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156th Infantry Brigade    156th Brigade served with 52nd (Lowland) Division during the Great War. They saw action in the Middle East, Palestine and on the Western Front. 156th Brigade consisted of 5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to November 1914) 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to March 1915) 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to 28 June 1918) 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion, Royal Scots (from April 1915) 7th Battalion, Royal Scots (from April 1915) 156th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (from 16 March 1916 to 28 April 1918) 156th Trench Mortar Battery (from 27 June 1917) 25th Apr 1915 Training 8th Jun 1915 On the Move 9th Jun 1915 On the Move 11th Jun 1915 On the Move 18th Jun 1915 Lack of Medical Support 28th Jun 1915 In Action 12th Jul 1915 Attack Made 15th Nov 1915 Attack 1st January 1916 Firing Line lengthened 2nd January 1916 Firing Line relieved 2nd January 1916 Brigade Order No.26. 3rd January 1916 Bombardment by the Turks 4th January 1916 Turks again Bombarded our Sector 5th January 1916 Situation unchanged 6th January 1916 Situation unchanged 7th January 1916 Heavy Artillery fire 7th January 1916 Brigade Order No. 27. B.M. 816. 8th January 1916 7th Royal Scots. Battalion Order No.14. 8th January 1916 Instruction for entering Evacuation Area. 8th January 1916 7th Royal Scots. received B.M. 819. 8th January 1916 Evacuation started 9th January 1916 last of Battalion embarked. 10th January 1916 Brigade Fatigues. 11th January 1916 Spendid behaviour 12th January 1916 Inspection 13th January 1916 Battalion parades 14th January 1916 Heavy Rainstorm 15th January 1916 Advance Party departs 17th January 1916 Embarkation 18th January 1916 Remained in harbour all day. 19th January 1916 Weighing Anchor 21st January 1916 Dropping Anchor in Alexandria 22nd January 1916 Reached Abassia 23rd January 1916 General clean up 25th January 1916 Platoon and Company drill. 26th January 1916 Men arrived from Mudros. 27th January 1916 Drill Parades 29th January 1916 Wire 31st January 1916 Men detailed to quell rising of Egyptian Reservists 1st February 1916 Drill 1st February 1916 Rejoining 2nd February 1916 Officer rejoined 2nd February 1918 dis-satisfied Egyptian Army Reservists 12th February 1918 Draft transfer 13th February 1916 Killed in Cairo 14th February 1916 Prepare to move 14th February 1916 Transport 16th February 1916 Men entrained for Ballah. 16th February 1916 Move to Port Said. 17th February 1916 Entrained at Abassia 17th February 1916 Promotion 18th February 1916 Camp pitched 18th February 1916 Signalling Officer. 19th February 1916 Fatigues and training 21st February 1916 Captain Romanes to Command 7th Cameronians. 21st February 1916 Brigade, R.E. & Guards Fatigues 21st February 1916 Postings 22nd February 1916 Promotion 23rd February 1916 Battalion re-organised into 4 Company system 24th February 1916 Inspection 27th February 1916 Instructions to move Battalion. 28th February 1916 Relieved 10th East Yorkshire Regt. 1st March 1916 Sandstorms 1st March 1916 Draft Arrives 2nd March 1916 Marched along West side of Suez Canal to Kantara 2nd March 1916 Three Posts moved to Kantara 3rd March 1916 Training and Fatigues. 3rd March 1916 H.Q. moved to Kantara 4th March 1916 Transfer 5th March 1916 13 O.R. of Divisional transport rejoined 5th March 1916 Reported for duty 8th March 1916 Officers Move 8th March 1916 4438 Pte. Good J. accidentally drowned 9th March 1916 Capt. A. Pirie Watson R.A.M.C. from Hospital. 11th March 1916 Thunderstorm. 11th March 1916 Sickness 12th March 1916 Continuous training and fatigues 13th March 1916 Party rejoined 14th March 1916 The body of 4438 Pte. Good J. recovered 15th March 1916 Sgt. Gunn distinguished himself 16th March 1916 Reported for duty from 52nd Division Base Depot. 17th March 1916 Posting 18th March 1916 Posting 19th March 1916 Party Rejoined 19th March 1916 From Zaharieh. 22nd March 1916 Transferred to Machine Gun Company 23rd March 1916 Transfer 23rd March 1916 Attached to 52nd Divisional H.Q. 24th March 1916 Inspection of 4th Royal Scots. 26th March 1916 Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitun. 27th March 1916 Egyptian Expeditionary Force. 29th March 1916 Hospital. 29th March 1916 Reinforcements 31st March 1916 Promotions 1st April 1916 Fatigues and Training 1st April 1916 156th Brigade on Duty this month. 2nd April 1916 Appoitment 3rd April 1916 2953 Pte. G.A. Whyte, retained there as instructor. 4th April 1916 Captain J. Logan & 43 O.R. reported for Duty 5th April 1916 Attachment 6th April 1916 Troop movements 9th April 1916 Hospital 11th April 1916 Transport Section inspected by Brigadier General L.C. Koe. 12th April 1916 Captain J. Logan transferred to M.G.C. 13th April 1916 Sandstorms and Gale. 14th April 1916 Attachment 15th April 1916 Attachment 15th April 1916 Transfer 20th April 1916 Disinfected by Steam 21st April 1916 Furlough 21st April 1916 43 O.R. reported from 52nd Divisional Base Depot. 23rd April 1916 Strong force attacked Katia & Dueidar. 23rd April 1916 Order to relieve 5th K.O.S.B. 24th April 1916 Change of Command 24th April 1916 5th K.O.S.B. fell back behind our lines. 25th April 1916 Reliefs 25th April 1916 Holding Right Section of Railhead Defences 26th April 1916 Imperial Light Horse furnished Patrols 26th April 1916 From Hospital. 27th April 1916 12 O.R. attached to 116th R.E. Coy. 27th April 1916 2931 Pte. R. Scholes, missing in action 27th April 1916 Relieved on Outpost 28th April 1916 Officer reported for Duty 28th April 1916 Course Imperial School of Instruction, Zeiton. 29th April 1916 11 O.R. attached to 116th R.E. Coy. 29th April 1916 Brigade Commander 30th April 1916 Reliefs 30th April 1916 Dispositions 4th Royal Scots. 30th April 1916 Relieved 7th Royal Scots. 30th April 1916 9 O.R. left for Kantara Bombing School. 1st May 1916 Wiring and Defence works 1st May 1916 Duty under C.R.E. Kantara 1st May 1916 4th Royal Scots. on Outpost 2nd May 1916 Bread ration is very short 2nd May 1916 Rejoined from Field Troop, R.E. 6 O.R. 3rd May 1916 Picquet Line to look out for Aeroplane crew 4th May 1916 Rations 4th May 1916 Hospital 5th May 1916 Father D.F. Leahy reported 5th May 1916 Battalion Test Alarm 6th May 1916 Captain Kermack to Hospital. 6th May 1916 Relieved 4th Royal Scots. 6th May 1916 Brigade Test Alarm 7th May 1916 Hospital 9th May 1916 Tents were struck at 1800 hours 9th May 1916 Digging for water 10th May 1916 Camp was struck 11th May 1916 Proceeded to Mohamdiya 11th May 1916 Blazing heat over soft sand dunes 12th May 1916 Outpost Duties 12th May 1916 Relieved on Outpost Duties 13th May 1916 Digging 14th May 1916 Lt's. Ballantyne & S.M. Watson arrived 14th May 1916 Great heat 15th May 1916 Work on Defences continued. 16th May 1916 Work on Defences continued. 17th May 1916 Reached Ultimate Railhead, Kilo 41 18th May 1916 Work on 4th Royal Scots. Defences contnued. 21st May 1916 Change of Command 21st May 1916 Hostile Aeroplane reconnoitered 22nd May 1916 Brigadier General Koe visited Posts 23rd May 1916  Hospital. 23rd May 1916 Anniversary of 4th Royal Scots. sailing from Liverpool. 25th May 1916 Return 25th May 1916 34 O.R. arrived from Mustapha. 26th May 1916 "A" Company, ( O.C. Captain T.L. BArker ) rejoined 4th Royal Scots. 27th May 1916 Front Line strengthened 29th May 1916 Captain Kermack returned from Hospital. 