CHAPTER XLIII. THE RECONSTITUTED BATTALION 379

APPENDICES PAGE

I. Regimental Plate 383

II. Staff 386

III. Members who served in South African War 390

IV. School of Arms 392

V. Annual Strength States 396

VI. Casualty List 394

VII. Decorations and Awards (Officers) 397

“ “ “ (Other Ranks) 401

VIII. Officers who served, 1914-1919 407

IX. Other Ranks who served, 1914-1919 415

PLATES[1]

[1] It might be explained that the photographs here reproduced were not selective but rather those which were at hand available for publication. A larger collection of portraits might have been secured had there been more time.

1804. Volunteer (colour) _Frontispiece_

1871. Wimbledon _Facing p._ 36

1899. Old Deer Park, Richmond “ 36

W. H. Brantom, D.C.M. “ 66

Captain Allen Edward Trembath, D.C.M. “ 66

Lieutenant Robert Chalmers “ 66

Brevet-Colonel A. M. Renny, Ret. Ind. Army “ 72

Bethune Square “ 82

Double Crassier, Loos, 1915 “ 82

Festubert Church, May, 1915 “ 88

Machine-gun Position, Givenchy “ 88

Lewis Gunners of Civil Service Rifles “ 88

Front Trench, opposite Hulluch “ 88

Gare Alley, Loos “ 88

“The Tower Bridge,” Loos “ 88

Captain Leslie Davies “ 112

Captain A. Roberts “ 112

Captain Geoffrey A. Gaze “ 112

Captain W. E. Ind, M.C “ 142

Captain Francis Woodbine Parish, 1915 “ 147

Bourlon Wood from south-west corner, 1917 “ 164

Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. E. Segrave, D.S.O. (H.L.I.) “ 166

Road to Jerusalem near Bab-el-Wad “ 314

Jebel Kuruntul and Jericho “ 314

Second Lieutenant R. H. Harris, M.C. “ 320

Lieutenant-Colonel T. E. Bisdee, D.S.O., M.C. (D.C.L.I.) “ 338

Regimental Plate “ 383

SKETCH MAPS

(1ST BATTALION) PAGE No. 1. The Ypres Salient, October, 1916 to September, 1917 127

No. 2. France. Cassel--Messines--Houthem, 1918 155

No. 3. 28th November, 1917 to 6th December, 1917 163

No. 4. The first day of The Retreat, 23rd March, 1918 179

No. 5. The second day of The Retreat, 24th March, 1918, and also the fighting at High Wood, September and October, 1916 181

No. 6. Last days of The Retreat (March, 1918) and the battle of Aveluy Wood 187

No. 7. The Civil Service Rifles in the 47th Division Attack, 22-25th August, 1918 203

No. 8. The movements of the Civil Service Rifles from 1st September to 6th September, 1918 211

(2ND BATTALION)

No. 1. France. Neuville St. Vaast Trench System, 1916 241

No. 2. Salonica. Doiran Front, 1917 268

No. 3. Salonica. Advance on the Doiran Front, 1917 275

No. 4. Palestine. Beersheba to Huj, 1917 293

No. 5. Palestine. Jerusalem and Jericho, 1917-18 335

No. 6. Belgium. America Corner--Wervicq--River Scheldt, 1918 369

HISTORY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS