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47th Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps    47th Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps served with 47th (2nd London) Division. The Sanitary Section was responsible for providing clean water, cooking facilities, billets, washing and de-lousing stations. The 2nd London Division was part of the First Line Territorial Force formed in 1908. The Division had just arrived for their annual summer camp on Salisbury Plain when war was declared in August 1914, they were at once recalled to their home base and mobilised for war service. The Division concentrated in the St Albans area for training. Many units were detached from the Division and sent to France to be needed reinforcements for the BEF. The remainder of the Division proceeded to France on the 8th of March 1915, being only the second TF Division to arrive in theatre. The 5th London Brigade was ordered to Cassel, and the remainder of the Division concentrated near Bethune and were joined by 5th London Brigade near the end of the month. They saw action in The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The Battle of Festubert, The Battle of Loos and The subsequent Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, In 1916 they fought during The German attack at Vimy Ridge, and on The Somme in The Battle of Flers-Courcelette capturing High Wood, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges in which the captured Eaucourt l'Abbaye and The attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt. They left the Division on the 18th of April 1917, transferring to Second Army. 1st Feb 1915 Inspection 2nd Feb 1915 Exercise 3rd Feb 1915 Divisional Exercise 12th Feb 1915 Exercise 12th Feb 1915 Divisional Exercise 22nd Feb 1915 Exercise 22nd Feb 1915 Exercise 9th Mar 1915 Musketry 15th Mar 1915 On the Move 18th Mar 1915 On the Move 22nd Mar 1915 Inspection 23rd Mar 1915 Orders 23rd Mar 1915 Praise 24th Mar 1915 Instruction 25th Mar 1915 Instruction   26th Mar 1915 Instruction 27th Mar 1915 Frost   28th Mar 1915 No Wood 29th Mar 1915 Orders 30th Mar 1915 Orders Received 31st Mar 1915 Instruction If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 47th Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps? 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