The Territorial Divisions, 1914-1918

by John Stirling

APPENDIX

APPENDIX

Showing the Battles, as named in the Official List published in 1921, in which the Territorial Divisions took part.

Since the foregoing notes were put together there has been published “The Official Names of the Battles and other Engagements fought by the Military Forces of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1919, and Third Afghan War, 1919, being the Report of the Battles Nomenclature Committee, as approved by the Army Council.”

A list of the battles in which a division has been present affords some idea of its services to the Empire, but opportunities varied according to the theatre, and while the work of those troops which went early to the East was of inestimable importance and while very many of their battalions fought in Mesopotamia, Palestine and elsewhere, they had no chance of employment as divisions in the field, hence, through no fault of their own, their honours as divisions are nil. In the case of some which operated in France the urgency of affairs, in the early years of the War, was such as to necessitate their employment as reinforcements in single battalions to Regular brigades, and it must not be forgotten that the component parts of some divisions, such as the 55th and 56th, were nearly a year, more in the case of some battalions, in France before they were concentrated as divisions. In their case again a mere list of battle honours in that formation is inadequate as a token of their value. Some of those so placed seem to have made up lost time splendidly.

It would be presumption to say that the following table is complete. There will be many claims which will require very careful scrutiny, and only the Authorities, with all the material of the Historical Section of the War Office at their disposal, will be competent to adjudicate upon them. On the other hand the despatches do mention certain units, and other works of a semi-official character, already published, supplement the reports of the various Commanders; from such sources a fairly complete list can be made up.

In this Appendix, where a division has been mentioned in despatches or works such as the “Story of the Fourth Army,” as taking part in a battle, or is shown in the maps appended to these, the Battle is in ordinary type; but where the information is derived from sources not so strictly official, the name of the Battle is printed in italics. In compiling this appendix it has been thought better not to ask information from units as to their own doings.

The geographical or boundary limits give trouble as regards divisions in support. Sometimes these seem to have been partly within and partly outside the limits. Where there is a probable claim this has been noted.

The chronological or time limits give no licence, and it is perhaps a little hard on some units that did some very severe fighting on one or more days before or after a recognised battle that they should be excluded. Particularly hard cases seem to be those of the 50th, 61st and 66th in connection with the fighting in the region of the Avre and Luce valleys, 28th-30th March, 1918, when these and other divisions by their splendid efforts prevented the line from being broken, and that after they had long passed all credible limits of endurance. The Battle of Rosières is given the dates 26th and 27th March, and that of the Avre, 4th April, by which latter date these three divisions were out of the line, the fighting 28th-30th March, south of the Somme, is thus outside both battles, although the despatch, in which these three divisions are mentioned, seems to give it an importance equal to that of the fighting on 4th April.

Again the Battle of the Somme, 1916, the Third Battle of Ypres, now the Battles of Ypres, 1917, and the First and Second Battles of the Somme, 1918, have each been sub-divided into a number of battles with fixed time limits; but in the course of these epic struggles certain divisions had intense fighting, with most serious losses, on days which are not within the dates of any of the recognised battles. For example, the 55th at the Somme, 1916, the 42nd and 47th at Ypres, 1917, and the 62nd at the Second Somme, 1918, all made big and costly endeavours on days outside the chronological boundaries of a recognised battle. No doubt they will get the general honour, such as “The Battles of Ypres, 1917,” and have to be content with that.

The Committee have clearly taken great pains to arrive at sound principles, and to apply these wisely, and as they had every possible advantage in the way of information, their decisions, although in odd cases causing disappointment, will doubtless be accepted in the true soldiers’ spirit.

In 1918 several Territorial divisions were practically destroyed, such as the 50th and 66th; these were during the last few months reconstituted, being made up largely with Regular or New Army battalions. Such divisions have been treated as Territorial to the end. If this is considered more than fair to the Territorial Force it is counterbalanced by the fact that some of the New Army Divisions, which had also been very hardly hit, such as the 34th, were, after the spring campaign of 1918, composed largely of Territorial battalions from Italy and Palestine. The 25th has most handsomely admitted their good fortune in receiving seasoned battalions from Italy, including a brigade of the 48th.

