 16th Dec 1915 Instruction 17th Dec 1915 Rain 18th Dec 1915 Reliefs 18th December 1915 Reliefs 19th Dec 1915 In Billets 20th Dec 1915 In Billets 20th of December 1915 Deserter Taken 21st Dec 1915 In Billets 22nd Dec 1915 In Billets 23rd Dec 1915 Quiet 24th Dec 1915 Shelling 25th Dec 1915 Quiet 26th Dec 1915 Reliefs 27th Dec 1915 In Billets 28th of December 1915 Retaliatory Firing   29th Dec 1915 On the March 30th Dec 1915 In Billets 31st Dec 1915 On the March 1st Jan 1916 In Billets 1st January 1916 In trenches in "C1" sub sector South of Mametz. 2nd Jan 1916 Reliefs 3rd Jan 1916 Wire 4th Jan 1916 Wire 5th Jan 1916 Shelling 6th Jan 1916 Reliefs 7th Jan 1916 In Billets 8th Jan 1916 In Billets 9th Jan 1916 Parcels 9th Jan 1916 In Billets 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 10th Jan 1916 Reliefs 10th January 1916 Relief Complete 11th Jan 1916 Shells 12th Jan 1916 Enemy Aircraft 13th Jan 1916 Cold 13th of January 1916 5th Division in Reserve 14th Jan 1916 Wire 15th Jan 1916 In Billets 16th Jan 1916 In Billets 17th Jan 1916 In Billets 18th Jan 1916 Reliefs 19th Jan 1916 Quiet 20th Jan 1916 Quiet 21st Jan 1916 Quiet 22nd Jan 1916 Quiet 23rd Jan 1916 In Billets 24th Jan 1916 In Billets 25th Jan 1916 In Billets 26th Jan 1916 Reliefs 26th January 1916 Went back to billets in Bray. 27th Jan 1916 Quiet   28th Jan 1916 Heavy Shelling 29th Jan 1916 Gas Shells 30th Jan 1916 Snipers 30th January 1916 "C" Coy. returned to Bray at 1500 hours & "A" Coy. at 1730 hours. 31st Jan 1916 On the March 31st January 1916 In trenches. 1st Feb 1916 Orders 2nd Feb 1916 Refitting 2nd February 1916 15th Infantry Brigade left the line. 3rd Feb 1916 Refitting 4th Feb 1916 In Billets 4th of February 1916   5th Feb 1916 Training 6th Feb 1916 On the March 6th February 1916 Battalion marched to Poulainville. 7th Feb 1916 On the March 8th Feb 1916 In Billets 9th February 1916 Call Ups 9th Feb 1916 Training 10th Feb 1916 Training 10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join 11th Feb 1916 On the March 11th February 1916 Battalion marched to Molliens Vidame. 12th Feb 1916 Cleaning up 13th Feb 1916 In Billets 14th Feb 1916 Training 15th Feb 1916 Training 16th Feb 1916 Bad Weather 17th Feb 1916 Training 18th Feb 1916 Wet Weather 19th Feb 1916 Training 20th Feb 1916 Sunday 21st Feb 1916 Training 22nd Feb 1916 Training 23rd Feb 1916 Cold 24th Feb 1916 On the March 24th February 1916 Battalion marched to billets at Belloy Sur Somme. 25th Feb 1916 On the March 26th Feb 1916 Working Parties 27th Feb 1916 Snow 28th Feb 1916 In Billets 29th Feb 1916 On the March 1st Mar 1916 On the March 1st March 1916 Battalion marched to Coullemont. 2nd Mar 1916 Recce 3rd Mar 1916 On the March 3rd March 1916 Snow 4th Mar 1916 Recce 4th of March 1916 Snow All Day 5th Mar 1916 Recce 6th Mar 1916 Recce 7th Mar 1916 Recce 8th Mar 1916 Recce 9th Mar 1916 Reliefs 9th of March 1916  Noises Silenced 9th March 1916 Reliefs 10th Mar 1916 Snow 11th Mar 1916 Patrol 12th Mar 1916 Quiet 13th Mar 1916 Quiet 14th Mar 1916 Snipers 15th Mar 1916 Reliefs 15th of March 1916  Local Relief 15th March 1916 Reliefs 16th Mar 1916 In Support 17th Mar 1916 In Support 18th Mar 1916 Reliefs 19th Mar 1916 Inspection 20th Mar 1916 Inspection 21st Mar 1916 Reliefs 21st March 1916 Battalion Orders   21st March 1916 Reliefs 22nd Mar 1916 In Billets 22nd of March 1916  Local Relief   23rd Mar 1916 In Billets 24th Mar 1916 In Billets 25th Mar 1916 Recce 26th Mar 1916 Recce 27th Mar 1916 Reliefs 27th March 1916 Reliefs 28th Mar 1916 Trench Work 29th Mar 1916 Patrol 30th Mar 1916 Enemy Active 31st Mar 1916 Reliefs 1st Apr 1916 In Reserve 2nd Apr 1916 In Reserve 4th Apr 1916 Reliefs 4th April 1916 Reliefs 5th Apr 1916 In the Trenches 6th Apr 1916 In the Trenches 7th Apr 1916 In the Trenches 8th Apr 1916 Reliefs 9th Apr 1916 Reserve 10th Apr 1916 Reserve 11th Apr 1916 Reserve 12th Apr 1916 Reliefs 13th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 13th of April 1916 Brigade Relief 13th April 1916 Battalion in billets 14th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 15th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 16th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 17th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 18th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 19th Apr 1916 