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Regimental Time Line WWI

Regimental Time Line WWI

(Courtesy Dr. David Parsons – Pilgrimage)

 

YEARDATEEVENT
1914 
 Aug 21Regiment formed and first men enlisted. CO Major W.H. Franklin. Training at Pleasantville
 Oct 4Overseas on S.S. Florizel. (Joined convoy carrying Canadian Division)
 Oct.20Disembarked Plymouth. To Salisbury Plain (Pond Farm Camp) CO Lt. Col E.B. Clegg
 Nov 12Lt. Col  R. de H. Burton
 Dec 7to Fort George, Inverness
1915  
 Feb 19to Edinburgh Castle
 May  11to Stobs Camp, Hawich
 Aug  2HQ and 2nd Battalion Depot established at Ayr  (CO Maj. Whitaker)
 Aug 21st Battalion to Aldershot -Badajoz Barracks
 Aug.19leave Aldershot
 Aug 20embarked Devonport on SS Megantic
 Sep 1landed Alexandria -Abbassia Barracks
 Sep 13embarked Alexandria on SS Ausonia
 Sep 18arrived Mudros
 Sep 20Landed GALLIPOLI -Suvla Bay
 Sep 22First Casualty
 Dec  5CO Lt. Col. A.L. Hadow
 Dec 20Evacuate Suvla Bay
 Dec 22to Cape Helles
1916  
 Jan 9Evacuate Cape Helles
 Jan 11disembarked SS Varsova at Alexandria ­Suez Camp
 Nov-Feb 22Western Frontier Force
 Mar 14embarked Port Tewfik on MT Alauria
 Mar 22disembarked Marseilles – entrained to Abbeville
 Mar 25detrained Pont Remy – march to Buigny L’Abbe
 Mar 31march to Brucamps
 Apr 1Bonneville
 Apr 4Louvencourt
 Apr 13Englebelmer
 Apr 22In the line – Relieved Worcester Regt at  Beaumont-Hamel
 May 3relieved by South Wales Borderers (SWB) -to Mailly Maillet
 May 3-8Trench Construction
 May 8to Louvencourt
 May 18Front line Beaumont Hamel
 May 28to Mailly Maillet
 Jun 7to Louvencourt
 Jun 15Front line
 Jun 23relieved by SWB -to Louvencourt
 Jun 26Trench raid
 Jun 27Trench raid
 Jul 1BEAUMONT HAMEL battle
 Jul 6to Englebelmer
 Jul 8to Mailly Maillet
 Jul 14in trenches east of Auchonvillers
 Jul 17relieved by SWB – to Acheux
 Jul 23march to Beauval
 Jul 27to Candas
 Jul 28Poperinghe by train
 Jul 30Brigade. reserve (east side of Ypres-
Menin Gate construction of X-line al Polijze)
 Aug 8Gas attack
 Aug 9YPRES – relieved Worc. Regt in the line
Bellewaarde Lake area – Railway Wood and Y Wood
