The history of the Twentieth (Light) Division

by Valentine Erskine Inglefield

• Falfemont Farm, [71], [72], [75], [79], [84].
• Fauquissart, [8], [10].
• Faverolles, [255], [256].
• Feignies, [304], [306].
• Ferme Houssain, [16].
• Field Ambulance—
• 60th, [3], [15], [164], [171], [191], [197], [203], [226], [231], [255].
• 61st, [3], [15], [22], [164], [197], [226], [256].
• 62nd, [3], [15], [164], [226], [246], [255].
• Fins, [126], [128], [129], [130], [178], [198], [201], [204], [208].
• Fire, liquid, [75].
• Fish, 2nd Lieut., [40].
• Flammenwerfer, [118].
• Flavy-Le-Meldeux, [264].
• Flesquières, [189], [191], [209].
• Fletcher, Corporal, [111].
• Fleurbaix, [14], [24], [59].
• Fluquières, [221], [222].
• Foch, Marshal, [279].
• Folies, [252], [253], [254].
• Folkestone, [7].
• Fontaine, [238], [300].
• Forked Tree Camp, [84], [90].
• Forestier, Captain W. W., [45].
• Foster, Lieut.-Col. J. R., [4], [47].
• Fosse St Louis, [281].
• Fouencamps, [263].
• Fouilloy, [266], [267].
• France, journey of Division to, [7].
• Fraser, Captain, [185].
• French Army, co-operation with, [8], [37], [45], [65], [66], [67], [98], [108], [110], [119], [144], [234], [236], [243], [246], [247], [248], [249], [250], [251], [254], [256], [260], [262], [264], [284], [288], [300].
• Freniches, [218], [264].
• Fresnoy, [250], [293], [297], [299], [300].
• —— Wood, [298].
• Fricourt, [65], [110], [143].
• Fromelles, [12].
• Frost, Lance-Corporal J., [56].

• Gallwitz Farm, [164], [172].
• Gardiner, Captain D., [50].
• Gas attacks, [29], [33], [48], [49], [54], [58], [89], [146], [147], [193], [220], [266], [275], [278], [289].
• —— helmets, [148].
• —— invisible, [148].
• —— masks, [9], [94].
• Germaine-Forestre area, [221].
• Germans—
• bombardments by, [44], [51], [58], [88], [102], [117], [140], [146], [166], [170], [193], [220], [261], [266], [287], [291].
• exhaustion of, [209].
• intelligence system of, [13].
• losses sustained by, [38], [39], [259], [277], [284].
• mines exploded by, [52].
• new system of defence by, [166], [167].
• reinforcement of, [66].
• retreat of, [122] et seq., [284] et seq.
• traps left by, [124].
• Geognies-Chaussée, [306].
• Gharwal Brigade, [16], [18].
• Gheluvelt, [156], [210], [211].
• Gibbs, Private A. J., [141].
• Gilbey, Captain G. H., [24], [25], [111].
• Gill, Lieut.-Col. J. G., [15].
• Ginchy, [65], [70], [71], [72], [78], [79], [80], [81], [83], [84], [89], [91].
• —— Wood, [81].
• Givenchy, [15].
• Glossop, 2nd Lieut. G. C., [149].
• Godalming, [5].
• Godley, Lieut.-Gen. Sir A., [215].
• Golancourt, [221], [240], [243], [244].
• Gonnelieu, [178], [180], [200], [201], [206], [207], [208].
• Goodman, Sergeant S., [161].
• Gordon, Lieut.-Gen. Sir A. Hamilton, [210].
• Gosset, Lieut.-Col. F. W., [287].
• Gough, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hubert, [139], [172], [173], [219].
• Gouzeaucourt, [178], [180], [183], [186], [191], [200], [201], [202], [203], [204], [205], [206], [219].
• —— Wood, [129], [131], [206].
• Grand Seraucourt, [220].
• Grant, General, [36].
• —— Lieut., [25].
• —— 2nd Lieut. H., [233].
• Grattan, Colonel O’D. C., D.S.O., [4].
• Green Crassier, [273], [281], [286].
• “Greenjacket Ridge,” [132].
• Green, Lieut., [164].
• —— Sergeant O., [32].
• Grenadier Guards, [62], [176].
• Grenay, [8], [15].
• Grévillers, [119].
• Gribble, Lieut., [38].
• Gricourt, [219].
• Gruny, [247], [249].
• Guards Division, [37], [48], [62], [63], [64], [88], [90], [91], [93], [94], [98], [108], [109], [110], [113], [119], [122], [145], [148], [168], [175], [176], [177], [178], [201], [200], [207].
• Guerbigny, [256].
• Gueudecourt, [90], [91], [98], [119], [139].
• Guildford, [5].
• Guillemont, [64], [65], [66], [67], [70], [71], [72], [74], [78], [79], [80], [81], [83], [86], [87], [89], [91], [97], [124], [126], [129], [139].
• Guillemont-Montauban road, [64], [68].
• Guiscard, [243], [246], [247], [263].
• Gully Farm, [52].
• Gury, [264].
• Gwyn, Major, [267], [301].