31st May 1916 All Fire Trenches dug 31st May 1916 Dispositions 4th Royal Scots. May 1st June 1916 Order No.17 received 1st June 1916 German Aeroplane Bombed Romani 1st June 1916 Enemy Aeroplane 2nd June 1916 G.O.C. 52nd Division inspects 2nd June 1916 Major General, The Hon. H.A. Lawrence, visited Kilo 41 and Blairs Post. 3rd June 1916 Improvement of trenches 3rd June 1916 Hospital 4th June 1916 B.M.740 issued 4th June 1916 Return 5th June 1916 Orders issued to Glasgow Yeomanry 5th June 1916 Guards and Fatigue Parties at Romani Station 6th June 1916 Reconnaisance by B.G.C. & B.M. 7th June 1916 Patrol captured 24 Goats and 7 Sheep 7th June 1916 Mobile Column 157th Brigade arrived at Romani. 7th June 1916 Barkers Post handed over to 155th Brigade. 8th June 1916 Orders 8th June 1916 Outpost furnished 9th June 1916 Orders 9th June 1916 Brigade Pipe Band attached 9th June 1916 Fatigues 9th June 1916 Hospital 10th June 1916 Mobile Column. 10th June 1916 8 Mile Route March 10th June 1916 On Duty 11th June 1916 Message 11th June 1916 Defence Duties 11th June 1916 Enemy Aircraft ( Taube ) passed high over camp 12th June 1916 Visit B.G.C. 12th June 1916 Anniversary of collision at sea on voayage from Mudros Bay to Cape Helles. 13th June 1916 Mobilisation Practice. 13th June 1916 Medical Officer inspected men stripped. 14th June 1916 Orders received. 14th June 1916 Mobile Column left before Dawn. 14th June 1916 Anniversary of landing at Cape Helles. 15th June 1916 Orders issued 15th June 1916 Mobile Column returned 15th June 1916 Mobile Column 16th June 1916 Patrol 17th June 1916 Orders received 18th June 1916 Preparations for Air Raids 19th June 1916 Change of Command 20th June 1916 New roster for Outposts. 21st June 1916 G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 visit 22nd June 1916 Horses at disposal of R.F.C. 22nd June 1916 Change of Command 23rd June 1916 Disposition issued 24th June 1916 G.O.C. arrives 25th June 1916 Concentration of Enemy forces at Bir El Mazar. 26th June 1916 Field firing 27th June 1916 Divisional H.Q. established 27th June 1916 German Aircraft appeared during the morning 28th June 1916 Another German Aircraft 1st July 1916 Sentries sleeping in their posts 1st July 1916 Guards, Outposts and training 2nd July 1916 Orders received 2nd July 1916 Relieved 4th Royal Scots. 3rd July 1916 Brigade Sanitary Squad formed 4th July 1916 Conference of C.O.s at Brigade H.Q. 5th July 1916 C-in-C. inspected defences 6th July 1916 C-in-C inspected Blairs Post 7th July 1916 7th H.L.I. arrived 7th July 1916 Detachment at Blairs Post was relieved 8th July 1916 157th Inf. Bde. take over area 8th July 1916 Battalion proceeded by rail 9th July 1916 Sentries sleeping 9th July 1916 Breakfast 0800 hours 10th July 1916 Brigade Transport deteriorated 10th July 1916 Training before breakfast 11th July 1916 Orders 12th July 1916 Major General W.E. Smith C.H.G. takes over Command 14th July 1916 Reinforcements August 1916. 14th July 1916 Draft of 93 O.R. arrived 15th July 1916 B.M.1170 16th July 1916 B.M.1164 16th July 1916 Entrained at Kantara West 16th July 1916 Rest 16th July 1916 Rest for 7th Royal Scots. 17th July 1916 reinforcements 18th July 1916 use of Barbed Wire. 19th July 1916 G.R.15/8 received 20th July 1916 B.M.2008 20th July 1916 Received Urgent Wire 21st July 1916 B.G.C. returned from Alexandria 21st July 1916 7th Royal Scots. reached Romani 22nd July 1916 52nd Division Order No.4 22nd July 1916 Relieved 4th Royal Scots. 22nd July 1916 7th Royal Scots. Pitched camp. 23rd July 1916 Defence Fatigues 23rd July 1916 B.M.2073 to 52nd Division 24th July 1916 B.M.2095 issued to units 25th July 1916 Inspected by the B.G.C. 25th July 1916 G.R.6/14 ( Secret ) received 26th July 1916 Outpost Defence Fatigues 26th July 1916 G.R.15/12 received 27th July 1916 Relieved Anzac Mounted Division 27th July 1916 B.M.2122 issued 28th July 1916 New Outpost Line 28th July 1916 G.R.4/15 from No.3 Section received 29th July 1916 Mobile Column still awaiting Orders. 29th July 1916 G.R.11/16 No.1095 received from 52nd Division 30th July 1916 Defence Fatigue 30th July 1916 G.R.8/16 received from 52nd Division 31st July 1916 Reinforcements since 19th July 1916 31st July 1916 Enemy Aeroplanes arrived 31st July 1916 B.M.2205 issued to units 1st August 1916 Active aerial reconnaisance on both sides. 1st August 1916 Message 2nd August 1916 Monitors fired on Turkish positions 2nd August 1916 Orders Issued 3rd August 1916 Aircraft engaging two German planes 3rd August 1916 G.R. 15/13 re: Training   4th August 1916 Rapid Fire Heard 4th August 1916 Report on Operations 5th August 1916  Wellington Ridge 5th August 1916 Mahamduja Romani District. 6th August 1916 Passed Abu Hamra 7th August 1916 Reliefs 7th August 1916 7th Royal Scots rejoined 8th August 1916 Rest day 8th August 1916 Memo received from H.M. the King 9th August 1916 Training continued 9th August 1916 Q.488 from No.3 Section 10th August 1916 P.M. 695 to 52nd Division 11th August 1916 Points noted by B.G.C. 12th August 1916 Training continued 12th August 1916 G.H.3 from 52nd Division 13th August 1916 arned that Brigade would move on Mobile Column scale 13th August 1916 G.60 from 52nd division 14th August 1916 Marched to K.47 14th August 1916 G.C. 27 from 52nd Division   15th August 1916 Improving Trenches 15th August 1916 G.R. 15/14 from 52nd Division 16th August 1916 Leave cancelled 18th August 1916 G.A. 201 from 52nd Division 19th August 1916 G.A. 206 from 52nd Division 22nd August 1916 G.A. 218 from 52nd Division 23rd August 1916 G.R. 27/1 from 52nd Division 24th August 1916 156th Brigade moves to Mahandiya. 25th August 1916 Brigade move to the Mahamdiya - Romani area 25th August 1916 52nd Division Order No.10 ( Secret ) 26th August 1916 7th Royal Scots. moved from K.48 26th August 1916 B.M. 2807 to units 27th August 1916 Details from Romani 28th August 1916 7th Royal Scots. proceeded to Mahamdiya 28th August 1916 a). B.M. 2836 issued 29th August 1916 B.M. 2844 to 52nd Division 29th August 1916 No. 2 Coy. proceeded to Mahamdiya 30th August 1916 B.M. 2850 issued to units 30th August 1916 No. 3 Coy. proceeded to Mahamdiya 31st August 1916 Reinforcements August 1916. 31st August 1916 Effective Strength - August 1916 31st August 1916 7th H.L.I. to rejoin 157th Brigade. 31st August 1916 No. 4 Coy. proceeded to Mahamdiya 1st September 1916 Hostile Aircraft bombed Port Said 2nd September 1916 Water Supply Officer 3rd September 1916 Musketry 3rd September 1916 B.M. 2873 issued to units 4th September 1916 Bathing parade to Mahamdiya. 4th September 1916 B.M. 2883 to units 4th October 1916 Musketry. 5th September 1916 Musketry. 5th September 1916 G.111 of 4th from 52nd Division 6th September 1916  6th September 1916 B.M. 2901 to Battalions 6th September 1916 B.M. 2901 to Battalions 7th September 1916 Training in Redoubts 7th September 1916 Weekly Distribution return to 52nd Division. 8th September 1916 52nd Division Order No.12 ( Secret ) 9th September 1916 Brigade Order No.70 issued 10th September 1916 Rest day 10th September 1916 B.M. 2923 to A.R.S. 11th September 1916 Decorations awarded 11th September 1916 Brigade H.Q. opened at Romani 12th September 1916 Companies in Redoubts 12th September 1916 R.2295 from 52nd Division   13th September 1916 Redoubts 5 to 7A were relieved 13th September 1916 Conference of Brigade Commander 14th September 1916 Training 14th September 1916 B.M. 2982 to units ( Secret ) 15th September 1916 B.M. 3005 to units 16th September 1916 Captain P.J. Moir R.A.M.C. ( T ) joined 17th September 1916 Rest day 17th September 1916 B.M. 3037 to C.R.E. 18th September 1916 Training continued 18th September 1916 G.A. 462 from 52nd Division 19th September 1916 G.A. 477 from 52nd Division 20th September 1916 Training continued 20th September 1916 Hospital 21st September 1916 Training 22nd September 1916 Weekly Distribution Report 23rd September 1916 Two Officers on leave to UK 24th September 1916 Church Parades 24th September 1916 Increase of Pack Animals 25th September 1916 Training continued 25th September 1916 Program of lectures 26th September 1916 Relieved 4th Royal Scots. 