42nd (East Lancashire) Division. First Line.

Defence of Egypt.		3-4 February, 1915.
The Battles of Helles, Dardanelles.	Second Battle of Krithia.	6-8 May, 1915.
	Third Battle of Krithia.	4 June, 1915.
Battle of Rumani, Egypt.		4-5 Aug., 1916.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	The Division was not mentioned in the despatch, but was in line from 1st to 18th September; it attacked on 6th and later dates. This was not one of the recognised battles.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	First Battle of Bapaume.	24-25 March, 1918.
	First Battle of Arras, 1918.	28 March, 1918.
	Battle of the Ancre, 1918.	5 April, 1918.
The Second Battles of the Somme, 1918	Battle of Albert, 1918	21-23 Aug., 1918.
	Second Battle of Bapaume.	31 Aug.-3 Sept., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of the Canal du Nord.	27 Sept.-1 Oct., 1918.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.
	The Division was not engaged at the Battle of the Sambre on 4th November. It was in second line (see map, p. 294, Messrs. Dent’s edition of despatches), but seems to have been within the official boundaries. It passed to front line on the 5th.

43rd (Wessex) Division. First Line. 44th (Home Counties) Division. First Line. 45th (Wessex) Division. Second Line.

The Divisions went to India, were broken up, and were not in action as divisions.

46th (North Midland) Division. First Line.

Battle of Neuve Chapelle.		10-13 March, 1915.
The Battle of Loos		25 Sept.-8 Oct., 1915.
	With “attack on Hohenzollern Redoubt, 13th October.” The Division is mentioned in the despatch as attacking the redoubt on the 13th, but is not mentioned as attacking on 25th September. Their losses on the 13th were very heavy.
The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Albert, 1916.	1-13 July, 1916.
Advance to Hindenburg Line, 1917.		March, 1917.
	The Division was engaged on several occasions.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.		9 April-4 May, 1917.
	With flanking operations towards Lens, 3 June-26 August. The Division was nearly ten weeks in the line and captured positions on 24 and 28 June.
Battle of Hill 70.		15-25 Aug., 1917.
	Only part of the Division was engaged, the principal attack being by the Canadians on their right.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of the St. Quentin Canal.	29 Sept.-2 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Beaurevoir Line.	3-5 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Cambrai, 1918.	8-9 Oct., 1918.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.
	The infantry was not heavily engaged on the 4th, but the Division was in second line (see map, p. 294), and was within boundaries. It “passed through” that night.

47th (Second London) Division. First Line.

Battle of Festubert.		15-25 May, 1915.
The Battle of Loos.		25 Sept.-8 Oct., 1915.
The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Flers-Courcelette.	15-22 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of the Transloy Ridges.	1-18 Oct., 1916.
The Battle of Messines, 1917.		7-14 June, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.		31 July-10 Nov., 1917.
	The 47th was not mentioned in the despatch, but took part in some attacks in latter half of August. It may not have been engaged in any of the recognised battles.
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	First Battle of Bapaume.	24-25 March, 1918.
	First Battle of Arras, 1918.	28 March, 1918.
	The 47th might claim to have been in this battle. They were very close to the southern boundary, Authuille, but are not mentioned in the despatch. The fighting at the south of the line was not so intense as further north.
	Battle of the Ancre.	5 April, 1918.
	The despatch does not mention the units engaged, but the 47th was in the line and had very heavy fighting in this battle on 5th-6th April.
The Battle of Amiens.		8-11 Aug., 1918.
	Not in despatch. Entered line on the 10th.
The Second Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of Albert, 1918.	21-23 Aug., 1918.
	Second Battle of Bapaume.	31 Aug.-3 Sept., 1918.

48th (South Midland) Division. First Line.