• Hagneau River, [303].
• Haig, Sir Douglas, [8], [65], [87], [119], [144], [174], [175], [209], [231], [248], [251], [268], [279], [285], [288].
• Hailles, [263].
• Hall, Lieut. B. W., [283].
• Ham, [123], [218], [221], [223], [224], [226], [227], [229], [231], [232], [240], [264].
• Hamilton, Corporal J., [134].
• Hangard, [259], [260], [265].
• Hangest, [253].
• Hankey, Lieut., [21], [35].
• Hannebeek, [175].
• Haplincourt, [124].
• Happencourt, [221], [222], [238].
• Harley, Lance-Sergeant A., [141].
• Harman, Brig.-Gen., [244].
• Harington, Lieut.-Col., [68].
• Harris, Private, [49].
• Harrison, 2nd Lieut., [149].
• Harvey, Lieut.-Col. W. J. J., [15], [22], [164].
• Haskard, Lieut.-Col. J., [114], [249], [283].
• Haut Pommereau, [16].
• Haverskerque, [210].
• Havre, [7].
• Havrincourt, [119], [135], [137].
• —— Wood, [129], [130], [131], [133], [134], [136], [137], [142].
• Hayes, Lieut.-Col. G., [74], [173], [202], [203], [223].
• Hazebrouck, [7].
• Hazelhurst, Captain C. A. C., [34].
• Hebuterne, [62], [88].
• Hebuterne-Puisieux road, [61].
• Hedge Street Tunnels, [213].
• Heilly, [116].
• Hendecourt, [134].
• Henderson, Captain T. H., [194].
• —— Lance-Corporal W., [277].
• Henson, Captain, [111].
• Hermies, [133], [134].
• High Wood, [66], [90].
• Hill 62; [50].
• —— 65; [272], [274], [276].
• —— 135; [202], [203].
• Hill, 2nd Lieut. J. R., [162].
• —— Lieut. H. R., [78].
• —— Lance-Corporal R. V. E., [92].
• Hindenburg Line, [119], [122], [134], [138], [139], [140], [143], [178], [181], [183], [184], [185], [199], [284], [286], [288].
• Hirondelle Ridge, [272], [274], [275], [276].
• Hoare, Captain, [183].
• —— Lieut., [176].
• Hobkirk, Brig.-Gen., [50].
• Holland, Sapper H., [56].
• Holmes, Private, [24], [25].
• Holnon Wood, [221].
• Hondeghem, [60].
• Hood, Sergeant C. W., [46].
• Hooge, [48], [49], [51], [52], [144], [214].
• Hope, Major J. F. R., [31].
• Hopkins, Major L. E., [15].
• Hotham, Brig.-Gen. John, [4], [10], [89], [90], [99], [110].
• Houdain, [303].
• Houthulst Forest, [176].
• Howe, 2nd Lieut., [281].
• Hughes, 2nd Lieut., [281].
• Humphreys, Lieut. H. P. W., [149].
• Hussars—
• 10th, [244].
• 15th, [36].
• 20th, [203].
• Hyslop, Brig.-Gen., [183], [193], [204], [258], [271].