Wet Weather 20th Apr 1916 Very Wet 21st Apr 1916 Very Wet 21st April 1916 Reliefs 22nd Apr 1916 Quiet 23rd Apr 1916 Quiet 24th Apr 1916 Quiet 25th Apr 1916 Quiet 26th Apr 1916 Quiet 27th Apr 1916 Quiet 28th Apr 1916 Enemy Mines 29th Apr 1916 Hot 30th Apr 1916 Quiet 1st May 1916 Gas Alarm 1st May 1916 In trenches 2nd May 1916 Reliefs 2nd of May 1916 Reliefs 3rd May 1916 Enemy Mines 4th May 1916 In Support 5th May 1916 Enemy Mines 5th May 1916 Reliefs 6th May 1916 Quiet 7th May 1916 Bombardment 7th of May 1916 Enemy Fires 1,500 Shells 7th May 1916 German Artillery bombardment 8th May 1916 Artillery Active 9th May 1916 Artillery Active 10th May 1916 Artillery Active 11th May 1916 Reliefs 12th May 1916 Artillery in Action 13th May 1916 Quiet 14th May 1916 Quiet 15th May 1916 Quiet 16th May 1916 Quiet 17th May 1916 Reliefs 17th May 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshires in "J2" subsector N.E. Arras. 18th May 1916 Sniper 19th May 1916 Quiet 20th May 1916 Quiet 21st May 1916 Gas 22nd May 1916 Quiet 23rd May 1916 Reliefs 24th May 1916 At Rest 25th May 1916 At Rest 26th May 1916 Football & Horse Show 27th May 1916 Sport 28th May 1916 Sunday 29th May 1916 Reliefs 29th May 1916 Reliefs 30th May 1916 Quiet 31st May 1916 Quiet 1st Jun 1916 Enemy Attacks 2nd Jun 1916 Quiet 3rd Jun 1916 Quiet 4th Jun 1916 Quiet 4th of June 1916  Germans Raid Trenches   5th Jun 1916 Quiet 6th Jun 1916 Reliefs 6th June 1916 Account of the hostile demonstration on the night of the 4/5th June 7th Jun 1916 In Reserve 12th June 1916 Reliefs 14th Jun 1916 Reliefs 15th Jun 1916 Quiet 15th June 1916 Reliefs 16th Jun 1916 Quiet 16th June 1916 Camoflet Blown 17th Jun 1916 Quiet 18th Jun 1916 Sniper 19th Jun 1916 Wire 20th Jun 1916 Reliefs 21st Jun 1916 On the March 21st June 1916 On the March 26th Jun 1916 Training 27th Jun 1916 On the March 28th Jun 1916 Working Parties 29th Jun 1916 Working Parties 30th Jun 1916 Working Parties 1st Jul 1916 Working Parties 31st Jul 1916 Orders   2nd Jul 1916 Orders 2nd of July 1916 New Orders   3rd Jul 1916 Training 11th Jul 1916 Training 12th Jul 1916 Demonstration 13th Jul 1916 On the March 14th Jul 1916 On the March 15th Jul 1916 On the March 16th Jul 1916 At Rest 17th Jul 1916 On the March 18th Jul 1916 Recce 19th Jul 1916 Orders 20th Jul 1916 Attack Made 20th of July 1916 Positions of Units   21st Jul 1916 Attack Made 23rd Jul 1916 Digging in 23rd July 1916 In Firing Line    24th Jul 1916 Artillery Active 24th of July 1916 Reliefs   25th Jul 1916 Reliefs 25th of July 1916  Enemy Advances   26th Jul 1916 Recce 26th July 1916 Report on Operations 26th - 28th July 1916.   26th July 1916 Operation Order No.9.   26th July 1916 We had to go through a heavy barrage of Gas shells with the whole Battalion having to wear Gas Helmets.   27th Jul 1916 In Action   27th of July 1916 Gas Shell Attack   27th July 1916 At 0650 hours a Company reported they could_hardly muster a platoon owing to most of the Company being buried by the heavy shelling.   27th July 1916 At 0200 hours we arrived at Longueval.   27th July 1916 Our barrage which was due to lift at 0710 hours did not actually lift until 0720 hours when "A" & "B" Coys. advanced to the assault 28th Jul 1916 Reorganisation 28th of July 1916 Not Much Change   28th July 1916 Brigadier General Commanding wishes to express to all ranks of the Brigade his great admiration 28th July 1916 Two Companies of East Surrey's and the D.C.L.I. arrived.   29th Jul 1916 Reorganisation 30th Jul 1916 Quiet 30th of July 1916 Artillery Active   31st of July 1916 KOSBs Hold Line   31st July 1916 Left bivouac at Pommier and marched to Longueval & Delville Wood.   1st Aug 1916 In Action   1st of August 1916  Dispositions after Relief   2nd Aug 1916 On the March 3rd Aug 1916 At Rest 4th Aug 1916 On the March 5th Aug 1916 On the March 5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions 6th Aug 1916 Training 7th Aug 1916 Training 12th Aug 1916 Training 13th Aug 1916 Leave 14th Aug 1916 Training 15th Aug 1916 Training 16th Aug 1916 Training 18th Aug 1916 Route March 23rd Aug 1916 Transport Moves 24th Aug 1916 On the March 25th Aug 1916 On the March 26th Aug 1916 On the March 27th Aug 1916 Recce 27th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions   28th Aug 1916 Storms 29th Aug 1916 Heavy Rain 30th Aug 1916 Heavy Rain 31st Aug 1916 Reliefs 31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued   1st Sep 1916 Gas Shells 1st of September 1916 Enemy SOS   2nd Sep 1916 Shelling 3rd Sep 1916 In Action   4th Sep 1916 In Action   4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up   4th September 1916 Handwritten Order 1315 hours from sender No. BMA35 to Norfolks.   