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Regimental Time Line WWI
(Courtesy Dr. David Parsons – Pilgrimage)
| YEAR | DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | ||
| Aug 21 | Regiment formed and first men enlisted. CO Major W.H. Franklin. Training at Pleasantville | |
| Oct 4 | Overseas on S.S. Florizel. (Joined convoy carrying Canadian Division) | |
| Oct.20 | Disembarked Plymouth. To Salisbury Plain (Pond Farm Camp) CO Lt. Col E.B. Clegg | |
| Nov 12 | Lt. Col R. de H. Burton | |
| Dec 7 | to Fort George, Inverness | |
| 1915 | ||
| Feb 19 | to Edinburgh Castle | |
| May 11 | to Stobs Camp, Hawich | |
| Aug 2 | HQ and 2nd Battalion Depot established at Ayr (CO Maj. Whitaker) | |
| Aug 2 | 1st Battalion to Aldershot -Badajoz Barracks | |
| Aug.19 | leave Aldershot | |
| Aug 20 | embarked Devonport on SS Megantic | |
| Sep 1 | landed Alexandria -Abbassia Barracks | |
| Sep 13 | embarked Alexandria on SS Ausonia | |
| Sep 18 | arrived Mudros | |
| Sep 20 | Landed GALLIPOLI -Suvla Bay | |
| Sep 22 | First Casualty | |
| Dec 5 | CO Lt. Col. A.L. Hadow | |
| Dec 20 | Evacuate Suvla Bay | |
| Dec 22 | to Cape Helles | |
| 1916 | ||
| Jan 9 | Evacuate Cape Helles | |
| Jan 11 | disembarked SS Varsova at Alexandria Suez Camp | |
| Nov-Feb 22 | Western Frontier Force | |
| Mar 14 | embarked Port Tewfik on MT Alauria | |
| Mar 22 | disembarked Marseilles – entrained to Abbeville | |
| Mar 25 | detrained Pont Remy – march to Buigny L’Abbe | |
| Mar 31 | march to Brucamps | |
| Apr 1 | Bonneville | |
| Apr 4 | Louvencourt | |
| Apr 13 | Englebelmer | |
| Apr 22 | In the line – Relieved Worcester Regt at Beaumont-Hamel | |
| May 3 | relieved by South Wales Borderers (SWB) -to Mailly Maillet | |
| May 3-8 | Trench Construction | |
| May 8 | to Louvencourt | |
| May 18 | Front line Beaumont Hamel | |
| May 28 | to Mailly Maillet | |
| Jun 7 | to Louvencourt | |
| Jun 15 | Front line | |
| Jun 23 | relieved by SWB -to Louvencourt | |
| Jun 26 | Trench raid | |
| Jun 27 | Trench raid | |
| Jul 1 | BEAUMONT HAMEL battle | |
| Jul 6 | to Englebelmer | |
| Jul 8 | to Mailly Maillet | |
| Jul 14 | in trenches east of Auchonvillers | |
| Jul 17 | relieved by SWB – to Acheux | |
| Jul 23 | march to Beauval | |
| Jul 27 | to Candas | |
| Jul 28 | Poperinghe by train | |
| Jul 30 | Brigade. reserve (east side of Ypres- Menin Gate construction of X-line al Polijze) |
|
| Aug 8 | Gas attack | |
| Aug 9 | YPRES – relieved Worc. Regt in the line Bellewaarde Lake area – Railway Wood and Y Wood |
|
| Aug 18 | relieved – to Brandhoek | |
| Aug 29 | Front line Ypres | |
| Sep 8 | to Reserve | |
| Sep 19 | Elverdinghe -construction on line | |
| Sep 29 | Reserve at Ypres | |
| Oct 5 | Poperinghe 3 days | |
| Oct 8 | by train to Longeau (near Amiens) – march to Corbie | |
| Oct 9 | bus to Bernafay Wood | |
| Oct 10 | via Delville Wood and Flers to Gueudecourt to relieve Royal Fusiliers |
|
| Oct 12 | GUEUDECOURT -attack on Hilt Trench | |
| Oct 13 | relieved by Hampshire Regt – to Switch Trench between Flers and Delville Wood |
|
| Oct 20 | Bernafay Wood – Div Reserve | |
| Oct 27 | Grease Trench for 1day – relieved by Aussies | |
| Oct 28 | Corps Reserve -Ville sur Corbie | |
| Nov 17 | LESBOEUFS – relieved 8th Div – NfId. and Worc Regts in Front NE of Lesboeufs |
|