The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Albert, 1916.	1-13 July, 1916.
	The Division was in support.
	Battle of Bazentin Ridge.	14-17 July, 1916.
	Battle of Pozières Ridge.	23 July-3 Sept., 1916.
	Note.—The 48th does not seem to have attacked in the Battles of Flers-Courcelette or the Transloy Ridges, but might have a claim, to the latter at least, as being within the boundaries. They were holding the line long after the “official” battle closed.
Advance to the Hindenburg Line.	Occupation of Peronne, etc.	March, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Pilckem Ridge.	31 July-2 Aug., 1917.
	The Division was in support.
	Battle of Langemarck, 1917.	16-18 Aug., 1917.
	Battle of Broodseinde.	4 Oct., 1917.
	Battle of Poelcappelle.	9 Oct., 1917.
Italy.	Battle of the Piave (and Asiago Plateau).	15-24 June, 1918.
	Battle of Vittorio Veneto.	24 Oct.-4 Nov., 1918.
	Note.—One brigade was with the 25th Division in the final advance in France and took the village of Beaurevoir in the battle of that name, 4th October, took a prominent part in the battle of the Selle, 18th October, and captured Landrecies in the Battle of the Sambre, 4th November.

49th (West Riding) Division. First Line.

Battle of Aubers Ridge.		9th May, 1915.
	The Division was in support and held the line, while the 7th and 8th attacked.
The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Albert, 1916.	1-13 July, 1916.
	Battle of Bazentin Ridge.	14-17 July, 1916.
	Battle of Pozières Ridge.	23 July-3 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of Thiepval Ridge.	26-28 Sept., 1916.
	The 49th was on the Somme, Thiepval Front, from 30th June to the beginning of October. They did not attack in the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, but were in support and within the official boundary. Portions of the Division attacked in the Battles of Pozières and Thiepval.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Poelcappelle.	9 Oct., 1917.
	The Division was about the salient throughout the period of the Third Battle of Ypres, and although only mentioned in the despatch as attacking on 9th October, it may claim others of these battles as having been within the boundaries, particularly the two Passchendaele battles. Unfortunately their own history gives almost no guidance.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Estaires.	9-11 April, 1918.
	The Division was heavily engaged on 10th and 11th.
	Battle of Hazebrouck	12-15 April, 1918.
	Battle of Bailleul.	13-15 April, 1918.
	First Battle of Kemmel Ridge.	17-19 April, 1918.
	Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge.	25-26 April, 1918.
	Battle of the Scherpenberg.	29 April, 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Cambrai, 1918, with pursuit to Selle.	8-12 Oct., 1918.
	The Division was heavily engaged on 11th and 12th.
The Final Advance	Battle of Valenciennes	1-2 Nov.,1918
	Note.—Although the 49th was not attacking during the battle of the Selle, 17th-25th October, or the battle of the Sambre, 4th November, it may have a claim as having been within the boundaries. Part of the Division did remain in the front line between 2nd and 11th November.

50th (Northumbrian) Division. First Line.

The Battles of Ypres, 1915.	Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge.	22-23 April, 1915.
	In Sir John French’s despatch, paragraph 4, he mentioned that he placed the 50th at the disposal of General Plumer on the night of the 22nd. A portion of the Division was within the boundary of the battle on the evening of the 23rd.
	Battle of St. Julien	24 April-4 May, 1915.
	Battle of Frezenberg Ridge.	8-13 May, 1915.
	Battle of Bellewaerde Ridge.	24-25 May, 1915.
The Battles of the Somme, 1916	Battle of Flers-Courcelette.	15-22 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of Morval.	25-28 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of the Transloy Ridges.	1-18 Oct., 1916.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.	First Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	9-14 April, 1917.
	Second Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	23-24 April, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Second Battle of Passchendaele.	26 Oct.-10 Nov., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	With actions for the Somme crossings, 24th-25th March.
	Battle of Rosières.	26-27 March, 1918.
	Note.—Paragraph 47 of the despatch shows that there was very heavy fighting in the Avre and Luce valleys on 29th, 30th and 31st March, in which the 50th was engaged, but the official list gives the Battle of the Avre one day only, the 4th April, and takes no notice of the battle 29th to 31st March.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Estaires.	9-11 April, 1918.
	Battle of Hazebrouck.	12-15 April, 1918.
	The Division was still fighting on the 12th and 13th.
The Battle of the Aisne, 1918.		27 May-6 June, 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Beaurevoir Line.	3-5 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Cambrai, 1918.	8-9 Oct., 1918.
	See map, p. 287, Messrs. Dent’s edition.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.