4th September 1916 At 1230 hours came under orders of 15th Inf. Bde.   5th Sep 1916 In Action   6th Sep 1916 At Rest 7th Sep 1916 At Rest   8th Sep 1916 At Rest   9th Sep 1916 Change of Billets 10th Sep 1916 Working Parties 11th Sep 1916 Reinforcements 12th Sep 1916 In Billets 13th Sep 1916 Working Parties 14th Sep 1916 Working Parties 15th Sep 1916 On the March   16th Sep 1916 On the March   17th Sep 1916 Wet Weather   17th September 1916 Arrived at Warterlot Farm at 1215 hours. Only shell holes available.   18th Sep 1916 Reliefs   19th Sep 1916 Quiet 19th of September 1916 In the Front Line   20th Sep 1916 Reliefs   21st Sep 1916 Working Parties   21st of September 1916 Situation Normal   22nd Sep 1916 Reliefs 22nd of September 1916 Dispositions   23rd Sep 1916 At Rest 23rd of September 1916 Reliefs   23rd September 1916 Operational Order No. 50.   24th Sep 1916 On the March   24th September 1916 Operational Order No.51.   24th September 1916 Reliefs   25th Sep 1916 Orders 25th Sep 1916 Attack Made   25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks   25th September 1916 Attack Made   26th Sep 1916 Reliefs 27th Sep 1916 On the March   28th Sep 1916 Move 28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers   29th Sep 1916 On the Move 30th Sep 1916 At Rest 30th of September 1916 Dispositions 1st Oct 1916 On the Move 3rd October 1916 0900 hours we moved up in to Reserve and took over from 12th Notts & Derby Regt. 4th Oct 1916 In Billets 5th Oct 1916 Change of Billets 5th October 1916 1st Bedfords moved in to Support and 1st Cheshires in reserve. 9th Oct 1916 School   9th Oct 1916 Orders   10th Oct 1916 Reliefs   10th October 1916 The Brigade side slipped one Battalion to the right.   13th Oct 1916 Orders 13th of October 1916 Reliefs   15th Oct 1916 Sniping   16th Oct 1916 Reliefs   19th Oct 1916 Reliefs 20th Oct 1916 Reliefs 20th October 1916 Relief 23rd Oct 1916 Quiet 24th Oct 1916 Reliefs 25th Oct 1916 Working Party & Baths 26th Oct 1916 In Billets 27th Oct 1916 Training 27th Oct 1916 Orders   28th Oct 1916 Reliefs 28th October 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshires in trenches. 29th Oct 1916 Trench Work 29th Oct 1916 Orders   30th Oct 1916 Preparations 31st Oct 1916 Trench Raid   31st of October 1916 Distribution   1st Nov 1916 Reliefs 1st of November 1916  Instruction School Opened   2nd Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 3rd Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 4th Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 5th Nov 1916 Quiet 5th November 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshire Regt. in trenches.    6th Nov 1916 Quiet 7th Nov 1916 Flooding 8th Nov 1916 Trench Work 9th Nov 1916 Shelling 10th Nov 1916 In Billets 11th Nov 1916 In Billets 12th Nov 1916 Conference 13th Nov 1916 Reliefs 14th Nov 1916 Holding the Line 15th Nov 1916 Trench Work 16th Nov 1916 Trench Work 17th Nov 1916 Reliefs 18th Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 19th Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 20th Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 21st Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 22nd Nov 1916 Working Parties and Training 23rd Nov 1916 Reliefs 24th Nov 1916 Fine Weather 25th Nov 1916 Trench Work 26th Nov 1916 Trench Work 27th Nov 1916 Reorganisation 30th Nov 1916 Recce 30th of November 1916  Enemy Baling Out   1st Dec 1916 Reliefs 2nd Dec 1916 Trench Mortars 2nd of December 1916 Raiding Party Fails   3rd Dec 1916 Accident 4th Dec 1916 Trench Mortars 4th of December 1916  German Trenches Damaged   5th Dec 1916 Reliefs 5th December 1916 Reliefs 6th Dec 1916 Musketry 6th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   7th Dec 1916 Musketry 8th Dec 1916 Training 9th Dec 1916 Inspection 10th Dec 1916 Training 10th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   11th Dec 1916 Inspection 12th Dec 1916 Training 14th of December 1916  A Combined