 Aug 18relieved – to Brandhoek
 Aug 29Front line Ypres
 Sep 8to Reserve
 Sep 19Elverdinghe -construction on line
 Sep 29Reserve at Ypres
 Oct 5Poperinghe 3 days
 Oct 8by train to Longeau (near Amiens) – march to Corbie
 Oct 9bus to Bernafay Wood
 Oct 10via Delville Wood and Flers to Gueudecourt
to relieve Royal Fusiliers
 Oct 12GUEUDECOURT -attack on Hilt Trench
 Oct 13relieved by Hampshire Regt  – to Switch
Trench between Flers and Delville Wood
 Oct 20Bernafay Wood  – Div Reserve
 Oct 27Grease Trench for 1day – relieved by Aussies
 Oct 28Corps Reserve -Ville sur Corbie
 Nov 17LESBOEUFS  – relieved 8th Div  – NfId. and
Worc Regts in Front NE of Lesboeufs
 Nov 22relieved by Hampshires – ­served 6 days, then 3 days in Front Une
 Nov 27Major J Forbes- Robertson, 2ic, in command
 Dec 9to Corps Reserve -Camoy -Meaulte -Mericourt I’Abbe -Fricourt  – road construction at Fricourt and Carnoy
 Dec 14entrained to Conde – march to Camps-en-Amienois
1917  
 Jan 11Camps-en-Amienois to Corbie
 Jan 15Corbie -march to Meaulte
 Jan 16Meaulte
 Jan 17Camoy
 Jan 18Guillemont
 Jan 19LE TRANSLOY – Front line
 Jan 24moved NE to left half of 87 Bde sector
 Jan 27in support attack by Inniskilling Fusiliers and
Border Regt
 Feb 2to Carnoy
 Feb 6by bus to Coisey to rest camp
 Feb 18march via Meaulte, Carnoy, Bourleaux Wood
 Feb 23relieved Lanc Fus at Sailly-Saillisel
 Feb 25withdrawn to Hardecourt
 Mar 2SAILLY-SAILLISEL (SCARPE) -relieved R. Fus., R. Dublin Fus., Lanc. Fus.  Held trenches for 52 hours
 Mar 3relieved by Lanc Fus
 Mar 5Meaulte – Div. Reserve
 Mar 19to Camps-en-Amienois
 Mar 28left Camps-en-Amienois – march via Picquigny, Vignacourt, Beauval, Grenas and Pommera, Ivergny, Coullement, to Gouy en Artois
 Apr 11rehearsal for attack
 Apr 12march to Les Fosses Farm (near Arras) relieved bn of 12th Div on Cambrai road from Le Bergere Farm to Monchy Ie Preux
 Apr 14MONCHY le PREUX (ARRAS)
 Apr 18Composite bn of  Essex & Nfld. Regts in Reserve Trench at Orange Hill
 Apr 22to Les Fosses Farm
 Apr 23Les Fosses Farm – String Trench – guarding right flank 88th Bde
   