51st (Highland) Division. First Line.

The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Bazentin Ridge.	14-17 July, 1916
	And “subsequent attack on High Wood,” 20th-25th July.
	The Division is not mentioned as engaged in the British attack, 14th-17th July, but is stated in the despatch to have repulsed an attack at High Wood on the 24th.
	Battle of the Ancre, 1916 (Beaumont Hamel).	13-18 Nov., 1916.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.	First Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	9-14 April, 1917.
	Second Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	23-24 April, 1917.
	Third Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	3-4 May, 1917.
	And “capture of Rœux, 13th-14th.”
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Pilckem Ridge.	31 July-2 Aug., 1918.
	Battle of Menin Road Ridge.	20-25 Sept., 1917.
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	First Battle of Bapaume.	24-25 March, 1918.
	The Division is not referred to in the despatch, but was still fighting hard on the 24th-25th as rearguard.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Estaires.	9-11 April, 1918.
	Battle of Hazebrouck.	12-15 April, 1918.
The Battles of the Marne, 1918.	Battle of Tardenois (Ardre Valley).	20-31 July, 1918.
The Second Battles of Arras, 1918.	Battle of the Scarpe, 1918.	26-30 Aug., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Cambrai, 1918, and pursuit to the Selle.	8-12 Oct., 1918.
	The Division captured several positions on the 12th, after stiff fighting.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Valenciennes and capture of Mount Houy.	1-2 Nov., 1918.
	The Division was not in the first line on the 1st-2nd November, but attacked and captured a portion of Mount Houy on 28th October. The time limit may exclude its claim.

52nd (Lowland) Division. First Line.

The Battles of Helles.	Third Battle of Krithia.	4 June, 1915.
	With subsequent actions.
	Note.—The Division did not land in time for the battle of 4th June, but, as narrated in the despatch, took part in several fiercely contested actions, mentioned in the Official List subsequent to that date, when they had very heavy losses.
Egypt.	Battle of Rumani.	4-5 Aug., 1916.
The Invasion of Palestine.	First Battle of Gaza.	26-27 March, 1917.
	Second Battle of Gaza.	17-19 April, 1917.
	Third Battle of Gaza.	27 Oct.-7 Nov., 1917.
	Battle of Nebi Samwil.	17-24 Nov., 1917.
	Battle of Jaffa.	21-22 Dec., 1917.
The Second Battles of Arras, 1918.	Battle of Albert.	21-23 Aug., 1918.
	Battle of the Scarpe, 1918.	26-30 Aug., 1918.
	Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line.	2-3 Sept., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of the Canal du Nord.	7 Sept.-1 Oct., 1918.

53rd (Welsh) Division. First Line.

The Battles of Suvla, Dardanelles.	The Landing at Suvla.	6-15 Aug., 1915.
	Battle of Scimitar Hill.	21 Aug., 1915.
Egypt.	Battle of Rumani.	4-5 Aug., 1916.
The Invasion of Palestine.	First Battle of Gaza.	26-27 March, 1917.
	Second Battle of Gaza.	17-19 April, 1917.
	Third Battle of Gaza.	27 Oct.-7 Nov., 1917.
	Defence of Jerusalem.	26-30 Dec., 1917.
The Battles of Megiddo.	Battle of Sharon.	19-25 Sept., 1918.
	Battle of Nablus.	19-25 Sept., 1918.

54th (East Anglian) Division. First Line.

The Battles of Suvla, Dardanelles.	The Landing at Suvla.	6-15 Aug., 1915.
	Battle of Scimitar Hill.	21 Aug., 1915.
The Invasion of Palestine.	First Battle of Gaza.	26-27 March, 1917.
	Second Battle of Gaza.	17-19 April, 1917.
	Third Battle of Gaza.	27 Oct.-7 Nov., 1917.
	Battle of Nebi Samwil.	17-24 Nov., 1917.
	Battle of Jaffa.	21-22 Dec., 1917.
The Battles of Megiddo.	Battle of Sharon.	19-25 Sept., 1918.
	Battle of Nablus.	19-25 Sept., 1918.

55th (West Lancashire) Division. First Line.