| Nov 22 | relieved by Hampshires – served 6 days, then 3 days in Front Une | |
| Nov 27 | Major J Forbes- Robertson, 2ic, in command | |
| Dec 9 | to Corps Reserve -Camoy -Meaulte -Mericourt I’Abbe -Fricourt – road construction at Fricourt and Carnoy | |
| Dec 14 | entrained to Conde – march to Camps-en-Amienois | |
| 1917 | ||
| Jan 11 | Camps-en-Amienois to Corbie | |
| Jan 15 | Corbie -march to Meaulte | |
| Jan 16 | Meaulte | |
| Jan 17 | Camoy | |
| Jan 18 | Guillemont | |
| Jan 19 | LE TRANSLOY – Front line | |
| Jan 24 | moved NE to left half of 87 Bde sector | |
| Jan 27 | in support attack by Inniskilling Fusiliers and Border Regt |
|
| Feb 2 | to Carnoy | |
| Feb 6 | by bus to Coisey to rest camp | |
| Feb 18 | march via Meaulte, Carnoy, Bourleaux Wood | |
| Feb 23 | relieved Lanc Fus at Sailly-Saillisel | |
| Feb 25 | withdrawn to Hardecourt | |
| Mar 2 | SAILLY-SAILLISEL (SCARPE) -relieved R. Fus., R. Dublin Fus., Lanc. Fus. Held trenches for 52 hours | |
| Mar 3 | relieved by Lanc Fus | |
| Mar 5 | Meaulte – Div. Reserve | |
| Mar 19 | to Camps-en-Amienois | |
| Mar 28 | left Camps-en-Amienois – march via Picquigny, Vignacourt, Beauval, Grenas and Pommera, Ivergny, Coullement, to Gouy en Artois | |
| Apr 11 | rehearsal for attack | |
| Apr 12 | march to Les Fosses Farm (near Arras) relieved bn of 12th Div on Cambrai road from Le Bergere Farm to Monchy Ie Preux | |
| Apr 14 | MONCHY le PREUX (ARRAS) | |
| Apr 18 | Composite bn of Essex & Nfld. Regts in Reserve Trench at Orange Hill | |
| Apr 22 | to Les Fosses Farm | |
| Apr 23 | Les Fosses Farm – String Trench – guarding right flank 88th Bde | |
| Apr 24 | relieved by Middlesex Regt – march to Arras – Rest 3 weeks -Bayencourt, Berneville | |
| Mar 2 | Recall to Arras – in support 29 Div | |
| May 6 | Lt. Col. Hadow resumes command | |
| May 14 | Div Reserve – trenches at Tilloy | |
| May 17 | to Dugouts at Railway Triangle (near Arras) | |
| May 25 | Front Line north of Monchy | |
| May 29 | relieved by Essex Regt | |
| Jun 4 | Arras to Bonneville by train | |
| Jun 27 | by train to Proven | |
| Jul 6-12 | YSER CANAL – Front Line | |
| Jul 12 | training in Proven area | |
| Jul 12-13 | Trench Raid | |
| Jul 17-18 | Trench Raid | |
| Aug 8 | 29th Div in line North of Ypres-Staden railway (YPRES) | |
| Aug 16 | STEENBEEK (LANGEMARCK) | |
| Aug 17 | relieved by 86th Bde – to Elverdinghe | |
| Aug 20-24 | CANNES FARM -Front Line | |
| Aug 24 | Penton Camp (near Proven) for 3 weeks | |
| Sep 26 | WIJDENDRIFT -Front Line NW of Langemarck |
|
| Sep 30 | Penton Camp | |
| Oct 7 | from Cardoem Camp to Yser Canal Bank | |
| Oct 9 | BROEMBEEK (POELCAPPELLE) | |
| Oct 10 | relieved by Hampshire Regt | |
| Oct 11 | 29 Div relieved by 17 Div via Elverdinghe to Swindon Camp ( Proven) | |
| Oct 17 | entrained to Saulty – march to Berles-au-Bois | |
| Nov 17 | Berles – Boisleux au Monts – entrain to Peronne | |
| Nov 18 | via Moislains to Sorel-Ie-Grand | |
| Nov 20 | Sorel to Gouzeaucourt to Villers Plouich | |
| Nov ?? | MARCOING and MASNIERES (CAMBRAI) | |
| Nov 21 | Reserve at Masnieres | |
| Nov 22 | relieved by Middlesex Regt | |
| Nov 25 | in Trenches at Beaurevoir Line | |
| Nov 28 | reserve at Marcoing | |
| Nov 30 | held Line at Marcoing Copse | |
