The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914-1919 | Page 3

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Bellenglise General Map of Western Front

SUMMARY OF EVENTS
1914.
Aug. 4th War declared. Mobilisation ordered.
" 7th Concentration at Newark.
" 10th-- 11th Marched via Radcliffe-on-Trent to Derby.
" 15th Entrained at Derby for Luton.
" 21st Moved to Harpenden. ( Sept. 29th--Inspection " 22nd-- | by Lord
Kitchener Nov. 15th Training in Harpenden | at Luton Hoo. Area. < |
Oct. 6th--Inspection by | Lord Roberts at ( Sandridge.
" 16th-18th Marched via Harlow and Dunmow to Bocking.
" 19th-- Dec. 27th Trench digging near Bocking.
" 28th-- By train to Luton for Musketry at Wardown 1915. and Galley
Hill Ranges, and Field Firing at Jan 5th Dunstable, returning to
Bocking.
" 6th-- ( Feb. 19th--Inspection Feb. 24th Training in Bocking Area. <
by H.M. The King near ( Bishop's Stortford.
" 25th Entrained at Bocking for Southampton.
" 26th-- Mar. 3rd Crossed by detachments to Havre.

" 3rd-- " 4th By train to Cassel and marched to Oudezeele.
" 9th Marched to Merris.
" 10th Moved to Bac-St. Maur, for First Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
Temporarily attached to 2nd Cavalry Division.
" 13th Marched to Neuf Berquin for training.
" 24th-- " 26th Moved via Vieux Berquin to Romarin.
" 27th-- " 30th Trench instruction at Ploegsteert and Messines.
" 31st Marched back to Vieux Berquin.
April 2nd Marched to Locre.
" 3rd Took over Kemmel sector.
( April 22nd--Gas used | against French and | Canadians in Ypres |
Salient. Traces | in trenches held by | Battalion. | ( In line in Kemmel |
April 24--Heavy trench April 4th--< sector with intervals < mortar
bombardment June 20th | in rest billets at | of front line held by B,
( Locre. | C and D Companies. | | June 15th--Enemy blew | up by mines
and | raided part of front ( line.
" 20th Marched to huts near Vlamertinghe.
( In line at Hooge and ) | Sanctuary Wood, | " 21st--< with intervals at
rest > July 30th--First "liquid Aug. 28th | in bivouacs near | fire" attack
( Poperinghe. )
( In line at Middlesex ) Sept. 21st--Inspection | Wood, adjoining | by
Gen. Plumer. " 29th--< Ypres-Comines Canal, > Sept.
25th--Demonstrations Sept. 30th | near St. Eloi, with | in conjunction |
rest bivouacs near | with attacks on other ( Ouderdom. ) portions of the
front.
Oct. 1st Marched from Ouderdom and entrained at Abeele for

Fouquereuil. Billeted in Béthune.
" 3rd Moved to Mont Bernenchon.
" 4th Marched back to Béthune, proceeded by 'bus to Vermelles, and
took over reserve trenches near Lone Tree, North of Loos.
" 5th Moved back to Mazingarbe.
" 6th Marched to Fouquières.
" 13th-- " 14th Attack on Hohenzollern Redoubt.
" 16th Moved back to Vaudricourt.
" 19th Marched to Lapugnoy for training.
" 26th Marched to Béthune.
Oct. 28th Composite Company with other troops of XI Corps inspected
by H.M. The King at Hesdigneul.
Nov 4th-- " 5th Marched via Epinette to Vieille Chapelle.
Nov. 6th-- In line in Richebourg sector, with rest billets at Dec. 2nd
Vieille Chapelle and Lacouture.
" 3rd Marched from Vieille Chapelle to Haverskerque for training.
" 19th-- Marched via Wittes to Molinghem and continued " 26th
training.
1916.
Jan. 7th-- " 9th Entrained at Berguette for Marseilles.
" 26th-- Returned by train to Pont Remy. Marched to " 28th Ergnies for
training.

Feb. 10th Marched to Ribeaucourt.
" 20th Moved by motor lorry to Candas.
" 21st-- Training and work for R.E.'s on new railway lines March 5th in
Candas area.
" 6th-- " 9th Marched via Iverny and Maizières to Acq.
" 10th-- In line in Vimy sector, with intervals at rest in April 20th huts
behind Mont St. Eloy. Mining activity.
" 21st By 'bus to billets at Tincques and Bethencourt for training.
" 29th Moved to Averdoignt.
May 6th-- Marched via Rebreuviette and Gaudiempré to " 10th
Bienvillers.
" 11th-- June 4th In line in front of Foncquevillers.
" 5th Moved back to Humbercamp.
" 6th Marched by night to Le Souich.
" 8th-- " 14th Training in attack practice near Sus-St. Leger.
" 15th Marched to Humbercamp.
" 16th-- Working parties found for digging cable trenches " 18th and
screening approaches near Bienvillers.
" 19th-- " 27th In line in front of Foncquevillers.
" 28th " 29th Rested at Pommier.
" 30th Moved at night to assembly positions in front of Foncquevillers.
July 1st Battle of Gommecourt.

" 2nd Moved back to Gaudiempré.
" 3rd Marched to huts at Bavincourt.
" 4th Marched back to Pommier and Bienvillers.
July 10th Moved to Bellacourt.
( In line in front of Bretencourt, with periods " 11th--< in Support at
Bellacourt, and in Reserve at Oct. 28th | Bailleulval. (Sept. 22nd, Raid
by A Company ( near