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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

2nd Infantry Brigade



6th Aug 1914 Reservists Arrive

7th Aug 1914 Reorganisation

8th Aug 1914 Company Training

9th Aug 1914 Boots

16th Aug 1914 On the March

18th Aug 1914 Massed Drums

19th Aug 1914 Concert

21st Aug 1914 On the March

22nd Aug 1914 On the March

23rd Aug 1914 On the March

24th Aug 1914 Artillery Duel

25th Aug 1914 On the March

26th Aug 1914 On the March

27th Aug 1914 On the March

28th Aug 1914 On the March

29th Aug 1914 At Rest

29th Aug 1914 Covering the Troops

30th Aug 1914 On the March

30th Aug 1914 Covering the Troops

31st Aug 1914 On the March

31st Aug 1914 Covering the Troops

1st Sep 1914 Outpost Duty

1st Sep 1914 A Hot Day

2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard

3rd Sep 1914 Advance Guard

3rd Sep 1914 Retirement

4th Sep 1914 In Action

5th Sep 1914 Reinforcements

6th Sep 1914 In Reserve

7th Sep 1914 On the March

8th Sep 1914 Enemy in Flight

9th Sep 1914 On the March

10th Sep 1914 Losses in the Morning

11th Sep 1914 Advance Guard

12th Sep 1914 On the March

13th Sep 1914 In Action

14th Sep 1914 In Action

15th Sep 1914 In Action

16th Sep 1914 Artillery In Action

17th Sep 1914 In Action

18th Sep 1914 Artillery In Action

19th Sep 1914 Reliefs Complete

20th Sep 1914 In Action

21st Sep 1914 In Action

22nd Sep 1914 Reliefs

23rd Sep 1914 Into Reserve

27th Sep 1914 ombardment

28th Sep 1914 Relief

29th Sep 1914 Under Shellfire

30th Sep 1914 Under Shellfire

4th Oct 1914 Under Shellfire

7th Oct 1914 Enemy Fire

20th Oct 1914 On the March

24th Oct 1914 Withdrawl

26th Oct 1914 On the March

27th Oct 1914 Entrenching

28th Oct 1914 Entrenching

29th Oct 1914 Attack Launched

30th Oct 1914 Shelling

30th Oct 1914 Attack

30th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting

31st Oct 1914 Divisional HQ Hit

31st Oct 1914 In Action

31st Oct 1914 Hard Fighting  location map

31st Oct 1914 Hard Fighting  location map

1st Nov 1914 In Action

2nd Nov 1914 In Action

3rd Nov 1914 The Kaiser's Visit

5th Nov 1914 Heavy Shelling

15th Nov 1914 Orders

21st Dec 1914 On the Move  location map

22nd Dec 1914 Reliefs

31st Dec 1914 In Action  location map

1st Jan 1915 In Action

1st Jan 1915 In Action

7th Jan 1915 Reconnaissance

11th Jan 1915 Reliefs

12th Jan 1915 Under Shellfire

3rd Feb 1915 Reliefs  location map

6th Feb 1915 Instruction

21st Feb 1915 Training

25th Mar 1915 Artillery Active  location map

26th Mar 1915 Instruction

27th Mar 1915 Frost  location map

29th Mar 1915 Spy Captured

30th Mar 1915 Reliefs

30th Apr 1915 Change of Command

1st May 1915 Bombardment

9th May 1915 Attack Made

11th May 1915 Address

20th May 1915 Relief Complete

24th of May 1915 Zeppelin under observation

4th Jun 1915 Reliefs

16th Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

19th Jun 1915 Reliefs

20th of June 1915   location map

26th Jun 1915 Reorganisation

27th Jun 1915 On the March

13th Jul 1915 Into Billets

17th July 1915 Bivouac

19th Jul 1915 Into the Line

30th July 1915 Digging new trenches

31st Jul 1915 Reliefs

5th Aug 1915 Horse Show

18th Aug 1915 Reliefs

25th Sep 1915 The Artois Campaign

25th Sep 1915 In Action

25th Sep 1915 Assault Made  location map

26th Sep 1915 Attack Made  location map

14th October 1915 Old German Front Line  location map

14th October 1915 Reliefs  location map

17th Jun 1916 Orders

18th June 1916 Instruction  location map

20th Jun 1916 Orders

21 Jun 1916 Orders

21st June 1916 Instruction  location map

24th June 1916 Battalion moved to Maroc

15th of November 1916 

23rd of December 1916 

1st Jan 1917 Moves

9th Jan 1917 Working Parties

10th Jan 1917 Moves

17th Jan 1917 Heavy Snow

22nd Jan 1917 Working Parties and Training

23rd Jan 1917 Moves

24th Jan 1917 Moves

31st Jan 1917 Very Cold Weather

6th Feb 1917 Reliefs

6th Feb 1917 Reliefs

7th of February 1917 

7th Feb 1917 Reliefs

8th Feb 1917 Reliefs

9th Feb 1917 Reliefs Complete

10th Feb 1917 Hard Ground

11th Feb 1917 Quiet

12th Feb 1917 Quiet

13th of February 1917   location map

6th December 1917 Major Fernie ordered to take over from Col. Hankey

1st Apr 1918 Hostile Artillery

2nd Apr 1918 Trench Raids

3rd Apr 1918 Quiet

4th Apr 1918 Orders

5th Apr 1918 Moves

7th Apr 1918 Moves  location map

7th of April 1918 A Relief Ordered  location map

8th Apr 1918 Moves  location map

9th Apr 1918 Artillery Barrage  location map

11th of April 1918 Enemy Guns Quieter  location map

30th of September 1918 Orders  location map

4th Nov 1918 Assault Made

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2nd Infantry Brigade

during the Great War 1914-1918.

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