27th September 1916 Training continued 28th September 1916 Weekly Distribution Report 29th September 1916 C.O's. Parade 29th September 1916 Allotment for Ranges 30th September 1916  M.G.C. was inspected by Major Pardoe. K.R.R.C. 1st October 1916 Training continued 1st October 1916 Training continued 1st October 1916 After Battle of Romani 4th October 1916 Tactical exercise 4th October 1916 Musketry 5th October 1916 Company Scouts paraded 5th October 1916 Instruction received 6th October 1916 Training continued 6th October 1916 Orders issued to units 7th October 1916 Training continued 8th October 1916 Church Parades 9th October 1916 Parade for Brigade Field day. 9th October 1916 Brigade instructional exercise 10th October 1916  Kit inspection 10th October 1916 Orders issued by Brigadier General E.S. Goodwood 10th October 1916 Operational Order No.6. 10th November 1916 Outpost duties 11th October 1916 Move to Bir El Abd. 11th October 1916 Brigade arrived at Er Rabah at 1030 hours. 11th October 1916 Operational Order No.7. 12th October 1916 The march continued to Bir Abu El Afein. 13th October 1916 Bir El Abd was reached at 1100 hours 14th October 1916 Hostile Aircraft dropped three Bombs 15th October 1916 Scottish Rifles in support 16th October 1916 7th H.L.I. relieving 17th October 1916 Moved in to Reserve 17th October 1916 B.M. 3350 to 155th Brigade 18th October 1916 Concealing Bivouacs 19th October 1916 Hostile Aircraft flew over 19th October 1916 B.G.C. held a meeting 20th October 1916 Parade 21st October 1916 Parade 22nd October 1916 Church Parades 22nd October 1916 Quarantine restrictions removed 23rd October 1916 Training continued 23rd October 1916 B.M. 3384 to Division 24th October 1916 Divisional Order No.17 25th October 1916 Orders issued by Brigade 25th October 1916  Operational Order No.9 issued 25th October 1916 Operational Order No.9. 26th October 1916 Inspected by B.G.C. 27th October 1916 Move to Ganadil. 27th October 1916 Operational Order No.10 28th October 1916 Message from Brigadier General Commanding 28th October 1916 Work proceeds 29th October 1916 Visit of C.in C., Egypt. 29th October 1916 The Commander in Chief visited 30th October 1916 Work on trenches 30th October 1916 Zentoun Course 31st October 1916 Hostile Aeroplane 31st October 1916 G.R. 2/3/2 1st November 1916 Work continued on trenches 1st November 1916 Q.123 from 52nd Division 2nd November 1916 Outpost duties 2nd November 1916 B.M. 80 sent to 52nd Division 3rd November 1916 Assistant Staff Captain. 3rd November 1916 G.R. 2/2/1 from 52nd Division received 4th November 1916 Outpost duties 4th November 1916 A.4458 from 52nd Division 5th November 1916 No.3 Company relieved by No.1 Company 5th November 1916 Severe Thunderstorms 5th November 1916 G.220 received 6th November 1916 Outpost duties 6th November 1916 Posting 6th November 1916 G.R. 5/5/2 from 52nd Division 7th November 1916 Assistance rendered to Navy by Patrols. 8th November 1916 50 O.R. joined 7th Royal Scots. 8th November 1916 S.C. 314. 9th November 1916 draft inspected by the G.O.C. 9th November 1916 G.O.C. inspected last two drafts 10th November 1916 Outpost duties 11th November 1916 G.R. 11/6/2 from 52nd Division 12th November 1916 7th Royal Scots. moved in to Reserve. 12th November 1916 B.M. 167 from 1st A.L.H. Bde. 13th November 1916 Outpost duties 13th November 1916 B.M. 168 to 52nd Division 14th November 1916 Practice by Artillery 14th November 1916 B.M. 173 from 52nd Division 15th November 1916 B.G.C. held conference of Lewis Gun Officers 15th November 1916 Outpost duties 16th November 1916 B.M. 184 to 52nd Division 17th November 1916 52nd Division Order No.19 18th November 1916 Operational Order No.11 19th November 1916 7th Royal Scots. into Reserve. 19th November 1916 B.M. 243 20th November 1916 Outpost duties 20th November 1916 Grenade School 20th November 1916 52nd Division Operation Order No.20 22nd November 1916 52nd Division Order No.21 24th November 1916 Course 24th November 1916 52nd Division Order No.22 25th November 1916 Special Order issued 26th November 1916 Church Parades 27th November 1916 Outpost duties 27th November 1916 Estimated unfits 28th November 1916 Night Firing 29th November 1916 Conference of Commanding Officers 30th November 1916 Under Orders to move. 30th November 1916 B.M. 411 30th November 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 12. 1st December 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 13. 1st December 1916 Southern Column Operational Order No.13 1st December 1916 7th Royal Scots report Operation Order No. 18 2nd December 1916 According to Operation Order No.13 2nd December 1916 Brigade camped about 1 mile North of K.113 3rd December 1916 B.M. 428 to units 3rd December 1916 7th Royal Scots. Battalion resting. 4th December 1916 S.C. 823 issued to units 4th December 1916 Training under Company arrangements 5th December 1916 7th Royal Scots. training under Company arrangements. 5th December 1916 1). G.R. 24/1/18 ( Secret ) received 6th December 1916 Parades & training for 7th Royal Scots. 6th December 1916 1). Conference of B.G.C's amd B.M's 7th December 1916 Attack by Division of an Enemy position ( imaginary ). 7th December 1916 52nd Division Order No.27 received 7th December 1916 52nd Division Order No.27 8th December 1916 Divisional Conferences 8th December 1916 Conference at Divisional H.Q. 9th December 1916 Battalion night exercise. 7th R.S. 9th December 1916 Demonstation of sealing barbed wire 10th December 1916 Church Parades 10th December 1916 B.G.C. and Brigade Major accompanied G.O.C. on reconnaisance 11th December 1916 Training under Company arrangements 11th December 1916 A.B. 412/160 received from 52nd Division 12th December 1916 Officer Rejoined 12th December 1916 G.R. 5/5/17 from 52nd Division 13th December 1916 52nd Division Order No.29 14th December 1916 Corps. Exercise 14th December 1916 Field Operations 15th December 1916 156th Brigade to be ready to move forward 15th December 1916 B.G.C. attended conference at 42nd Division H.Q. 16th December 1916 Dump formed as ordered 16th December 1916 Q.667 from 52nd Division 17th December 1916 Church Parades 17th December 1916 S.G. 17/12 issued 18th December 1916 At Mazar. 18th December 1916  S.G. 19/2 issued to units 19th December 1916 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.17. 19th December 1916 Orders received to move 19th December 1916 52nd Divisional Order No.32 20th December 1916 Under Orders issued by B.G.C. 20th December 1916 March commenced 21st December 1916 Orders received to move to Meshalfat. 21st December 1916 52nd Division Order No.33 22nd December 1916 Left Meshalfat and reached El Arish 22nd December 1916 March commenced at 0730 hours 23rd December 1916 Work on Outpost Line continued. 23rd December 1916 Q.61 received from Desert Column 24th December 1916 Reliefs 24th December 1916 7th Royal Scots relieved from No.1 Section 25th December 1916 7th R.S. Remained in Brigade Reserve 25th December 1916 Special Routine Order received from 52nd Division 25th December 1916 Guard of Prisoners 26th December 1916 7th Royal Scots to Brigade Reserve ( B.M. 26/5 & B.M. 26/4 ) 27th December 1916 B.M. 27/3 issued to units on outposts 28th December 1916 Hospital. 