The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914-1919 | Page 4

Blairville.)
" 29th-- Marched from Bailleulval via Warluzel, Le Souich Nov. 3rd
and Neuvillette to Maison Ponthieu, for training.
" 22nd-- Marched via Bealcourt and Neuvillette to " 25th Humbercourt.
Dec. 6th Moved to Support billets at Foncquevillers and Souastre.
( In line in front of Foncquevillers, with intervals " 7th--| in Support in
posts in and about Foncquevillers, 1917. < and in billets at Souastre.
(Feb. 16th-17th, Feb. 18th | heavy bombardment with gas shells and
( bombs.)
" 19th Moved back to St. Amand.
" 20th Marched to Iverny for training.
" 28th-- March 1st Returned via Grenas to St. Amand.
" 3rd Took over recently evacuated German trenches at Gommecourt.
" 4th-- Followed up enemy to Pigeon Wood, Brayelle " 13th Farm and
Essarts. (March 4th, heavy counter-attack against C Company.)
" 17th Moved back to Souastre.
" 20th-- Marched via Bayencourt, Courcelles-au-Bois and " 24th
Contay to Bertangles.

" 25th Moved by 'bus through Amiens to Revelles.
" 28th Entrained at Bacouel.
" 29th Detrained at Berguette and marched to Westrehem for training.
April 13th-- " 14th Marched via Vendin-lez-Béthune to Houchin.
" 18th Moved up to Support billets in Liévin.
" 19th-- " 22nd Skirmishing in Cité de Riaumont.
" 23rd Attack on Hill 65 by C Company.
" 24th-- Held sectors in front of Liévin and Loos, with June 30th
intervals in Support in Liévin and in Reserve at Marqueffles Farm and
Noeux-les-Mines.
July 1st In Brigade Reserve for attack by 46th Division West of Lens.
July 4th On relief by Canadians marched to Bully Grenay and by 'bus
to Chelers for training.
" 23rd Marched to Verquin.
" 24th-- In line in St. Elie sector and in Support at Aug. 15th
Philosophe.
" 16th-- " 25th Training in Verquin area.
" 26th-- In line in Cambrin sector and in Support at Sept. 12th
Annequin.
" 13th-- " 19th In Divisional Reserve at Fouquières.
" 20th Marched to Mazingarbe huts.
" 21st-- In line in Hill 70 sector, in Support in trenches Nov. 14th North
of Loos, and in Reserve at Mazingarbe.

" 15th-- In line in St. Elie sector, in Support at Philosophe, 1918. and in
Reserve at Verquin. (Jan. 2nd, Raid Jan. 20th on front held by D
Company.)
" 21st Marched from Verquin to Burbure.
" 22nd-- Training at Burbure. Large detachment at Mazingarbe Feb. 8th
digging reserve trenches near Vermelles.
" 9th Marched from Burbure to Laires and Livossart.
" 13th Moved to Enquin-les-Mines for training.
March 5th-- " 6th Marched to Westrehem and by 'bus to Béthune.
" 14th-- Held Annequin Fosse "Locality," in view of " 19th heavy
attacks expected.
" 20th-- In line in Cambrin sector. (March 22nd, Heavy " 23rd
bombardment and raid on A Company.)
" 24th-- " 26th In Support at Beuvry.
" 27th-- In line in St. Emile sector, and in Support in April 10th St.
Pierre.
" 11th On relief by Canadians, moved back to Vaudricourt.
" 18th Moved to reserve trenches in front of Sailly-Labourse.
Unsuccessful attack by enemy near Givenchy.
" 20th Returned to Vaudricourt.
" 23rd Marched to Béthune.
" 24th-- In line in Gorre and Essars sectors, and in Reserve Aug. 17th at
Fouquières, Vaudricourt Park and Verquin.
" 18th Occupied Le Touret after driving out enemy rear-guard.

" 19th-- In billets at Verquin, Vaudricourt Park, " 31st Fouquières,
Essars and Gorre.
Sept. 1st Took over front line near Richebourg St. Vaast.
" 2nd-- " 3rd Continued to drive back enemy rearguards.
" 4th Attacked and occupied old British Line in front of Richebourg
l'Avoué.
" 5th-- " 7th Moved back via Beuvry to Auchel for training.
" 11th-- By train from Calonne Ricouart via Amiens to " 12th Corbie
and marched to La Houssoye for training.
" 18th Marched to Bonnay and by 'bus to Poeuilly.
" 20th-- " 25th In line about Pontru and Pontruet.
" 26th Moved back to bivouacs near Vendelles.
" 29th Battle of Bellenglise.
" 30th-- Oct. 2nd In dug-outs near Lehaucourt and Magny-la-Fosse.
" 3rd Battle of Ramicourt.
" 5th-- " 7th In line at Sequehart.
" 8th Resting at Lehaucourt.
" 9th-- Moved via Levergies and Mericourt to Jonnecourt " 12th Farm,
near Bohain.
" 17th Battle of Regnicourt.--The Last Fight.
" 18th Moved back to Fresnoy-le-Grand for training.
" 30th Marched to Bohain.

Nov. 3rd-- " 4th Marched via Escaufort to Catillon.
" 5th Crossed Sambre-Oise Canal and advanced to Mezières.
" 6th Occupied Prisches and Cartignies.
" 7th-- " 9th At Cartignies.
" 10th Marched from Cartignies to Boulogne-sur-Helpe.
" 11th Armistice.
" 14th Marched to Landrecies.
" 15th-- 1919 Clearing battlefield in Landrecies area. Jan 2nd
Demobilisation begun.
" 3rd Marched from Landrecies to Prisches and continued clearing
battlefield.
Feb. 19th-- Marched via Bazuel to Bethencourt, near Candry, " 20th for