• Indian Corps, [8], [10], [15], [16], [18], [25], [28], [29].
• Infantry, co-operation between artillery and, see [Artillery].
• Irvine, Captain, [153].

• Jack, 2nd Lieut., [294], [295].
• Jackson, 2nd Lieut. H. Y. V., [56].
• —— Sergeant G. H., [161].
• Janson, Lieut.-Col., [216].
• Jee, Captain, [197].
• Jenlain, [301], [304].
• Jenne, 2nd Lieut. T. G., [92].
• Joffe, 2nd Lieut., [184].
• Johns, Captain C. M. H., [34].
• Johnson, Captain, [96].
• Jones, Captain J. E. Trevor, [118].
• —— Captain (61st Field Ambulance), [197].
• —— Lieut. Hugh, [25].
• —— Lieut. R. L., [55].
• —— Lieut. (Somerset L.I.), [242].
• —— Sergeant, V.C. awarded to, [82].
• Jussy, [238], [240], [241].

• Kemmel Hill, [271].
• Kenyon, Colonel E. R., [4], [44].
• King Edward’s Horse, [125].
• King, Lieut., [258].
• King’s, 12th, see [Liverpool Regiment].
• King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, [2], [11], [52], [69], [74], [77], [81], [83], [92], [93], [97], [101], [105], [123], [126], [127], [156], [159], [161], [165], [182], [184], [193], [196], [197], [199], [216].
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps, [2], [21], [22], [25], [28], [30], [31], [32], [35], [38], [39], [42], [50], [51], [52], [54], [55], [56], [58], [59], [67], [68], [69], [73], [76], [77], [79], [82], [95], [96], [97], [101], [112], [114], [116], [126], [130], [131], [132], [134], [135], [136], [147], [148], [152], [155], [156], [158], [160], [161], [162], [165], [169], [171], [182], [183], [186], [188], [190], [192], [199], [200], [201], [206], [207], [216], [222], [223], [225], [227], [228], [229], [230], [231], [232], [234], [235], [252], [253], [254], [258], [259], [260], [261], [280], [282], [287], [293], [297], [298], [304], [305].
• Kitchener, Lord, [1].
• Kruisstraat, [60].
• Krupp Farm, [37], [145].