28th December 1916 B.M. 28/9 issued with copies of El Arish Standing Order No.1 29th December 1916 A.B. 1099 received 30th December 1916 Minesweeper F.4 went ashore 31st December 1916 Q.764 received 1st January 1917 Boxing Competitions 1st January 1917 B.M. 1/2 issued to units 2nd January 1917 No.3 Company 7th Royal Scots. moved out 2nd January 1917 G.R. 38/16 received 3rd January 1917 7th Royal Scots. on outpost. 3rd January 1917 B.M. 3/3 issued 4th January 1917 B.M. 4/8 issued 5th January 1917 Nos. 2 and 3 Companies 7th Royal Scots. 5th January 1917 S.G. 5/14 issued 6th January 1917 Visited by Hostile Aircraft 6th January 1917 Recce 7th January 1917 Church Parades 7th January 1917 G.R. 24/1/19 received 8th January 1917 7th Royal Scots. on beach fatigues. 8th January 1917 Q.815 received 9th January 1917 Beach Fatigues for 7th Royal Scots. 9th January 1917 G.B. 14 received from 52nd Division 10th January 1917 Fatigues 10th January 1917 B.M. 10/6 to 52nd Division 11th January 1917 Parade 11th January 1917 Results of Operation at Rafa. 12th January 1917 Parade 12th January 1917 B.M. 12/5 issued 13th January 1917 Beach Fatigues 13th January 1917 B.M. 13/7 issued 14th January 1917 Church Parades 14th January 1917 Hostile Aircraft in vicinity of Arish. 15th January 1917 Parade 15th January 1917 El Arish Standing Order No.2 received 16th January 1917 Parade 17th January 1917 Beach Fatigues 18th January 1917 B.M. 18/8 issued 19th January 1917 G.R. 5/2/22 received from 52nd Division 19th January 1917 Officer Rejoins 20th January 1917 Beach Fatigues 20th January 1917 G.R. 5/2/23 received 21st January 1917 East of Nekhl Abu Sagal village 21st January 1917 New Outpost Line now held by this Brigade 22nd January 1917 New draft 22nd January 1917 G.R. 2/2/8 received 23rd January 1917 Parade 23rd January 1917 Large drafts arrived 24th January 1917 Beach fatigues, digging Wells 24th January 1917 B.M. 24/9 issued to units 25th January 1917 Inspection of new draft 25th January 1917 G.O.C. & B.G.C. inspected newly arrived drafts from UK. 26th January 1917 Hostile Aircraft driven off by A.A. fire 26th January 1917 Air Raid 27th January 1917 Wire road and Fatigues 27th January 1917 B.M. 27/12 issued to units 28th January 1917 Church Parades 28th January 1917 B.M. 28/4 issued to units 29th January 1917 Well fatigue on beach 29th January 1917 G.R. 25/1/1 received 30th January 1917 Sandstorm in afternoon. 30th January 1917 S.C. 30/1 issued to units 31st January 1917 Beach Fatigues 31st January 1917 A.B. 1711 received 1st February 1917 Parade 1st February 1917 G.A. 119 received 2nd February 1917 Report 156th Infantry Brigade Training 2nd February 1917 One weeks training commenced for 156th Brigade Group 3rd February 1917 Brigade Group Training. 5th February 1917 A.4801 received 6th February 1917 G.A. 138 received 7th February 1917 Brigade Training. 8th February 1917 Night Attack on area East of Mount Murray 9th February 1917 Resting 9th February 1917 G.A. 161 issued 10th February 1917 Fatigues 10th February 1917 G.O.C. & B.G.C. inspected Defences at Seaview and Bushy Knoll. 11th February 1917 Church Parades 11th February 1917 B.M. 13/2 ( Secret ) to 52nd Division 12th February 1917 No's. 1 & 2 Companies 7th Royal Scots. moved out 12th February 1917  A.4833 received 13th February 1917 No's. 3 & 4 Coy's. 7th R.S. and Bn.H.Q. moved to new area. 13th February 1917 G.R. 24/5/15 received 14th February 1917 Fatigues 14th February 1917 B.M. 14/5 issued to 7th Scottish Rifles 15th February 1917 R.E. fatigues 15th February 1917 Q.1008 received re: Canvas Carriers 15th February 1917 R.E. Fatigues 16th February 1917 Company parades 16th February 1917 G.R. 2/3/24 received 17th February 1917 G.O.C. & B.G.C. inspected new Defence Line. 18th February 1917 G.B. 64 received to take over Observation Post 19th February 1917 G.O.C. & B.G.C. inspected the Village Line. 20th February 1917 52nd Division Order No.40 received 21st February 1917 Divisional night operation 21st February 1917 52nd Division Order No.42 received 22nd February 1917 Rest day 22nd February 1917 Anzac Mounted Division passed through this Brigade 23rd February 1917 R.E. fatigues 24th February 1917 G.R. 13/5/5 received with very satisfactory report on 156th M.G.C. 25th February 1917 Church Parades 25th February 1917 52nd Division Order No.43 received 26th February 1917 7th Royal Scots. took over Guards 26th February 1917 52nd Division Order No.44 received 27th February 1917 Musketry for last drafts to 7th Royal Scots. 27th February 1917 G.R. 35/1/5 received 28th February 1917 Brigade Strength 28th February 1917 Visit to Outpost Line of 7th Royal Scots. by Commander in Chief 28th February 1917 C. in C. accompanied by G.O.C. 1st March 1917 R.E. fatigues 1st March 1917 52nd Division Order No.45 received 2nd March 1917 G.R. 13/2/4 received 3rd March 1917 Brigadier General E.S. Gindwood is appointed to the Command of the 74th Division 4th March 1917 G.A. 196 received 5th March 1917 Brigadier General A.H. Leggett took Command of the Brigade 6th March 1917 52nd Division Order No.46 received 7th March 1917 Division Moves 7th March 1917 Division arrived at El Burj at 1300 hours 8th March 1917 156th Brigade into Divisional Reserve. 8th March 1917 52nd Division Order No. 49 received 9th March 1917 Resting 9th March 1917 52nd Division Order No. 50 received 10th March 1917 Fatigues for 7th Royal Scots. 10th March 1917 G.41 received re: Vist to Rafa Battlefield 11th March 1917 No Church Parade 11th March 1917 52nd Division Circular memo No.1 12th March 1917 Continued bad weather. 12th March 1917  G.R. 15/7/26 received 13th March 1917 Training under Company arrangements 13th March 1917 B.M. 13/10 issued 14th March 1917 Working Party 14th March 1917 Working Party 15th March 1917 Route March 16th March 1917 Brushwood Road Fatigue 17th March 1917 G.R. 15/2/5 received 19th March 1917 G.A. 231 received 20th March 1917 Divisional Reconnaissance 20th March 1917 Wire road Fatigues 20th March 1917 Major G.M. Mitchell temporarily in Comamnd of the Brigade 21st March 1917 Captain G.G. Weir appointed temporary Transport Officer 21st March 1917 Dump established 24th March 1917 52nd Division Order No.52 25th March 1917 The Division moved to Khan Yunus 25th March 1917 156th Brigade Operation Order No.4 issued 26th March 1917 Work on the Outpost Line 26th March 1917 G.B. 202 received 27th March 1917 Improvement of trenches 27th March 1917 R.A.263 received 28th March 1917 Further improvement of trenches 28th March 1917 Strengthening defences 29th March 1917 E.F. 159 received 30th March 1917 156th Brigade relieved 30th March 1917 Brigade marched to In Seirat 31st March 1917 Brigade Strength 31st March 1917 Took over Guards at Desert Column H.Q. 31st March 1917 Conference of Commanding Officers 1st April 1917 Church Parades 1st April 1917 Special Order 2nd April 1917 Companies Training 2nd April 1917 G.R. 24/1/24 received with attached memo from East Force 3rd April 1917 Reconnaisance made by Turks from Gaza positions 3rd April 1917 G.B. 585 received to get troops under Arms 4th April 1917 Brigade marched towards Khan Yunus 5th April 1917 R.E. Fatigues 5th April 1917 G.R. 24/1/6 received 6th April 1917 52nd Division Standing Order No.4 received 7th April 1917 Wads and Crossings over the Wadi Ghuzze 9th April 1917 Draft of 76 O.R. 10th April 1917 Company Training. 