Shoot   16th Dec 1916 Training 17th Dec 1916 Awards 18th Dec 1916 New CO 19th Dec 1916 Recce 20th Dec 1916 Reliefs 20th of December 1916 German TMs Active   20th December 1916 On the March 21st Dec 1916 Carrying Parties 21st of December 1916 Ferme Cour d'Avoue Shelled   22nd Dec 1916 Reliefs 22nd of December 1916 Quiet Day   23rd Dec 1916 Recce 24th Dec 1916 Reliefs 24th of December 1916 Germans Very Active   24th December 1916 Reliefs   25th Dec 1916 Bombardment 26th Dec 1916 Bombardment 27th Dec 1916 Trench Work 28th Dec 1916 Reliefs   29th Dec 1916 Billets   29th of December 1916  Artillery Quieter   30th Dec 1916 Festive Celebrations   31st Dec 1916 Reinforcements   1st Jan 1917 Reliefs   1st January 1917 Reliefs 1st January 1917 In the trenches 2nd Jan 1917 Enemy Active 3rd Jan 1917 Enemy Artillery 4th Jan 1917 Mine 5th Jan 1917 Reliefs 5th of January 1917  Aeroplanes Active   6th of January 1917  German Guns Quiet   8th Jan 1917 Trench Work   9th Jan 1917 Reliefs 9th January 1917 Artillery and Trench Mortars active 9th of January 1917  Spotted Dog Shelled   9th January 1917 Reliefs 10th Jan 1917 Enemy Active 11th Jan 1917 Enemy Active 12th Jan 1917 Enemy Active 13th Jan 1917 Reliefs   13th of January 1917  Retaliation "Feeble"   13th January 1917 Relief 17th Jan 1917 Reliefs 17th of January 1917 Guns Active   17th January 1917 Reliefs 18th Jan 1917 Gas Shells 20th of January 1917 Active Artillery   21st Jan 1917 Frost 21st of January 1917 Our TMs Active   22nd Jan 1917 Reliefs 22nd January 1917 Relief Complete 26th of January 1917 TMs Busy   28th Jan 1917 Very Cold 30th of January 1917 Hostile TMs Busy   31st Jan 1917 Frost 1st Feb 1917 Very Cold 1st of February 1917  Balloon Spotted   1st February 1917 Reliefs   2nd Feb 1917 Recce 3rd Feb 1917 Recce 3rd of February 1917 Artillery Active   4th Feb 1917 Awards 5th Feb 1917 Reliefs 6th of February 1917 Fairly Quiet   7th of February 1917  Feeble Retaliation   8th Feb 1917 Quiet 9th Feb 1917 Reliefs 9th of February 1917  Little TM Retaliation   10th Feb 1917 Training 11th Feb 1917 Training 12th Feb 1917 Training 12th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   13th Feb 1917 Inspection 14th Feb 1917 Reliefs 15th Feb 1917 Quiet 15th of February 1917 Enemy TMs Fall Short   16th Feb 1917 Reliefs 17th Feb 1917 Trench Raid   17th of February 1917 TMs Quiet   18th Feb 1917 Reliefs   19th of February 1917 Our Guns Active   20th Feb 1917 Reorganisation 21st Feb 1917 Reliefs 21st of February 1917  Our Guns Active   22nd Feb 1917 Quiet 23rd Feb 1917 Quiet 24th Feb 1917 Quiet 25th Feb 1917 In the Line 26th Feb 1917 In Billets 27th Feb 1917 On the March   28th Feb 1917 Training   28th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   1st Mar 1917 Training   1st of March 1917 POWs Taken   2nd Mar 1917 Training   3rd Mar 1917 Training   4th of March 1917 Damage Caused by Heavies   5th Mar 1917 Reliefs 6th Mar 1917 Enemy Active 6th of March 1917  Brigades Attached   7th Mar 1917 Reliefs 8th Mar 1917 In the Trenches 8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief   9th Mar 1917 Reliefs 9th of March 1917  TMs Very Active   10th Mar 1917 Working Parties 11th Mar 1917 Working Parties 11th of March 1917 Auchy Heavily Shelled   12th Mar 1917 Working Parties 13th Mar 1917 Reliefs 14th Mar 1917 Poor Conditions 14th of March 1917 Pekin Trench Hit   15th Mar 1917 Quiet 15th of March 1917  Brigade Relief   16th Mar 1917 Attempted Raid   17th Mar 1917 In Billets   18th Mar 1917 Equipment   19th Mar 1917 Reliefs   20th Mar 1917 In Billets 20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed   21st Mar 1917 Training 22nd Mar 1917 Attack Expected 23rd Mar 1917 Training 24th Mar 1917 Inspection 24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move 25th Mar 1917 On the Move 26th Mar 1917 Wet Weather 27th Mar 1917 Training 27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve   28th Mar 1917 Training 29th Mar 1917 Training 30th Mar 1917 Baths 31st Mar 1917 Training 1st Apr 1917 New CO 2nd of April 1917  Positions   4th Apr 1917 Brigade Scheme 7th Apr 1917 On the Move 8th Apr 1917 In Reserve 8th of April 1917 HQ Moves 9th Apr 1917 In Billets 10th Apr 1917 Recce 11th Apr 1917 Recce 11th of April 1917 Dispositions 12th Apr 1917 Training 12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs   13th Apr 1917 Move 13th of April 1917  A Push Forward   13th April 1917 Reliefs 14th Apr 1917 Orders 14th of April 1917 Orders to Move   15th Apr 1917 Bad Weather 16th Apr 1917 Shelling 16th of April 1917 Heavies Bombard Wire   17th Apr 1917 Reliefs 18th Apr 1917 Defence 18th of April 1917 Divisional Front Readjusted   18th April 1917 Reliefs 19th Apr 1917 Reliefs 20th Apr 1917 Reliefs 20th of April 1917 Orders to Attack   21st Apr 1917 Orders 21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed   22nd Apr 1917 Into Position 22nd of April 1917 Warning Order Received   22nd April 1917 Operational Orders   23rd Apr 1917 Attack Made   23rd of April 1917 Reliefs Complete   24th Apr 1917 On the March 24th of April 1917 35 Minute Bombardment   25th Apr 1917 Refitting 25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front   25th April 1917 Action Report   26th Apr 1917 Inspection 27th Apr 1917 Football 28th Apr 1917 Training 28th of April 1917 Rest and Training   29th Apr 1917 Church Parade 30th Apr 1917 Training 1st May 1917 Training 2nd May 1917 Training 3rd May 1917 Orders 4th May 1917 On the March 4th May 1917 Battalion moved off at 0900 hours and proceeded to old German Front Line in Rocklincourt. 5th May 1917 Recce 5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled   6th May 1917 Football 6th May 1917 Recce 6th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   8th May 1917 Enemy Attack   8th of May 1917  Orders to Attack   9th May 1917 Reliefs 9th of May 1917 No Further Advance   9th May 1917 Directly after midnight 8th/9th we moved in to position. 10th May 1917 Shelling 10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported   10th May 1917 During the early hours of the morning the plain between Farbus Wood and Arleux heavily shelled with Gas shells. 11th May 1917 Working Parties 11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   12th May 1917 Orders 12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled   13th May 1917 Reliefs 13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled   13th May 1917 The day was very quiet. We moved up about or 0900 hours to relieve the 16th Warwick's in the line. 14th May 1917 Trench Work 15th May 1917 Trench Work 15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day   16th May 1917 Bad Weather 17th May 1917 Quiet 17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack   18th May 1917 Reliefs 19th May 1917 Intermittent Shelling 20th May 1917 Intermittent Shelling 20th of May 1917 Guns Active   21st May 1917 Reliefs 21st of May 1917 Quiet Night   22nd May 1917 Trench Work 22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day   23rd May 1917 Recce 24th May 1917 Reliefs 24th of May 1917  Relief Completed   24th May 1917 Report 25th May 1917 Withdrawal   26th May 1917 Recce   26th of May 1917 Quiet Day   27th May 1917 Recce   28th May 1917 Working Parties   29th May 1917 Working Parties   30th May 1917 Football   31st May 1917 Football   31st May 1917 Work and Training   1st Jun 1917 Gymkhana 2nd Jun 1917 Move   2nd of June 1917    3rd Jun 1917 Enemy Aircraft   4th Jun 1917 Enemy Aircraft   5th Jun 1917 Working Parties   6th Jun 1917 Working Parties   7th Jun 1917 Working Parties   8th Jun 1917 Working Parties   9th Jun 1917 On the Move 9th of June 1917  A Relief   10th Jun 1917 Swimming 10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned   11th Jun 1917 Sports 12th Jun 1917 Training and Sport 12th June 1917 Fine day again. Bath's for Battalion in the morning. 13th Jun 1917 Horse Show 14th Jun 1917 Musketry 14th of June 1917 Relief   15th Jun 1917 On the Move   15th of June 1917   Relief Completed   16th Jun 1917 Reliefs   16th June 1917  Quiet Night   17th Jun 1917 Shelling 17th of June 1917 Quiet Day   18th Jun 1917 Quiet 18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active   19th Jun 1917 In the Line 19th of June 1917  Quiet Day   20th Jun 1917 Reliefs   21st Jun 1917 In Camp   21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed   22nd Jun 1917 Training   23rd Jun 1917 Training   24th Jun 1917 Training   24th of June 1917  A Raid   25th Jun 1917 Training   26th Jun 1917 Training   26th of June 1917  Quiet Day   26th June 1917 Operation Order No.1 dated today. Major S.W. Montgomerie. Commanding 1st Norfolk Regt.   27th Jun 1917 Reliefs   28th