The Story Of The 2 4th Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light In

German retreat from the Lys.--Orderly Room and its staff.--The new devastated area.--Itchin Farm, Merville and Neuf Berquin.--Mines and booby-traps.--Advance to the Lys.--Estair...

Effects of the German offensive.--The Battalion amalgamated with the Bucks.--Entrainment for the Merville area.--A dramatic journey.-- The enemy break-through on the Lys.--The B...

Rations and the Battalion Transport.--At La Lacque.--The bombing of Aire.--General Mackenzie obliged by his wound to leave the Division.--Return of Colonel Wetherall.--Tripp's F...

A German vantage-point.--Shell-ridden Holnon.--A night of confusion.--Preparing for the raid of April 28.--The enemy taken by surprise.--The Battalion's first V.C.--The affair a...

The Battalion's return to Arras.--A quiet front.--The Brigadier and his staff.--A novelty in tactics.--B Company's raid.--A sudden move.--The Cambrai front.--Havrincourt Wood.--...

Early in 1917 it became known to our intelligence service that the enemy was contemplating retirement on a large scale from the Somme battle-front. Reports from prisoners and ae...

In the war-history of all Battalions there is a season when it is possible to say that they have reached their fulness of development, but have not yet lost all original identit...

Departure from Laventie.--At Robecq.--The march southwards.-- Rest at Neuvillette.--Contay Wood.--Albert.--New trenches.-- Battle conditions.--Relieving the front line.--Desire...

German retreat from the Lys.--Orderly Room and its staff.-- The new devastated area.--Itchin Farm, Merville and Neuf Berquin.--Mines and booby-traps.--Advance to the Lys.-- Esta...

The news of this threw everything into a miniature ferment. The Berks stopped practising a raid which they were to do on the Brigade's return to the old trenches. The General ro...

Relief by the French at St. Quentin.--A new Commanding Officer.-- At the Battle of Arras.--Useful work by A Company.--Harassing fire.--A cave-dwelling.--At Bernaville and Noeux....

Visitors to the Battalion.--The New Year.--A wintry march.-- Arrival at Maison Ponthieu.--Severe weather.--At war with the cold.--Training for offensive action.--By rail to Marc...

Iberian, Hill 35, and Gallipoli.--The Battalion ordered to make the seventh attempt against Hill 35.--The task.--A and D Companies selected.--The assembly position.--Gassed by o...

The 61st Division lands in France.--Instruction.--The Laventie sector.--Trench warfare at its height.--Moberly wounded.--B Company's raid.--Front and back areas.--July 19th.--Ch...

So far I have said little of the hardships suffered by the Infantry. Indeed, in places I have laughed at them. Those scenes and experiences which marked a soldier's life in the...

The move from Martinsart to Hedauville.--Back to Martinsart.-- Working parties.--Dug-outs at Mouquet Farm.--Field Trench.-- Return to the front line.--Getting touch.--Guides.--A...

The French relieved on the St. Quentin front.--The calm before the storm.--A golden age.--The Warwick raid.--The German attack launched.--Defence of Enghien Redoubt.--Counter-at...

Rear-guard actions.--The Somme crossings.--Bennett relieved by the 20th Division at Voyennes.--Davenport with mixed troops ordered to counter-attack at Ham.--Davenport killed.--...

Rations and the Battalion Transport.--At La Lacque.--The bombing of Aire.--General Mackenzie obliged by his wound to leave the Division.--Return of Colonel Wetherall.--Tripp's F...

Effects of the German offensive.--The Battalion amalgamated with the Bucks.--Entrainment for the Merville area.--A dramatic journey.--The enemy break-through on the Lys.--The Th...

Rear-guard actions.--The Somme crossings.--Bennett relieved by the 20th Division at Voyennes.--Davenport with mixed troops ordered to counter-attack at Ham.--Davenport killed.--...

Relief by the French at St. Quentin.--A new Commanding Officer. --At the Battle of Arras.--Useful work by A Company.-- Harassing fire.--A cave-dwelling.--At Bernaville and Noeux...

The French relieved on the St. Quentin front.--The calm before the storm.--A golden age.--The Warwick raid.--The German attack launched.--Defence of Enghien Redoubt.--Counter-at...

Iberian, Hill 35, and Gallipoli.--The Battalion ordered to make the seventh attempt against Hill 35.--The task.--A and D Companies selected.--The assembly position.--Gassed by o...

The 61st Division lands in France.--Instruction.--The Laventie sector.--Trench warfare at its height.--Moberly wounded.--B Company's raid.--Front and back areas.--July 19.--Chan...

Departure from Laventie.--At Robecq.--The march southwards. --Rest at Neuvillette.--Contay Wood.--Albert.--New trenches.--Battle conditions.--Relieving the front line.-- Desire...

Visitors to the Battalion.--The New Year.--A wintry march.-- Arrival at Maison Ponthieu.--Severe weather.--At war with the cold.--Training for offensive action.--By rail to Marc...

The Battalion's return to Arras.--A quiet front.--The Brigadier and his staff.--A novelty in tactics.--B Company's raid.--A sudden move.--The Cambrai front.--Havrincourt Wood.--...

The move from Martinsart to Hedauville.--Back to Martinsart.-- Working parties.--Dug-outs at Mouquet Farm.--Field Trench.-- Return to the front line.--Getting touch.--Guides.--A...

A German vantage-point.--Shell-ridden Holnon.--A night of confusion.--Preparing for the raid of April 28.--The enemy taken by surprise.--The Battalion's first V.C.--The affair a...