• La Bassée, [270].
• —— —— Canal, [15], [25].
• La Boiselle, [65].
• Laboissière, [256].
• La Boutillerie, [8], [14], [16], [30], [33].
• La Chavette, [250].
• La Cliqueterie Farm, [16].
• La Clytte, [212].
• La Cordonnerie Farm, [8], [33], [59].
• La Coulotte, [287].
• La Flamengrie, [301], [303], [306].
• La Flinque, [11], [13].
• —— —— Group, [24].
• Lagnicourt, [140], [142].
• Lagny, [263].
• La Grisoelle, [305].
• Lancers, 21st, [125].
• Lanchy, [221].
• Langemarck, [151], [155], [156], [159], [160], [162], [163], [167], [168], [170], [172], [173], [174].
• —— road, [153], [156], [175].
• Langley, Lieut. G. A., [55].
• Langworth, 2nd Lieut. J. S., [297].
• Lascelles, Major, [30].
• Lassigny, [264].
• Lateau Wood, [182], [188], [189], [191], [192], [195], [196].
• La Vacquerie, [181], [183], [185], [186], [188], [191], [192], [193], [196], [197], [199], [200], [201], [205], [206], [207], [208].
• Laventie, [9], [10], [11], [12], [37].
• —— Group, [24].
• —— Sector, Division in, [9] et seq.
• Le Bridoux, [15], [16], [29], [59].
• Le Cateau, [300].
• Lechelle, [124].
• Lee, Lieut.-Col., [152].
• Lees, Major E. B., [34].
• Leigh, Captain Egerton, [132].
• Leighton, Lieut., [34].
• Leinster Regiment, [73], [77], [80].
• Le Mesnil, [124], [126].
• Le Monchel, [257].
• Lens, [8], [272], [273], [274], [280], [282], [283], [284], [288], [293], [294], [300].
• —— Sector, [272], [273], [278], [279], [280], [283], [285], [286].
• Le Pavoux, Lieut. F. V., [55].
• Le Quesnel, [249], [250], [251], [252], [253], [254].
• Le Quesnoy, [250].
• Lesbœufs, [90], [91], [95], [98], [125], [138], [139].
• Leslie, Colonel G., [4].
• Les Rues des Vignes, [189], [190], [191], [192], [197].
• Les Rues Vertes, [182], [187], [188], [192], [195], [197].
• Le Transloy, [99], [101], [109], [112], [114], [115], [116], [118], [122], [123], [124], [125], [126].
• Leuze Wood, [66], [71], [72], [78], [80], [81], [85].
• Lewin, 2nd Lieut. C. J., [141].
• Ley, Lieut.-Col., [130], [132].
• Liancourt, [249], [250].
• Libermont, [235], [230], [237].
• —— Canal, [226], [230], [232], [235].
• Lièvin, [273], [274], [275], [278].
• Lille, [8].
• Little Wood, [136].
• Liverpool Regiment (12th King’s), [2], [3], [11], [14], [74], [77], [79], [80], [81], [83], [92], [97], [101], [104], [126], [127], [128], [130], [138], [141], [157], [162], [165], [182], [183], [184], [192], [221], [224], [237], [238], [239], [240], [241], [242], [243], [244], [249], [281], [293], [297], [298].
• Lobb, 2nd Lieut., [289].
• Longueval, [66].
• Loos, [12], [15].
• Loyd, Captain G. B., [207].
• Lubda Copse, [123].
• Luce River, [259], [260], [261], [262].
• Lumbres, [7].
• Lyon, Major E. L., [91], [92].
• Lys River, [143].
• —— Salient, [285].