Jun 1917 Attack Made 28th of June 1917  Successful Operation    29th Jun 1917 Reliefs 30th Jun 1917 Orders 1st Jul 1917 Reliefs 1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted   2nd Jul 1917 In Camp 3rd Jul 1917 Working Party 3rd July 1917 Report   4th Jul 1917 Reliefs 5th Jul 1917 Working Parties 5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged   6th Jul 1917 Reinforcements 6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief   7th Jul 1917 Working Parties 8th Jul 1917 Working Parties 9th Jul 1917 Reliefs 10th Jul 1917 At Rest 10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered   11th Jul 1917 Exercise 12th Jul 1917 Sport 12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled    13th Jul 1917 Awards 14th Jul 1917 Working Parties and Training 15th July 1917 A number of Military Medals and parchments were awarded. The men of the Regiment received theirs 15th Jul 1917 Church Parade 16th July 1917 The Battlion moved further back to Ecurie Wood huts and took over the same from the Bedfords. 16th Jul 1917 Shelling 17th Jul 1917 Working Parties 17th of July 1917 Quiet Time   18th Jul 1917 Working Parties 18th of July 1917 Direct Hits Made   19th Jul 1917 Working Parties 19th of July 1917   Situation Quiet    20th Jul 1917 Working Parties 21st Jul 1917 Working Parties 21st of July 1917 Back Areas Shelled   22nd Jul 1917 On the March 22nd July 1917 The Battalion exchanged camp with the Bedford Regt.   23rd Jul 1917 Training 23rd of July 1917 Minenwerfer Active   24th Jul 1917 Training 25th Jul 1917 Training 26th Jul 1917 In Camp 26th of July 1917  Very Quiet    27th Jul 1917 Training 27th of July 1917  Gas Attack   28th Jul 1917 Relief Completed 29th Jul 1917 Holding the Line 29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief   30th Jul 1917 Holding the Line 31st Jul 1917 Holding the Line 1st of August 1917 MG Activity   3rd of August 1917   Snipers Active   4th of August 1917  Hostile Shelling   7th of August 1917  A German Raid   10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet   13th of August 1917 Two Minute Barrage   16th of August 1917 MGs Active   19th of August 1917  Gas Drums Plan   22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled   25th of August 1917  TMs Hit Oppy Wood   27th of August 1917 Quiet Time   31st August 1917 Quiet Time   3rd of September 1917  Quiet   5th of September 1917 Brigades on the March   6th of September 1917 Gas Shelling   7th of September 1917 Training   9th of October 1917 Hostile Guns Active   10th of September 1917  Division to Move 11th of September 1917  Artillery Marches 15th September 1917 Brigade field day at Sur Le Lege. 5th of October 1917 Quieter Night   5th October 1917 Battalion in very old and knocked about trenches at Tor Top. 10th of October 1917   "Intense Barrage" Endured   11th of October 1917 Snipers Active   14th of October 1917 Training   17th of October 1917 Training   21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   22nd of October 1917 On the Move 23rd of October 1917 More Moves   24th of October 1917  Enemy Retaliates   27th of October 1917  Quiet Time   28th of October 1917 Enemy Guns "Above Normal"   1st November 1917 The Battalion moved from Bedford House at about 1600 hours and took over the Firing Line in front of Polderhoek Chateau from the 1st D.C.L.I. 4th of November 1917 Heavy shelling   6th of November 1917 Attack Launched   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   11th of November 1917 Quiet Time   16th of November 1917 15th Brigade Entrain 18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves   19th of November 1917  Pioneers Move 26th of November 1917   HQ Closes and Re-opens 27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 28th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 9th of April 1918 Orders 10th of April 1918  Relief Postponed 13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks   15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack   16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet   16th April 1918 Moved up to the line in the evening and relieved 1st Devon Regt   18th of April 1918  Artillery Active   19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party    21st April 1918 Operational Order 26.   