LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| The Cloth Hall, Ypres: 1914; 1918 | [Frontispiece] |
|---|---|
| Facing Page | |
| Lieut.-Col. H. S. Atkinson, T.D. | [8] |
| Major E. P. Chambers; Lieut.-Col. H. A. S. Stanton, D.S.O.; Capt. H. N. Waller | [20] |
| Capt. M. P. Andrews; Capt. E. E. Sykes, M.C.; Capt. W. F. Denning; Capt. T. D. Pratt | [32] |
| Lieut.-Col. C. J. Pickering, C.M.G., D.S.O.; Lieut.-Col. G. K. Sullivan, O.B.E., M.C. | [44] |
| Brig.-General E. G. St. Aubyn, D.S.O. | [64] |
| Capt. W. N. Everitt, M.C.; Capt. C. Hirst; Lieut. J. T. Riley; Capt. S. S. Greaves, D.S.O., M.C., R.A.M.C. | [74] |
| Lieut.-Col. J. Walker, D.S.O. | [88] |
| Brig.-General R. E. Sugden, C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D. | [112] |
| Capt. A. E. Mander; Capt. J. G. Mowat, M.C.; Capt. E. N. Marshall, M.C.; Capt. N. Geldard, D.S.O., M.C. | [128] |
| The Lombartzyde Sector: Aeroplane Map | [148] |
| R.S.M. F. P. Stirzaker, M.C.; R.S.M. W. Lee, M.C.; C.S.M. W. Medley, M.C., M.M.; Sergt. A. Loosemore, V.C., D.C.M. | [164] |
| The Ypres Salient: Winter, 1917–1918 | [184] |
| Major W. C. Fenton, M.C.; Capt. N. T. Farrar, M.C.; Capt. A. Kirk, M.C.; Capt. P. G. Bales, M.C. | [196] |
| Private A. Poulter, V.C. | [208] |
| Bailleul Church: After the Bombardment | [218] |
| Capt. H. H. Aykroyd, M.C.; Capt. W. N. Broomhead, T.D.; Capt. W. Grantham; Capt. S. Balme | [240] |
| Lieut.-Col. A. L. Mowat, D.S.O., M.C. | [256] |
| Wellington Cemetery, near Roeux | [270] |
| The Cadre at Halifax: June 18th, 1919 | [284] |
LIST OF MAPS.
| Ypres, 1915 | facing page | [58] |
| Thiepval Wood, 1916 | „ „ | [80] |
| September 3rd, 1916 | „ „ | [96] |
| Raid near Ficheux, February, 1917 | page | [117] |
| St. Elie Right Sub-Sector, 1917 | facing page | [144] |
| Lombartzyde Sector, 1917 | „ „ | [156] |
| Belle Vue Spur, October 9th, 1917 | „ „ | [172] |
| Raid near Reutel, March, 1918 | page | [195] |
| Erquinghem and Nieppe, April, 1918 | facing page | [214] |
| Bailleul, April, 1918 | „ „ | [220] |
| Kemmel, April, 1918 | „ „ | [234] |
| Raid near Zillebeke, June, 1918 | „ „ | [246] |
| October 11th, 1918 | „ „ | [264] |
| Cambrai and Valenciennes | „ „ | [274] |
| Flanders | at end of book | |
| Fifth and Third Army Areas, 1916–1917 | „ „ | |
CHAPTER I.
MOBILISATION AND TRAINING.
At the outbreak of war with Germany, early in August, 1914, the West Riding Territorial Division consisted of the following battalions:—
1st. West Riding Infantry Brigade: 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions West Yorkshire Regiment.
2nd. West Riding Infantry Brigade: 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions Duke of Wellington’s (W.R.) Regiment.
3rd. West Riding Infantry Brigade: 4th and 5th Battalions King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; 4th and 5th Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment.
Major-General T. S. Baldock, C.B., was in command of the Division, and Brigadier-General E. F. Brereton, D.S.O., of the 2nd West Riding Infantry Brigade. No change of battalions took place in any of the Infantry Brigades until the reorganisation of the British Expeditionary Force at the beginning of 1918, when each was reduced to three battalions; and even then no fresh battalion was added to the Division.