PREFACE
This story has been compiled from Battalion, Brigade, and Divisional diaries, supplemented by the narratives of individual officers, and, it is hoped, will prove a record of interest to all who served or were connected with the Ninth Division.
To the numerous officers of the Division who have assisted me by their suggestions and criticisms and by the loan of documents, I take this opportunity of expressing my deep sense of gratitude. My sincere thanks are due also to the Staff of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence for the ready courtesy with which they placed at my disposal every facility for consulting documents and maps.
To the following officers for constant and ungrudging help I am particularly indebted,
Captain W. Y. Darling,
Lieut.-Colonel P. A. V. Stewart,
Lieut.-Colonel T. C. Mudie,
Major W. Lumsden,
and to my wife for most valuable assistance both in the compilation of the narrative and in the correction of proofs.
J. Ewing.
Edinburgh,
October 1920.
Note.—The titles of infantry battalions are given in full in the Order of Battle, [Appendix I.], but to save space in the narrative the word “battalion” has been omitted, eg., the 11th Bn. The Royal Scots is referred to as the 11th Royal Scots.
With the exception of Loos all battles are described from right to left.