| Dec 3 | German attacks -withdrew with SWB along Canal Bank -relieved by Hampshires at 9 PM to 11.1 mile rear of Front Line |
|
| Dec 4 | withdrew to Etricourt – train to Mondicourt | |
| Dec 17 | King George awards the title ‘Royal’ to the Newfoundland Regiment | |
| Dec 18 | Humbercourt to Boubers sur Canche | |
| Dec 19 | to Le Parcq | |
| Dec 20 | to Fressin. Lt. Col. Hadow retires as CO. Temporary CO – Lt. Col. J.R.Meiklejohn |
|
| 1918 | ||
| Jan 1 | CO – Lt. Col J.S. Woodruffe | |
| Jan 6 | Fressin to Zudausques (St. Omer) | |
| Jan 18 | to Wyemes – entrain to Brandhoek to Hasler Camp (St. Jans) | |
| Jan 26 | Front Line – Vindictive Crossroads (North of Passchendaele) | |
| Jan 30 | relieved – support positions at Bellevue | |
| Feb 3 | to Wiellje -entrain to Brandhoek -preparation of trenches at Brandhoek Line | |
| Feb 12 | reserve Steenvorde | |
| Feb 19 | to Poperinghe -work parties | |
| Mar 7 | Vindictive Crossroads – Front Line- N. of Passchendaele – Front Line 5 days and 4 days – working on trenches when out of Front Line |
|
| Mar 21 | German Offensive begins | |
| Apr 9 | relieved from Front Line N. of Passchendaele | |
| Apr 10 | BAILLEUL | |
| Apr 10 | to Van Hugel Station (Wiellje) -train to St. Jan Ter Biezen – to Bailleul – debussed at La Creche for defence of Steenwerck – attached to 34th Div | |
| Apr 11 | De Broeken Farm | |
| Apr 12 | Bailleul Rd near RR Line – fell back to De Seule Crossroads | |
| Apr 13 | withdrew against attacks – relieved by Northumberland Regt | |
| Apr 15 | march to Croix de Poperinghe | |
| Apr 18 | Front Line -Ridge at Croix de Poperinghe | |
| Apr 21 | relieved by French | |
| Apr 22 | bus to Hondeghem (Hazebrouck) | |
| Apr 29 | Left 29th Div. – to Etaples | |
| Apr 30 | camp at St. Josse – relieved HAC as Haig’s HQ Guard -billeted at Ecuires (near Montreuil) | |
| Jun 1 | Major A.E.Bernard – acting CO | |
| Jun 30 | CO – Lt. Col. T.G. Mathias | |
| Jun-Jul | training at Camiers -encamped at Equihen | |
| Aug | Guarding P.O.W | |
| Sep 11 | to 2nd Army, 9th Div, 28th Bde | |
| Sep 12 | from Boulonge via Poperinghe to Wormhoult | |
| Sep 18 | joined 28th Bde | |
| Sep 20 | to Front Line via Proven, Seige Camp (NE of Vlam) relieved 26thBde North of Hellfire Corner | |
| Sep 28 | Attack through Westhoek to Polygon Wood (YPRES) | |
| Sep 29 | Advance from Polygon Wood to KEIBERG RIDGE to Strooiboomhoek |
|
| Sep 30 | in reserve | |
| Oct 2 | to Front Line at Ledeghem | |
| Oct 6 | relieved and to Keiberg | |
| Oct 13 | to Front for attack on Steenbeck | |
| Oct 13 | VICTORIA CROSS to Pte T. Ricketts during attack at De Beurt Farm near Drie Masten |
|
| Oct 15 | to St. Catherine Capelle (North of Courtrai) – in Reserve 4 days | |
| Oct 19-20 | RIVER LYS CROSSING from Bavichove to Beveren |
|
| Oct 20 | Bavichove to VICHTE | |
| Oct 21 | held line relieved in evening – to Harlebeke | |
| Oct 24 | to Vichte | |
| Oct 25 | to attack INGOYGHEM RIDGE – cancelled | |
| Oct 26 | relieved – to Harlebeke, billeted at Bavichove | |
| Nov 11 | at Harlebeke | |
| Nov 14 | march to Germany | |
| Dec 1 | CO – Lt. Col. A.E. Bernard | |
| Dec 4 | Crossed the Rhine – entered Germany as part of the Army of Occupation | |
| 1919 | ||
| Feb 14 | withdrew from Germany | |
| May 3 | Victory Parade, London | |
| Jun 1 | arrived St. John’s | |
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