10th April 1917 52nd Division G.S. Circ. memo No.4 11th April 1917 R.E. Fatigues and Company training 11th April 1917 52nd Division Circular Memo No.1a 12th April 1917 R.E. Fatigues 12th April 1917 52nd Division Circ. memo No.9 13th April 1917 Training 13th April 1917 52nd Division G.S. Circ. memo No.11 14th April 1917 Turks shelled Hospitals 14th April 1917 52nd Division Order No.56 received 15th April 1917 156th Infantry Brigade Operation Order No.7 15th April 1917 Camp shelled with H.E. 15th April 1917 Two Enemy H.E. Shells landed in the Brigade area 16th April 1917 Orders received to move 16th April 1917 Message 17th April 1917 Brigade remained in Reserve 17th April 1917 At Rest 18th April 1917 Making roads towards Mansura Ridge. 18th April 1917 52nd Division Order No.57 received 19th April 1917 Casualties 19th April 1917 Peceived Preliminary Orders for the Attack on Gaza 19th April 1917 At 0730 hours the Attack began.   20th April 1917 Casualties 20th April 1917 Line strengthened 20th April 1917 Consolidation of Line 20th April 1917 Enemy intends to Counter Attack 21st April 1917 52nd Division Order No.58 received 22nd April 1917 Withdrawal completed 23rd April 1917 Two prisoners captured 24th April 1917 Artillery Support 25th April 1917 Reciprocal Artillery activity 26th April 1917 Notification of Death 26th April 1917 Enemy shelled Front Line 27th April 1917 Dummy Trench 28th April 1917 Defences very much strengthened 29th April 1917 Brigade Reserve 29th April 1917 52nd Division Order No.59 received 30th April 1917 Brigade Reserve. 30th April 1917 Dispositions of units 1st May 1917 7th Royal Scots remained in Reserve 1st May 1917 Orders issued 1st May 1917 Deductions from Strength of 4th Royal Scots. May 1918 1st May 1917 Deductions from Strength of 4th Royal Scots. Battalion May 1918. 1st May 1917 Strength of 4th Royal Scots. Battalion May 1918. 2nd May 1917 Supplement 2nd May 1917 Mansura Ridge shelled by Enemy 2nd May 1917 Cactus Garden near El Namus held by Enemy 3rd May 1917 Rejoined Battalion 3rd May 1917 Supplement to 52nd Division Trench Orders received. 4th May 1917 Resting 4th May 1917 Work continued 5th May 1917 Orders   5th May 1917 Ref. Operational Order No.60 5th May 1917 Brigade Operation Order No. 8.   5th May 1917 Disinfection 5th May 1917 1 Officer & Two O.R's Wounded. 6th May 1917 For Communication 6th May 1917 Resting 6th May 1917 Relief of the Firing Line   7th May 1917 155th Brigade Column 7th May 1917 Orders received   7th May 1917 155th Brigade Order No. 44.   8th May 1917 Construction of Defence Line 8th May 1917 156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C. 10th May 1917 Work on Defences 11th May 1917 Companies worked on Redoubts 12th May 1917 Fatigue Parties 12th May 1917  12th May 1917 Seven Guns Relieved 14th May 1917 Report 15th May 1917 G.R.13/5/13 15th May 1917 Report 16th May 1917 Fatigue Parties 16th May 1917 Five Guns relieved 17th May 1917 Worked on the Firing Line 18th May 1917 Medical Officer to Hospital. 19th May 1917 Jones Post 20th May 1917 Brigade Bombing School 20th May 1917 Clearing out the Redoubts 21st May 1917 Casualty 21st May 1917 Work on redoubts 22nd May 1917 Work on the Redoubts. 23rd May 1917 Work on Redoubts 24th May 1917 Worked on Redoubts. 25th May 1917 Clearing and Sandbagging 27th May 1917 Aeroplane spotting 27th May 1917 Fatigues on Welsh, Flintshire and Merioneth Redoubts 28th May 1917 G.R. 13/5/1 28th May 1917 The work on the Redoubts continued. 29th May 1917 A Hostile plane visited the area 30th May 1917 G.R. 13/5/1 30th May 1917 H.Q. 52nd Division. B.M. 30/11 30th May 1917 The improvement and rebuilding at the Redoubts 31st May 1917 Casualties 31st May 1917 Casualties 31st May 1917 Brigade Strength 31st May 1917 Brigade Strength 31st May 1917 Work was continued on the Redoubts. 1st June 1917 Work continued on Redoubts. 2nd June 1917 Very little Enemy Sniping 3rd June 1916 Orders issued 3rd June 1917 Section relieved 3rd June 1917 Leave 4th June 1917 Course of instruction at Brigade Bombing School 4th June 1917 Leave 5th June 1917 G.R.24/2/1 5th June 1917 Work continued on Redoubts. 6th June 1917 Infantry and Artillery Co-operation 6th June 1917 Message 8th June 1917 52nd Divisional Order No. 61   8th June 1917 52nd Division Order No.61.   8th June 1917 52nd Division Order No.61. 9th June 1917 Ration camel wounded. 10th June 1917 Brigade Order ( ?A? )   10th June 1917 Moves ordered. 10th June 1917 Brigade Order No.9 10th June 1917 156th Brigade Order No.9 11th June 1917 7th Scottish Rifles arrived at Sheikh Ajlin   11th June 1917 Preparations 12th June 1917 Location Marine View.   12th June 1917 Reliefs   13th June 1917 Command of Brigade   13th June 1917 Digging in and fixing up Dugouts. 14th June 1917 Corps. Reserve. 14th June 1917 Working Party 15th June 1917 156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C. 15th June 1917 Leave in Alexandria 16th June 1917 RE: Memorandum No.28 16th June 1917 Preliminary Instructions 16th June 1917 Scheme. 16th June 1917 Instruction issued 16th June 1917 Company training commenced. 17th June 1917 Church Parades 18th June 1917 Company training 19th June 1917 Officers Patrol 20th June 1917 Fatigue Party 21st June 1917 Fatigue Parties 22nd June 1917 Company training 23rd June 1917 Battalion Sports huge success. 24th June 1917 Church Parades 25th June 1917 Company training 26th June 1917 Fatigue Parties 27th June 1917 Operation Order No.101.   27th June 1917 Brigade ?A? Order.   27th June 1917 Trench Mortar School. 28th June 1917 Posting 29th June 1917 Brigade training 29th June 1917 Brigade Attaok 30th June 1917 Instructions to read with Order No.101. 30th June 1917 Effective Strength's 30th June 1917 Casualties 30th June 1917 Company training 1st July 1917 Division in Corps 1st July 1917 Church Parades 2nd July 1917 18 O.R. proceeded to Brigade Bombing School 3rd July 1917 Company training 5th July 1917 52nd Division Order No.62.   6th July 1917 Information 6th July 1917 Met the Commander in Chief 7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10. 7th July 1917 Table of Reliefs. 7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10.   7th July 1917 Addition to Operational Order No.10. 7th July 1917 Training continues 7th July 1917 Fatigue Parties 7th July 1917 Brigade Operational Order No.10. 8th July 1917 Operational Order "A".   8th July 1917 Brigade Operation Order No.10 received, 8th July 1917 Brigade Operation Order No. 10 9th July 1917 Relieve 229th & 231st Inf. Bde's.   9th July 1917 Completion of firing at range   10th July 1917 Relief of the two Platoons 10th July 1917 Moved from Warley Redoubt to Whale Post. 11th July 1917  warned to be particularly vigilant 11th July 1917 B.M. 11/1. 11th July 1917 Intelligence Officer. 12th July 1917 Ref G.R.2/1/25 12th July 1917 Report 12th July 1917 Visited Brentwood Redoubt 12th July 1917 Company training 13th July 1917 Patrols to Wadi Endless 13th July 1917 Work done on Redoubts both by day and night 14th July 1917 Moved from the Retrenchment Line 14th July 1917 Posting 15th July 1917 Quiet day on the whole front. 15th July 1917 Deepening of trenches 16th July 1917 Situation normal.   16th July 1917 Work on Redoubts 17th July 1917 Ref GR2/1/25   17th July 1917 Registration on Barrage Lines. 17th July 1917 Wiring commenced 18th July 1917 Enemy shelled the Apex 18th July 1917 Local Wiring continued. 19th July 1917 Special Warning received from 52nd Division 19th July 1917 Locality Wiring continued. 19th July 1917 Hospital 20th July 1917 Letter GR 2/1/25 20th July 1917 Report forwarded to Division 20th July 1917 Artillery active. 21st July 1917 Quiet day. 21st July 1917 Course Ends 22nd July 1917 Sound of Singing and Music 22nd July 1917 Course Ends 23rd July 1917 Received from Division 23rd July 1917 Work and routine carried on as usual. 24th July 1917 Relief of 155th M.G.C. 24th July 1917 Continuation of Work. 25th July 1917 Received from 52nd Division 25th July 1917 Working Parties 26th July 1917 Patrols to Suffolk Ridge 26th July 1917 Leave 27th July 1917 Posts and localities 27th July 1917 Left Sub-Sector 27th July 1917 Army Commander met Brigade Commander 27th July 1917 Hospital 28th July 1917 New scheme for reference of Mansura Locality 28th July 1917 Reconnaisance. 29th July 1917 Distribution of troops 30th July 1917 Patrol of 2 Officers and 22 men proceeded from Mansura 30th July 1917 Captain J.B. Greenshields proceeded to Port Said 31st July 1917 Pioneer Battalions moving in 31st July 1917 52nd Division Order. No. 64. 31st July 1917 52nd Division Operational Order No.64 31st July 1917 Strength as at 31st May 1917. 1st August 1917 B.M. 328   1st August 1917 B.M. 336. 1st August 1917 B.M. 528 H.Q. 52nd Division.   1st August 1917 Relief of the 156th Inf. Brigade 1st August 1917 Operation Order No.12. 1st August 1917 Holding Redoubts 2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13 issued. 2nd August 1917 Reference 52nd Division Order No. 65   2nd August 1917 Report on Patrol to Birsaba Road 2nd August 1917 52nd Division Order No. 65.   2nd August 1917 Table of Reliefs. 2nd August 1917  Unit effective Strength's 2nd August 1917 Congratulations 2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13.   3rd August 1917 B.M. 381 3rd August 1917 Brigade Order 3rd August 1917 Reference to D.M.314 4th August 1917 52nd Division Order No.66 4th August 1917 52nd Divinion Order No.66. 5th August 1917 Brigade relief 5th August 1917 Reliefs   6th August 1917 Relief completed   6th August 1917 CO Returns 7th August 1917 1/7th Scot. Rifles wired 7th August 1917 52nd Divisional Orders No.67.   7th August 1917 G.R. 17/2/15 7th August 1917 Fatigue Parties 8th August 1917 Reconnaisance of line Wadi Baha 9th August 1917 1/7th Scot. Rifles wired 10th August 1917 Special instructions 10th August 1917 Amendment to Division Order No. 67 10th August 1917 Amendment to Operational Order No.67.   10th August 1917 Special Instructions. 10th August 1917 Operational Order No.14.   10th August 1917 Unit effective Strength's in the Brigade August 1917 11th August 1917 Relief of 2 Coys. 4th Royal Scots 11th August 1917 Joined the Battalion for Duty 12th August 1917 The Brigade carried out operations ( as per O.O.14. ) 12th August 1917 No Enemy encountered.   12th August 1917 Fatigue Apex Locality   14th August 1917 Appendix 13. B.M.486. 15th August 1917 155th Brigade relieving 16th August 1917 Musketry commenced. 19th August 1917 Military Cross - Military Medal 20th August 1917 German Measles 20th August 1917 52nd Division Order No.70.   21st August 1917 C in C visited Divisional H.Q. 21st August 1917 Rationing and Watering.   23rd August 1917 Infantry Relief 23rd August 1917 Battalion moved from Divisional Reserve   24th August 1917 Relief of 155th M.G.C. 24th August 1917 Improving Redoubts. 24th August 1917 Instructions 25th August 1917 Joined for Duty 26th August 1917 B.M.615 26th August 1917 B.M.615. App. 16. 27th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 27th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 27th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 27th August 1917 4th D.C.L.I. attached 27th August 1917 Patrols 28th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 28th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 28th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 29th August 1917 Artillery 29th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 29th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 30th August 1917 G.O.C. Right Sub-Sector. G.R.6/1/13/ 30th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 30th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 30th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 31st August 1917 Effective Strength - August 1917   31st August 1917 Casualties during August 1917.   31st August 1917 Fire Bays 31st August 1917 Honours and Rewards 31st August 1917 Programme of Attachment 31st August 1917 Programme of Attachment 31st August 1917 Programme of Attachment 1st September 1917 Patrols 1st September 1917 Programme of Attachment 1st September 1917 Shedule of Codenames 1st September 1917 programme of Attachment 1st September 1917 Patrols visited Well House 1st September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 1 / 4th D.C.L.I. 2nd September 1917 1917 Pattern Mauser. 2nd September 1917 Major W.T. Ewing assumes Command 2nd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st M.G.C. 2nd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 123rd Outram's Rifles 3rd September 1917 Unarmed Deserter 3rd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st Coy. 3rd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 123rd Outram's Rifles 3rd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 1 / 4th D.C.L.I. 3rd September 1917 Patrols as usual. 4th September 1917 B.M. 741 to 8th Scottish Rifles. 4th September 1917 Killed one Turk and captured another. 4th September 1917 26th Turkish Division has been re-armed recently. 5th September 1917 Brigade Scouting School started 5th September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st M.G.C. 5th September 1917 Patrols 5th September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 123rd Outram's Rifles 5th September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 1 / 4th D.C.L.I. 7th September 1917 Patrols 8th September 1917 A practice "Stand To" 8th September 1917 B.G.C. reconnoitered Barley Ridge   9th September 1917 Patrols 10th September 1917 B.M. 818 to 8th Scottish Rifles 10th September 1917 52nd Division Order No. 73.   10th September 1917 Programme of Relief 10th September 1917 Programme of Relief Operational Order No.16. 10th September 1917 Reference 52nd Divisional Order No.73   11th September 1917 Day Post at Two Tree Farm 11th September 1917 narmed deserter and surrendered to the 8th S.R. 11th September 1917 Operational Order No.16   12th September 1917 7th Scottish Rifles relief 12th September 1917 Posting 13th September 1917 Three armed deserters 13th September 1917 123rd Outrams Rifles relieved the 7th Royal Scots. 14th September 1917 Brigade now in Corps. Reserve. 14th September 1917 Bivouac area cleaned. 15th September 1917 M.G.C. move complete. 16th September 1917 Rest day 16th September 1917 Church Parades 17th September 1917 4th Royal Scots. proceeded to Wadi Sharta 17th September 1917 Training as per Programme. 19th September 1917 Understudy in "Q" branch. 20th September 1917 Musketry started on the Range. 20th September 1917 4 day Musketry Course. 21st October 1917 Church Parades 22nd September 1917 General Leggett re-assumed Command. 23rd September 1917 Church Parades 25th September 1917 No. 1 Coy. 7th Royal Scots. replaced No.2 Coy. at El Kutshan. 26th September 1917 Training Programme for week ending 23rd September 1917. 29th September 1917 Leave 30th September 1917 Brigade Operational Order No.17 30th September 1917 Operational Order No.17 30th September 1917 Effective Strengths 30th September 1917 Church Parades 1st October 1917 Move to Regents Park cancelled. 1st October 1917 Medical Officer 1st October 1917 Training continued 1st October 1917 Improvement of Trenches. 2nd October 1917 B.G.C. inspected 2nd October 1917 Captain G.G. Weir rejoined from Hospital 4th October 1917 Operational Order No.18 issued 4th October 1917 Posting 4th October 1917 Operational Order No.18   5th October 1917 Hospital. 6th October 1917 Brigade moved to Regents Park. 6th October 1917 The Battalion moved by Companies from Apsley House 7th October 1917 Operational Order No.19 issued. 7th October 1917 Holding the Firing Line, No. 3 7th October 1917 Operational Order No.19 by Brigadier General A.H. Leggett. D.S.O.   8th October 1917  L.T.M.B. Relief completed. 8th October 1917 Joined for duty. 9th October 1917 M.G.C. Relief complete. 10th October 1917 Four strong Patrols went out 11th October 1917 Companies forming Mobile Supports 12th October 1917 No's. 2 & 4 Companies were relieved 13th October 1917 Operational Order No.20 issued. 13th October 1917 Officer Rejoins 13th October 1917 Operational Order No.20   14th October 1917 Summary of Patrol Operations 14th October 1917 7th Royal Scots. were relieved 14th October 1917 G.R. 24/1/71 dated 10th October.   14th October 1917 Patrol Positions October 13th / 14th.   15th October 1917 Relief and move completed by 0120 hours. 16th October 1917 Training continued 16th October 1917 Whistles chosen 18th October 1917 Hospital. 19th October 1917 Battalion Transport Officer 20th October 1917 G.O.C. 52nd Division inspected 20th October 1917 G.O.C. 52nd ( Lowland ) Division, visited 22nd October 1917 Training continued 22nd October 1917 Hospital. 23rd October 1917 Contact Patrol Aeroplane scheme carried out. 23rd October 1917 Hospital 26th October 1917 Bombardment Timetable   26th October 1917 18 Pdr. Barrage Timetable   26th October 1917  Timetable for Machine Guns   26th October 1917 Schedule "Q" - R.E. Dumps. No.4 Brigade 26th October 1917 Schedule "C" - Supply & Ammunition Dumps 26th October 1917 Scheme "M".   26th October 1917 Scheme "M" No. 4 Brigade Operational Order   26th October 1917 Communication Phase 2. Scheme "M".   26th October 1917 Scheme "M". No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1 Shedule "E".   27th October 1917 Scheme "M". No.4 Brigade Operational Order Shedule "G". 27th October 1917 156th Infantry Brigade Preliminary Move Orders.   27th October 1917  Preliminary Move Orders 28th October 1917 Schedule "F" - 1 / 7th Scottish Rifles.    28th October 1917 Scheme "M" No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1   28th October 1917 Artillery Bombardment Timetable Phase 2.   28th October 1917 Artillery - 18 Pdr. Barrage Timetable Phase 2.   28th October 1917 Church Parades 28th October 1917 No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1.   28th October 1917 Scheme "M".   28th October 1917 Communications   28th October 1917 Schedule "B"   29th October 1917 Hospital 29th October 1917 Scheme "M" No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1.   29th October 1917 Communications Phase 2. Scheme "M"   29th October 1917 Shedule "H" Phase 2. Scheme "M"   30th October 1917 Inspection by G.O.C. 52nd Division.   30th October 1917 Brigade Administrative Arrangements.   30th October 1917 Brigade inspected by G.O.C. 52nd Division 30th October 1917 Effective Strength - October 1917. 31st October 1917 Artillery Bombarded the Enemy lines 31st October 1917 Intensive training 1st November 1917 Companies remained in bivouac area 2nd November 1917 Reliefs 3rd November 1917 Leave 4th November 1917 Bivouac area   5th November 1917 Releifs 6th November 1917 Redoubt intensely shelled 7th November 1917 Withdrawal   8th November 1917 Outpost Line   10th November 1917 Move 11th November 1917 Brigade Column 12th November 1917 Attack Made 13th November 1917 On the march   14th November 1917 On the March   15th November 1917 Reliefs   16th November 1917 At Rest   18th November 1917 Brigade Column   19th November 1917 Vanguard 19th November 1917 On the March 20th November 1917 At Rest 20th November 1917 Report 21st November 1917 Officer evacuated to Hospital. 21st November 1917 Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade 18th November to 3rd Dec 22nd November 1917 M.G.C. moved from Beit Likia to Biddu    22nd November 1917 Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade 18th November to 3rd Dec 23rd November 1917 Remained in Outpost Line. 23rd November 1917 Report on Operations of 155th Inf. Brigade   23rd November 1917 Part 2. Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade   23rd November 1917 Part 3. Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade 18th November to 3rd Dec 24th November 1917 Orders were received to march to Neby Samwil 24th November 1917 Nebe Samwil is a Mosque with tall Minaret 25th November 1917 Remained in this Outpost Line. 26th November 1917 Reliefs 27th November 1917 Captain J.B. Greenshields assumed Command of No. 4 Company. 28th November 1917 J.36. J.34.central. J.35.b.   29th November 1917 The Battalion remained in the Outpost Line. 1st December 1917 Working Party 2nd December 1917 Hospital 2nd December 1917 The 156th Brigade marched to El Kubab. 3rd December 1917 Brigade marched to Ramleh 7th December 1917 Working Party 13th December 1917 Prepare the billets 14th December 1917 The usual working parties 15th December 1917 Cleaning of billets. 17th December 1917 G.O.C. 52nd Division inspected billets. 20th December 1917 Reinforcements arrive 22nd December 1917 Training continued 23rd December 1917 From Hospital 24th December 1917 Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade 19th - 23rd Dec   1st January 1918 Orders Issued 1st January 1918 Working Party 2nd January 1918 Quiet 2nd January 1918 Rejoined from Hospital. 3rd January 1918 Situation unchanged 4th January 1918 Dry and Sunny during the day 4th January 1918 Attachment 5th January 1918 Very wet night. 6th January 1918 Wet and Stormy 7th January 1918 Situations and dispositions unchanged. 7th January 1916 Working Party 8th January 1918 Bright dry day. 9th January 1918  Dull dry day. 10th January 1918 Bright, cloudless dry day. 11th January 1918 Bright, Sunny, Cloudless dry day. 12th January 1918 Weather broke 13th January 1918 March Table   13th January 1918 Brigade Orders issued   13th January 1918 Orders 13th January 1918 Instructions   13th January 1918 Billeting Party 14th January 1918 Billets in Sarona 14th January 1918 Orders 14th January 1916 Into Billets 15th January 1918 Conference of Commanding Officers   15th January 1918 Cleaning of billets. 17th January 1918 Continuation of my B.M.117 17th January 1918 Brigade billets inspected 17th January 1918 Orders issued 17th January 1918 G.O.C. 52nd Division inspected billets. 18th January 1918 Pack Animal Loading 18th January 1918 Inspection of billets 19th January 1918 Training Programme for week ending 28th January 1918 19th January 1918 Brigade Bombing School 19th January 1918 Course 20th January 1918 Training programme 20th January 1918 Training Programme 20th January 1918 B.M.200. 20th January 1918 Church Service 20th January 1918 Move 20th January 1918 Test Alarm 22nd January 1918 B.M.211 22nd January 1918 Visit 22nd January 1918 Training under Company arrangements 23rd January 1918 B.M.214 23rd January 1918 Officers joining for Duty. 24th January 1918 Extracts from B.M.222 25th January 1918 B.M.238 25th January 1918 B.M.243   25th January 1918 Major General J. Hill G.O.C. 52nd Division presented Ribbons 25th January 1918 Medal Ribbon awards 26th January 1918 reinforcements 27th January 1918 B.G.C. attended C of E Service 27th January 1918 Brigade Order No.26.   