 Apr 24relieved by Middlesex Regt  – march to Arras – Rest 3 weeks -Bayencourt, Berneville
 Mar 2Recall to Arras – in support 29 Div
 May 6Lt. Col. Hadow resumes command
 May 14Div Reserve – trenches at Tilloy
 May 17to Dugouts at Railway Triangle (near Arras)
 May 25Front Line north of Monchy
 May 29relieved by Essex Regt
 Jun 4Arras to Bonneville by train
 Jun 27by train to Proven
 Jul 6-12YSER CANAL – Front Line
 Jul 12training in Proven area
 Jul 12-13Trench Raid
 Jul 17-18Trench Raid
 Aug 829th Div in line North of Ypres-Staden railway (YPRES)
 Aug 16STEENBEEK  (LANGEMARCK)
 Aug 17relieved by 86th Bde – to Elverdinghe
 Aug 20-24CANNES FARM -Front Line
 Aug 24Penton Camp (near Proven) for 3 weeks
 Sep 26WIJDENDRIFT -Front Line NW of
Langemarck
 Sep 30Penton Camp
 Oct 7from Cardoem Camp to Yser Canal Bank
 Oct 9BROEMBEEK (POELCAPPELLE)
 Oct 10relieved by Hampshire Regt
 Oct 1129 Div relieved by 17 Div via Elverdinghe to Swindon Camp ( Proven)
 Oct 17entrained to Saulty – march to Berles-au-Bois
 Nov 17Berles – Boisleux au Monts – entrain to Peronne
 Nov 18via Moislains to Sorel-Ie-Grand
 Nov 20Sorel to Gouzeaucourt to Villers Plouich
 Nov ??MARCOING and MASNIERES (CAMBRAI)
 Nov 21Reserve at Masnieres
 Nov 22relieved by Middlesex Regt
 Nov 25in Trenches at Beaurevoir Line
 Nov 28reserve at Marcoing
 Nov 30held Line at Marcoing Copse
 Dec 3German attacks -withdrew with SWB
along Canal Bank  -relieved by Hampshires at 9 PM to 11.1 mile rear of Front Line
 Dec 4withdrew to Etricourt  – train to Mondicourt
 Dec 17King George awards the title ‘Royal’ to the Newfoundland Regiment
 Dec 18Humbercourt to Boubers sur Canche
 Dec 19to Le Parcq
 Dec 20to Fressin. Lt. Col. Hadow retires as CO.
Temporary CO – Lt. Col. J.R.Meiklejohn
1918  
 Jan 1CO – Lt. Col J.S. Woodruffe
 Jan 6Fressin to Zudausques (St. Omer)
 Jan 18to Wyemes – entrain to Brandhoek ­to Hasler Camp (St. Jans)
 Jan 26Front Line – Vindictive Crossroads (North of Passchendaele)
 Jan 30relieved – support positions at Bellevue
 Feb 3to Wiellje -entrain to Brandhoek -preparation of trenches at Brandhoek Line
 Feb 12reserve Steenvorde
 Feb 19to Poperinghe -work parties
 Mar 7Vindictive Crossroads – Front Line-
N. of Passchendaele – Front Line 5 days and 4 days – working on
trenches when out of Front Line
 Mar 21German Offensive begins
 Apr 9relieved from Front Line N. of Passchendaele
 Apr 10BAILLEUL
 Apr 10to 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 11De Broeken Farm
 Apr 12Bailleul Rd near RR Line – fell  back to De Seule Crossroads
 Apr 13withdrew against attacks – relieved by Northumberland Regt
 Apr 15march to Croix de Poperinghe
 Apr 18Front Line -Ridge at Croix de Poperinghe
 Apr 21relieved by French
 Apr 22bus to Hondeghem (Hazebrouck)
 Apr 29Left 29th Div. – to Etaples
 Apr 30camp at St. Josse – relieved HAC as Haig’s HQ Guard -billeted at Ecuires (near Montreuil)
 Jun 1Major A.E.Bernard – acting CO
 Jun 30CO – Lt. Col. T.G. Mathias
 Jun-Jultraining at Camiers -encamped at Equihen
 AugGuarding P.O.W
 Sep 11to 2nd Army, 9th Div, 28th Bde
 Sep 12from Boulonge via Poperinghe to Wormhoult
 Sep 18joined 28th Bde
 Sep 20to Front Line via Proven, Seige Camp (NE of Vlam) relieved 26thBde North of Hellfire Corner
 Sep 28Attack through Westhoek to Polygon Wood (YPRES)
 Sep 29Advance from Polygon Wood to KEIBERG
RIDGE to Strooiboomhoek
 Sep 30in reserve
 Oct 2to Front Line at Ledeghem
 Oct 6relieved and to Keiberg
 Oct 13to Front for attack on Steenbeck
 Oct 13VICTORIA CROSS to Pte T. Ricketts during
attack at De Beurt Farm near Drie Masten
 Oct 15to St. Catherine Capelle (North of Courtrai) – in Reserve 4 days
 Oct 19-20RIVER LYS CROSSING from Bavichove to
Beveren
 Oct 20Bavichove to VICHTE
 Oct 21held line relieved in evening – to Harlebeke
 Oct 24to Vichte
 Oct 25to attack INGOYGHEM RIDGE – cancelled
 Oct 26relieved – to Harlebeke, billeted at Bavichove
 Nov 11at Harlebeke
 Nov 14march to Germany
 Dec 1CO – Lt. Col. A.E. Bernard
 Dec 4Crossed the Rhine – entered Germany as part of the Army of Occupation
1919  
 Feb 14withdrew from Germany
 May 3Victory Parade, London
 Jun 1arrived St. John’s