The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Ginchy.	9 Sept., 1916.
	The Division is not referred to in the despatch as attacking on the 9th Sept. According to the History of the 55th they attacked at Guillemont on 8th August, during the period of the fighting at Delville Wood, but the locus of that battle is the wood, and they also attacked at Ginchy on the 9th September.
	Battle of Morval.	25-28 Sept., 1916.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Pilckem Ridge.	31 July-2 Aug., 1917.
	Battle of the Menin Road Ridge.	20-25 Sept., 1917.
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Estaires and First Defence of Givenchy.	9-11 April, 1918.
	Battle of Hazebrouck.	12-15 April, 1918.
	The Division was not relieved till the 15th, and had some hard fighting on the 12th and 13th, see Sir D. Haig’s special order.

56th (First London) Division. First Line.

The Battles of the Somme, 1916.	Battle of Albert, 1916.	1-13 July, 1916.
	Battle of Ginchy.	9 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of Flers-Courcelette.	15-22 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of Morval.	25-28 Sept., 1916.
	Battle of the Transloy Ridges.	1-18 Oct., 1916.
	The 56th was one of the attacking divisions on 26th September near Combles, and on 7th-8th Oct. further north.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.	First Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	9-14 April, 1917.
	Third Battle of the Scarpe, 1917.	3-4 May, 1917.
	The Division attacked on the 3rd, and is mentioned in the despatch as capturing a position on the 11th.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Langemarck, 1917.	16-18 Aug., 1917.
The Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	First Battle of Arras, 1918.	28 March, 1918.
The Second Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of Albert, 1918.	21-23 Aug., 1918.
The Second Battles of Arras, 1918.	Battle of the Scarpe, 1918.	26-30 Aug., 1918.
	See Sir D. Haig’s telegram of 13th Sept.
	Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line.	2-3 Sept., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of the Canal du Nord.	27 Sept.-1 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Cambrai, with pursuit to the Selle.	8-12 Oct., 1918.
	The Division attacked and took positions on the 11th and 12th.
The Final Advance.	Battle of Valenciennes,	1-2 Nov., 1918.
	Although the 56th did not attack on the 1st or 2nd, they entered the line on the night of the 2nd, and have a claim as being within the official boundaries.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.

57th (West Lancashire) Division. Second Line.

The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Second Battle of Passchendaele.	26 Oct.-10 Nov., 1917.
	The Division is not referred to in the despatch, but as part of the XIVth Corps they attacked on 26th October.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Hazebrouck.	12-15 April, 1918.
	Part of the Division was engaged.
The Second Battles of Arras, 1918.	Battle of the Scarpe, 1918.	26-30 Aug., 1918.
	Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line.	2-3 Sept., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of the Canal du Nord.	27 Sept.-1 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Cambrai, 1918.	8-9 Oct., 1918.

58th (First London) Division. Second Line.

The Advance to the Hindenburg Line, 1917.		March, 1917.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.	Battle of Bullecourt.	3-17 May, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of the Menin Road Ridge.	20-25 Sept., 1917.
	Battle of Polygon Wood.	26 Sept.-3 Oct., 1917.
	Second Battle of Passchendaele.	26 Oct.-10 Nov., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	Battle of the Ancre, 1918. 5th April with subsequent action of Villers Bretonneux.	24-25 April, 1918.
	The Division was on the south flank and had rather heavy losses about the 24th-25th.
The Battle of Amiens.		8-11 Aug., 1918.
The Second Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of Albert, 1918.	21-23 Aug., 1918.
	As part of the III. Corps they entered the front line on the 22nd.
	Second Battle of Bapaume.	31 Aug.-3 Sept., 1918.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Epéhy.	18 Sept., 1918.

59th (North Midland) Division. Second Line.

The Advance to the Hindenburg Line, 1917.		March, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Polygon Wood.	26 Sept.-3 Oct., 1917.
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
	See map in Messrs. Dent’s Edition.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	See map in Messrs. Dent’s edition.
	One brigade was engaged in the First Battle of Bapaume.	24-25 March, 1918.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Bailleul.	13-15 April, 1918.
	At this period the Division was much split up, and parts of it were in others of the Lys battles.

