Chapter I.--Early History and Training in England 1

II.--Early Days and the Battle of Festubert 5

III.--Trench Warfare 22

IV.--The Somme Battles 31

V.--Trench Warfare in the Salient 40

VI.--The Third Battle of Ypres 61

VII.--Reorganisation and the Battle of the Menin Road 79

VIII.--Cambrai 95

IX.--Givenchy Period 106

X.--The Advance 126

XI.--After the Armistice 131

Appendix A.--The Honours List 137

B.--The Casualty List 141

ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: The Colours

Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Hindle, D.S.O. Facing Dedication

Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for Service Abroad Facing Chapter I.

Group of Officers--Bedford, 1915 Facing Page 4

Photograph--Meteren, 1915 " 7

Battalion about to Parade for Trenches, 1916 " 31

Christmas Card, 1916 " 50

Aeroplane Photograph of Trench Lines in Salient " 57

Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Trenches in Salient " 58

Aeroplane Oblique Photograph, showing Objectives for Third Battle of Ypres " 61

Panorama Photograph from Pond Farm " 81

Aeroplane Photograph of D.13.c. " 82

Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Objectives--Menin Road Battle " 85

Group of W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s--Delettes, 1918 " 106

Remnant of Givenchy Keep, 1920 Page 116

The Colours Marching Past--Brussels Facing Page 131

Site of the Battalion Memorial Page 132

Divisional Cocarde " 133

MAPS

Map No. 1--Festubert Facing Page 12

Map of Battle of Festubert (Sketch Map) " 15

Map of Battle of Festubert (7 p.m.) Page 16

Map of Battle of Guillemont " 34

Map of Battle of Delville Wood " 37

Map of Battle of Guedecourt " 38

Map No. 2--Ypres Salient Facing Page 40

Map of the Third Battle of Ypres, showing Objectives Page 63

Map No. 3--Menin Road Battle Facing Page 83

Map No. 4--Gillemont Farm Sector " 96

Map No. 5--Vaucellette Farm Area " 100

Map No. 6--Givenchy " 108

Facsimile of German Map, showing Plan of Attack, Captured April 9th, 1918 " 110

A Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for Service Abroad signed in the Public Hall, on 8th August, 1914