• M’Donald, 2nd Lieut. J. M., [136].
• M’Evoy, Sergeant-Major, [203].
• McGinity, Private W., [295].
• M’Gown, Major J., [106].
• Machine Gun Companies, see [Divisional].
• —— —— Battalion, formation of, [219].
• —— —— instruction in use of, [9].
• McKay, Sergeant A., [56].
• Mackenzie, 2nd Lieut. J. C., [297].
• McKimm, Lieut. D. S. A., [56], [57].
• MacLachlan, Lieut.-Col., [222], [223].
• Macmillan, Major, [92], [94], [194].
• Madocks, Lieut.-Col. W. R. N., [4], [114].
• Maling, Lieut. G. A., R.A.M.C., V.C. awarded to, [22], [23].
• Malplaquet area, [306].
• Mametz, [65].
• —— Wood, [65].
• Mander, Major R., [74].
• Manisty, Lieut., [55].
• Mansfield, Rifleman J. P., [56].
• Maple Copse, [50].
• Marcoing, [181], [182], [186], [189], [196], [208].
• —— Valley, [197].
• Maresches, [301].
• Maricourt, [65], [117].
• Marieux, [306].
• Marne River, [279].
• Martin, Lieut., [153].
• —— Lieut. A. S., [286].
• —— Major J. E. B., M.V.O., [3].
• Martinpuich, [90].
• Masnières, [182], [185], [187], [188], [189], [190], [191], [192], [193], [197], [200], [206], [208].
• Massie, Major J. W., [151], [224], [229], [230].
• Matheson, Major-Gen. T. G., C.B., [124], [125], [138], [142], [150], [174].
• Matigny, [221], [226].
• Maubeuge, [288], [305].
• Mauquissait, [10], [13], [16], [25].
• Maxse, Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. I., [218], [231].
• Meaulte, [90], [142].
• Meerut Division, see [Indian Corps].
• Menin road, [52], [174], [210], [211], [212], [215].
• —— —— Sector, [210] et seq.
• Mercatel, [284].
• Meredith, Lieut. G., [28].
• Méricourt, [272], [277], [285], [287], [292], [293], [294], [295].
• —— Sector, [285].
• Merling, Captain, [227].
• Merris, [7].
• Merville, [271].
• Mesnil, [233].
• Mesnil-St-Nicaise, [231], [232].
• Messenger, 2nd Lieut., [52].
• Messines, [60], [143], [144].
• Metz-en-Couture, [129], [130], [131], [132], [133], [134], [139], [198], [205].
• Meziéres, [257], [258], [259].
• Mill Farm, [132].
• Milligan, Captain, [105].
• Minden Post, [64].
• Mines, [52], [59], [75].
• Minenwerfer, [92], [93].
• Miraumont, [119].
• Mitchell, Captain B. E. F., [14], [79].
• Moislains, [123], [204].
• Monchy-au-Bois, [122].
• Monchy Breton, [300].
• Monk, Lieut. H. H., [28].
• Mon Plaisir Farm, [189], [190], [191].
• Mons, [305].
• Montauban, [64], [65], [85], [112].
• Montdidier, [255], [256], [257], [279].
• Moore, Lieut.-Col., [182], [229].
• —— Rifleman, [153], [154].
• Morchain, [232], [233].
• Morchies, [140].
• Moreuil, [257], [259], [260], [262], [263].
• Morgan-Owen, Lieut.-Col., [199], [216].
• Morris, Private H., [46].
• Morval, [90], [91], [98], [138].
• Moulin du Piètre, [19].
• Mound, The, [54], [58].
• Mount Sorrel, [54].
• —— Street, [71], [72], [77], [79].
• Mouton Farm, [164].
• Moyencourt, [234].
• Munro, Sir Charles, [8].
• Munster Fusiliers, [73], [77], [78], [80], [82].

• Naval Division, [110].
• Naylor, Sergeant, [296].
• Neil, Lieut. J., [195].
• Nesle, [123], [218], [225], [227], [231], [233].
• —— road, [233], [234].
• Neuf Berquin, [7].
• Neutral Relief Committee, [304].
• Neuve Chapelle, [7], [12], [15], [23].
• Neuville, [126], [127], [128], [129], [130], [133], [139].
• Neuvilly, [247].
• Newell, Lieut.-Col. E. M., [141], [181].
• New Zealand Division, [212].
• No Man’s Land, [41], [50], [69], [123], [147], [214], [276], [295].
• Noreuil, [134], [140], [142].
• Norman, Major P. G., [158], [196].
• Northumberland Yeomanry, [186], [188].
• Nouveau Monde, [10].
• Noyelles, [293].
• Noyon, [248], [279].
• Nurlu, [204].

• Observatory Ridge, [54].
• O’Connor, Captain H. M., [56], [57], [58].
• Offoy, [224], [227], [228].
• Ognolles, [236], [237].
• Oise River, [219].
• Ollezy, [238], [239], [240], [241], [242], [243].
• Omignon River, [219].
• Ord, Captain O. R., [96].
• Ormrod, Major M. S., [229].
• Osburn, Lieut.-Col. A. C., [15], [164], [191], [203].
• Oudin, 2nd Lieut. L. E., [45].
• Ovens, Brig.-Gen. R. M., [271], [276].
• Ovillers-la-Boiselle, [65].
• Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, [2], [39], [51], [52], [59], [70], [72], [73], [74], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79], [101], [102], [103], [104], [115], [116], [136], [156], [157], [158], [159], [160], [165], [182], [183], [200], [201], [216].