60th (Second London) Division. Second Line.

Macedonia.	Battle of Doiran, 1917.	24-25 April, and 8-9 May, 1917.
The Invasion of Palestine.	Third Battle of Gaza.	27 Oct.-7 Nov., 1917.
	Battle of Nebi Samwil.	17-24 Nov., 1917.
	Defence of Jerusalem and numerous subsequent actions, January to July, 1918.	26-30 Dec., 1917.
The Battles of Megiddo.	Battle of Sharon.	19-25 Sept., 1918.
	Battle of Nablus.	19-25 Sept., 1918.

61st (South Midland) Division. Second Line.

The Battles of the Somme, 1916.		14-17 July, 1916.
	The Division took part in an attack at Fromelles, 19th-20th July, 1916, which in the Official List was stated to be subsidiary to the Battle of Bazentin Ridge.
Advance to Hindenburg Line, 1917.	Capture of Bapaume and Chaulnes.	March, 1917.
The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	The Division is not mentioned in the despatch, but was engaged at Ypres on various dates in the latter half of August and first week of September. These were not perhaps within the limits of “recognised battles.”
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
	Mentioned in the despatch as assembling, took over from the 12th Division about 1st December, and had stiff fighting for several days.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin	21-23 March, 1918.
	And actions for Somme crossings, 24th and 25th March.
	Battle of Rosières.	26-27 March, 1918.
The Battles of the Lys.	Battle of Hazebrouck.	12-15 April, 1918.
	Battle of Béthune.	18 April, 1918.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of Valenciennes.	1-2 Nov., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.
	The Division left the front line on the 2nd, but appears to have remained within the official boundaries.

62nd (West Riding) Division. Second Line.

The Advance to the Hindenburg Line, 1917.		March, 1917.
The Battles of Arras, 1917.	Battle of Bullecourt,	3-17 May, 1917.
Battle of Cambrai, 1917.		20 Nov.-3 Dec., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	First Battle of Bapaume.	24-25 March, 1918.
	The Division was in action on the afternoon and evening of the 25th.
	First Battle of Arras, 1918.	28 March, 1918.
The Battles of the Marne, 1918.	Battle of Tardenois (Ardre valley).	20-31 July, 1918.
The Second Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Second Battle of Bapaume.	31 Aug.-3 Sept., 1918.
	The Division had hard fighting on 25-27 August, but these dates do not fall within the time limits of either of the battles of Albert, 21-23 August, or of Bapaume.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Havrincourt.	12 Sept., 1918.
	Battle of the Canal du Nord.	27 Sept.-1 Oct., 1918.
	See map, p. 280, Messrs. Dent’s edition. The 62nd passed through the 3rd on the 27th, continued the attack, and captured Marcoing, etc.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.
	Note.—The Division was not in the front line during the Battle of Cambrai, 8th-9th October, 1918, but other divisions of the VI. Corps were engaged and part at least of the 62nd may have been within the official boundaries.

66th (East Lancashire) Division. Second Line.

The Battles of Ypres, 1917.	Battle of Poelcappelle.	9 Oct., 1917.
The First Battles of the Somme, 1918.	Battle of St. Quentin.	21-23 March, 1918.
	With actions for Somme crossings, 24th-25th March.
	Battle of Rosières.	26-27 March, 1918.
	Battle of the Avre.	4 April, 1918.
	Para. 47 of the despatch shows that the 66th was in the heavy fighting, 28th-31st March, in the Avre and Luce valleys, when they made counter-attacks; it is not said they were fighting on 4th April. The Official List makes no reference to the fighting 28th-31st March in this neighbourhood.
The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.	Battle of Cambrai, 1918.	8-9 Oct., 1918.
The Final Advance.	Battle of the Selle.	17-25 Oct., 1918.
	Battle of the Sambre.	4 Nov., 1918.
	The map, p. 294, Messrs. Dent’s edition, shows the 66th in support to the north-east of Le Cateau. It would thus be within the official boundary.
	In regard to the Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, 3rd-5th October, the divisions of the XIII. Corps in the front line were the 25th and 50th. The 66th was in reserve and it is not clear that it was within the official limits, although certainly close thereto.

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