9th Battalion, formed 1/3/18.
104th, 105th, 106th, and 107th Companies.
27th 28th 29th Field Ambulances.
Replaced April 1916 by the South African Field Ambulance, which in September 1918 was replaced, first by the 76th (25th Div.), and then by the 2/1st (East Lancs.) Field Ambulance.
| 1915 | |
| May. | Landed in France (9th to 13th). |
| June. | Out. |
| July. | In line at Festubert. |
| Aug. | ” ” (till 18th). |
| Sept. | ” N.E. of Vermelles. |
| Oct. | ” S. of Zillebeke (from the 5th). |
| Nov. | In line E. of Zillebeke. |
| Dec. | ” ” (till the 20th). |
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| 1916 | |
| Jan. | Out till the 26th. |
| Feb. | In line at Ploegsteert. |
| Mar. | ” ” |
| Apr. | ” ” |
| May. | ” ” |
| June. | Out. |
| July. | Attacked on 3rd at Bernafay; then in line at Montauban. Attacked on 14th (Longueval and Delville Wood); engaged till 20th; then out. |
| Aug. | In line at Vimy Ridge (from the 15th). |
| Sept. | In line at Vimy Ridge (till the 26th). |
| Oct. | In line near Butte de Warlencourt (from the 9th). Attacked on 12th, 18th, and 19th; out from 26th. |
| Nov. | Out. |
| Dec. | In line E. and N.E. of Arras (from 4th). |
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| 1917 | |
| Jan. | In line E. and N.E. of Arras. |
| Feb. | ” ” ” |
| Mar. | ” ” ” |
| Apr. | ” ” ” |
| Attacked on 9th and 12th, reaching Fampoux and Roeux; out from 16th to 28th. |
| May. | In line E. of Arras. Attacked on 3rd; out from 12th. |
| June. | In line near Roeux. Attacked on 5th; out from 14th. |
| July. | Out till 25th. |
| Aug. | In line, Trescault-Havrincourt-Hermies (till 30th). |
| Sept. | Out till 15th. In line N.W. of Zonnebeke. Attacked on 20th; out from 26th.
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| Oct. | In line near St Julien from 10th; attacked on 12th; out 25th to 28th. |
| Nov. | In line at Coast till 17th; then out. |
| Dec. | In line at Gouzeaucourt (from 6th). |
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| 1918 | |
| Jan. | In line at Gouzeaucourt. |
| Feb. | Out from 3rd. |
| Mar. | In line at Gouzeaucourt (from 12th); engaged in Somme Retreat 21st to 27th. |
| Apr. | In line near Hollebeke (from 4th); fighting 10th and 11th, 16th and 25th; out from 26th. |
| May. | Out till 24th. |
| June. | In line at Meteren. |
| July. | ” ” |
| Meteren captured 19th. |
| Aug. | In line at Meteren. Attacked on 18th; out from 26th. |
| Sept. | In line E. of Ypres (from 20th). Attacked 28th to 30th. |
| Oct. | Attacked 1st, 14th, 20th, 22nd, and 25th; then out. |