Category: History - Modern (1750+)
On the 4th of August 1914 war was declared between England and Germany. Two days later Parliament sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men to the army, and in a letter to the nation on the 7th of August Lord Kitchener appealed for the immediate enrolment of 100,000 men.
On the 4th of August 1914 war was declared between England and Germany. Two days later Parliament sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men to the army, and in a letter to the natio...
2. CHAPTER IIThe leading units of the Division left Amesbury on the 20th July. The route followed was either by Folkestone and Boulogne or by Southampton and Havre, and then by train from th...
3. CHAPTER IIIThe left sector of the XIVth Corps front--German attacks on the left of the line--Arrival of the Machine Gun Companies and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries--Major-General Davies s...
4. CHAPTER IVAs soon as all units were concentrated in the district round Doullens, the 20th Division was ordered to relieve the 38th in the hilly country between Beaumont Hamel and Hebutern...
5. CHAPTER VDivisional Artillery in the Salient--Reorganisation into six-gun Batteries--Move of Artillery to the Somme--Attack of Division on “Blue Line” facing Morval and Lesbœufs, 16th to...
6. CHAPTER VIDivisional Artillery in Toc 7 Valley--Remainder of the Division at rest--The Division in the line opposite Le Transloy--The 93rd Field Artillery Brigade made an Army Brigade--Th...
7. CHAPTER VIIThe German retreat to the Hindenburg Line--Arrival of the Divisional Machine Gun Company--Actions at Neuville and Ruyaulcourt, at Metz-en-Couture, at Trescault and at Bilhem--Th...
8. CHAPTER VIIIThe third battle of Ypres--Divisional Artillery in the attack of 31st July--The crossing of the Steenbeek--The capture of Langemarck--Capture of Eagle Trench--The 20th Division...
9. CHAPTER IXAfter three days in the Bapaume area the Division moved east to face the Hindenburg Line south-west of Cambrai. By the 10th of October, when this sector had been taken over from...
10. CHAPTER XRelief of 30th Division by 20th Division in the Menin Road Sector--Importance of this Line--Reorganisation of the Division--Move of the Division to the Fifth Army area south of...
11. CHAPTER XIOn the 23rd of February 1918 Divisional Headquarters was opened at Ercheu in the area of the Fifth Army. The 60th Brigade was billeted in the Ham area; the 59th near Beaulieu, t...
12. CHAPTER XIIThe March to Le Quesnel--Defence of Le Quesnoy--Actions at Arvillers and Mezières--Retirement to the line of the Luce--Relief of the Division--Actions of the 91st Field Artiller...
13. CHAPTER XIIIThe Division at rest--Move to the Lens and Avion sectors--Major-General Douglas Smith succeeded by Major-General Carey--Raids--The last German attacks and opening of the Allied...
14. CHAPTER XIVLittle remains to be said. After the fighting between Fresnoy and Lens the Division moved to the neighbourhood of Monchy Breton. The Divisional Artillery was sent on the 9th of...