21st April 1918 Relief 22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack   23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling   25th of April 1918  Division Attacks   25th April 1918 Battalion H.Q. again shelled with 5.9", no harm done. 26th Apr 1918 Gun Positions   27th of April 1918 Artillery Active   28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter   3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active    3rd May 1918 On the night 3rd/4th we relieved the 1st Devon Regt.   4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet   5th May 1918 Enemy Artillery was active on "A" Coy. front, shells falling close to Coy. H.Q. 6th May 1918 At daybreak rain was still falling heavily and Artillery activity was all in our favour. 10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used    15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy    17th of May 1918 Active Artillery   19th May 1918 Major General Strickland visited 22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active   23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night   29th May 1918 Direct hit 30th of May 1918 A Relief   5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief   13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed   15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed   20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged   22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity   25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4   29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active   1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged   7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling   12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active   24th of July 1918  Relief Completed   28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st of July 1918 Relief Completed   9th of August 1918  Training   10th of August 1918  Training 13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced 15th of August 1918  Training 21st of August 1918  Division Advances   23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks   24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates   25th of August 1918 Brigades Move   26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats   27th of August 1918 Quiet   28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged   30th of August 1918  Advance Continues   31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack   1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful   2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended 3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws   4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief 5th of September 1918 Rest and Training 17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of September 1918 Attack Commences   19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet   20th of September 1918  Quiet Time   22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active   30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief   20th of October 1918    22nd October 1918 Operation Order No.60.   23rd October 1918 Advance   23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment 29th November 1918 Rugby Football played 5th November 1918 Battalion moved to Assembly position [ 57S. S.5.b.5.0. to M35.c.05.75. ] for an attack through the Foret De Mormal.   11th of November 1918 Armistice and a Report   13th of November 1918 Resting 26th November 1918 Football 10th of January 1919  Locations If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment? There are:6640 items tagged 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment 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 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Abbey Reginald Ernest. Pte. (d.15th Nov 1918) Abbott Albert Fordham. Pte. (d.4th Sep 1916) Abbott Arthur John. Pte. (d.28th Aug 1916) Abbott Harold Campbell. Pte. (d.17th Apr 1915) Abraham Sidney. Pte. (d.21st Apr 1915) Ansell Harry. Pte. (d.9th November 1914) Christie Paul Norman Jones. 2nd Lt. 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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.   Pte. Percy Holton 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Percy Holton served with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment. He was awarded the 1914 Star, Qualifying date, 16th of August 1914. Ian Kightley Add to this record.   Pte. William Edward Stapleton 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.4th July 1918) William Stapleton, son of Harry and Elizabeth Sarah Stapleton of Ampthill, Bedfordshire. He was born, lived and enlisted Ampthill and served with 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 4th of July 1918 age 22 years and is buried in Tannay British Cemetery, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Pte. Frederick George Pepper 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.8th November 1914) Private Frederick George Pepper; born in Lidlington, lived and enlisted in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Served with the 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (service no.8200). He was killed in action on 8th November 1914 in France and Flanders and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Pte. John Lancaster 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.23rd August 1918) Private John Lancaster, born in Buckingham, living in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, enlisted Bedford. Son of Charles & Elizabeth Lancaster, 25 Canon Street, Bedford; Husband of Annie Lancaster, 88 Elsdon Road, Wellingborough. Served with the 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (service no.48016). He was killed in action on 23rd August 1918 in France and Flanders and is commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   A.Co.Sgt.Mjr. Bernard Gamble 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.13th December 1914) Acting Company Sergeant Major Bernard Gamble, husband of Lilian Gamble, 2 Austins Lane, Ampthill; born Hopton, Yorkshire. Initially enlisted Cockermouth, Cumberland with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (service no.6787) he served with the 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (service no.9288). He died of his wounds on 13th December 1914 in France and Flanders and is buried in Bailleul Cemetery, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Pte. Harry Ansell 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.9th November 1914) Harry Ansell, born in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, living in Wood Green, Middlesex, served with the 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 9th of November 1914 and is now buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Pte. James George Henry 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.5th Sep 1916) James George Henry who died aged 27 was born in Jarrow in 1888. He was the son of Eliza Sarah Henry (nee Robson) of 84 Croft Terrace Jarrow and the late Thomas Edward W. Henry. James George Henry age 22 Cabinet Maker in Shipyard is with his parents Thomas Edward W. and Eliza Henry and family at Jarrow on the 1911 census. James is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record.   Cpl. John Galvin 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment John Galvin played in the Band of the 1st Bedfordshires. Steve Came Add to this record.   Pte. Richard George Pateman 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.19th Nov 1914) Richard Pateman was killed in action on Monday 19th November 1914 in France, aged 28. He was born and was resident in Wootton and enlisted in Ampthill. Son of Frederick and Fanny Pateman, of Church Row, Wootton, Beds. He is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, and in the National Roll of the Great War Section XII - Bedford & Northampton, as follows: Pateman, R.G., Private, Bedfordshire Regiment. Mobilised at the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he was immediately ordered to the Western front. There he participated in the Battle of Mons and the subsequent Retreat, and also took part in the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne, La Bassée and Ypres, where he fell in action on November 19th, 1914. He was the first Wootton man to make the supreme sacrifice in the war. He was buried at Ypres, and was entitled to the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "He passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." Janis Pateman Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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