27th January 1918 Administrative Instruction No.1.   27th January 1918 Intelligence report 27th January 1918 21st Corps Routine Orders 27th January 1918 Church Parades   28th January 1918 Battalion Intelligence 29th January 1918 Relieved 155th Brigade   29th January 1918 Reliefs   30th January 1918 B.M.278 issued 30th January 1918 Trench Work 31st January 1918 Casualties January 1918. 31st January 1918 Unit effective Strength's in the Brigade January 1918 31st January 1918 B.M.297 31st January 1918 B.M.317 issued 1st February 1918 Visit   1st February 1918 Improvements to trenches 2nd February 1918 Boards to be erected 3rd February 1918 Brigade Order No.27. 3rd February 1918 Brigade Order No.27   3rd February 1918 Officer Rejoins 4th February 1918 Rounds fired 4th February 1918 Leave 5th February 1918 Heavy Rain 5th February 1918 156th Bombing School. 6th February 1918  6th February 1918 Reliefs 6th February 1918 Reliefs complete   7th February 1918  B.M. 461. 7th February 1918 Instrictions   7th February 1918 Poor Conditions 7th February 1918 Patrol 7th February 1918 Officer Rejoins 8th February 1918 Flooding 8th February 1918 Adjutant 9th February 1918 Redistribution of M.G.s 10th February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.28. 10th February 1918 Artillery Barrages 11th February 1918 Visit 11th February 1918 Patrols   12th February 1918 Brigade Headquarters transferred   13th February 1918 Grenade boxes 13th February 1918 Recesses for S.A.A. 13th February 1918 Reliefs 14th February 1918 Instructions   14th February 1918 Sound Ranging 15th February 1918 Observation Post 16th February 1918 Visit 17th February 1918 Trenches nearly dry 18th February 1918 In the event of Enemy Aircraft 19th February 1918 B.G.C. visited the Left Sub-Section 20th February 1918 Rapid Loading and Unloading practice 20th February 1918 Orders issued 21st February 1918 Demonstration of Light Bridging 22nd February 1918 Visit 23rd February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.29. 23rd February 1918 Staff Course 24th February 1918 Memo 24th February 1918 Visit 25th February 1918 Reliefs 25th February 1918 Reliefs   26th February 1918 Memo from Division 26th February 1918 Cleared Bosche Wood   27th February 1918 Artillery Barrages tested 27th February 1918 Patrol   28th February 1918 Casualties February 1918. 28th February 1918 Effective Strengths February 1918. 28th February 1918 Orders 28th February 1918 Patrol   28th February 1918 Honours and Awards. 1st March 1918 Defence Scheme 1st March 1918 Defence Scheme.   1st March 1918 Garrisons and Distribution.   1st March 1918 Vulnerable Points   1st March 1918 Action in case of Attack   1st March 1918 System of Patrolling   1st March 1918 Artillery arrangements   1st March 1918  Machine Guns in the Defence. 1st March 1918 Signal Communications. 1st March 1918 Alarm Orders.   1st March 1918 Administrative arrangements. 1st March 1918 Posts & Headquarters.   1st March 1918 Appendix 1. Co-ordinates of Posts & Headquarters.   1st March 1918 New Communications Trench   1st March 1918 Company and Specialist training 2nd March 1918 S.C.209 3rd March 1918 Salvage Compound 4th March 1918 Y.M.C.A. tent 4th March 1918 Officer rejoins 5th March 1918 S.C.296 5th March 1918 Lecture on Palestine 6th March 1918 B.M.346 issued 6th March 1918 Headquarters 52nd Division. S.C.346. 6th March 1918 Movement over exposed ground must be avoided 6th March 1918 Brigade Order No.30. 7th March 1918 B.G.C. visited H.Q. of L.T.M.B. 7th March 1918 Reliefs 7th March 1918 Defences 8th March 1918 B.M.893 issued   8th March 1918 The line of Defence   8th March 1918 Heavy Batteries   9th March 1918 B.G.C. visited H.Q. 10th March 1918 B.M.959 issued 10th March 1918 B.M.959 10th March 1918 Leave 11th March 1918 54th Division Posts   12th March 1918 The 54th and 75th Divisions today advanced. 13th March 1918 Enemy shelled Brigade area all day 13th March 1918 52nd Division B.M.990 14th March 1918 Brigade Football Tournament 15th March 1918 Brigade Order No.31 15th March 1918 Brigade Order No.30. 15th March 1918 Brigade Administartive Order No.2 16th March 1918 B.M.38 issued 16th March 1918 Relief of this Brigade 16th March 1918 Sarona 17th March 1918 Targets placed in front of Trenches 18th March 1918 H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught presented Decorations 19th March 1918 Four Battalions relieved 19th March 1918 Reliefs 20th March 1918 Brigade H.Q. relieved 20th March 1918 Leave 20th March 1918 In Billets 21st March 1918 Resting day 22nd March 1918 Resting and Games 23rd March 1918 Brigade Operational Order No.1 issued 23rd March 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Operational Order No.1 23rd March 1918 Provisional, General Idea   24th March 1918 Church Parades 24th March 1918 Training continued 25th March 1918 Training commenced 25th March 1918 Leave 26th March 1918 Brigade Order No.32 issued 26th March 1918 Brigade Order No.32. 26th March 1918 Administrative Instruction No.3. 26th March 1918 156th Inf. Bde. Administrative Order No.4. 27th March 1918 All Parades are cancelled 28th March 1918 Moved to Surafend   28th March 1918 The 155th Brigade moved 29th March 1918 Cleaning up and arranging Camp. 30th March 1918 Training difficult. 30th March 1918 Training 31st March 1918 Administrative Instruction No.5. 31st March 1918 Administrative Instruction No.5. 31st March 1918 Unit effective Strength's March 1918 31st March 1918 Casualties March 1918. 31st March 1918 Brigade sports 1st Apr 1918 Preparations 1st April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Administrative Instruction No. 6 2nd Apr 1918 Advance Parties 3rd Apr 1918 On the Move 4th Apr 1918 On the Move 5th Apr 1918 On the Move 5th April 1918 Arrived at Gabbary Quay, Alexandria 10th Apr 1918 Embarkation 11th Apr 1918 On the Move 16th Apr 1918 Good Weather 17th Apr 1918 Arrival 20th Apr 1918 Slow Progress 21st Apr 1918 At Rest 22nd Apr 1918 Inspections 22nd April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade App. 2. 23rd Apr 1918 Clothing and Equipment 24th Apr 1918 Instructions 24th Apr 1918 Orders 24th April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Administrative Instruction No. 12 24th April 1918 Train departure times for 25th April 25th Apr 1918 On the Move 25th April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No. 33. 25th Apr 1918 Orders 25th Apr 1918 Timetable 27th Apr 1918 Crops 28th Apr 1918 Advisor 29th Apr 1918 Route March 30th Apr 1918 Lecture 2nd June 1918 Reliefs 1st July 1918 Brigade was inspected by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught 5th July 1918 l56th Infantry Brigade Order No.42   5th July 1918 To all recipients of 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.42. 6th July 1918 Ref. Order No.42.   22nd Jul 1918 Reliefs   26th August 1918 B.M.178 was received   1st September 1918 156th Brigade in Support to 15th Brigade.   3rd September 1918 155th Brigade passing through to occupy Hindenburg Line   22nd September 1918 Orders received   19th November 1918 Inspected by the B.G.C. 156th Brigade. 30th November 1918 St. Andrews day If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 156th Infantry Brigade? There are:1411 items tagged 156th Infantry Brigade 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 156th Infantry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. 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