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The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Chronology
Extracted from the book "Pilgrimage" by David Parsons
Year | Date | Location |
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1914 | Aug 21 | Regiment formed and first men enlisted. CO Major W.H. Franklin - Training Pleasantville |
Oct 04 | Overseas on S.S. Florizel | |
Oct 20 | Disembarked Plymouth - to Salisbury Planin [Pond Farm Camp]. CO Lt. Col. E.B. Clegg | |
Nov 12 | CO Lt. Col R. de H. Burton | |
Dec 07 | To Fort George, Inverness | |
1915 | Feb 19 | To Edinburgh Castle |
May 11 | To Stobs Camp, Hawich | |
Aug 02 | HQ and 2nd Battalion established at Ayr | |
Aug 02 | 1st Battalion to Aldershot - Badajoz Barracks | |
Aug 19 | Leave Aldershot | |
Aug 20 | Embarked Devonport on SS Megantic | |
Sep 01 | Landed Alexandria - Abbassia Barracks | |
Sep 13 | Embarked Alexandria on SS Ausonia | |
Sep 18 | Arrived Mudros | |
Sep 20 | Landed Gallipoli - SUVLA BAY | |
Sep 22 | First Casualty | |
Dec 06 | CO Lt. Col. A.L.Hadow | |
Dec 20 | Evacuate Suvla Bay | |
Dec 22 | To Cape Helles | |
1916 | Jan 09 | Evacuate Cape Helles |
Jan 11 | Disembarked SS Varsova at Alexandria - Suez Camp | |
Nov to Feb 22 |
Western Frontier Force | |
Mar 14 | Embarked Port Tewfik on MT Alaunia | |
Mar 22 | Disembarked Marseilles - entrained to Abbeville | |
Mar 25 | Detrained Pont Remy - march to Buigny L'Abbe | |
Mar 31 | Maarch to Brucamps | |
Apr 01 | Bonneville | |
Apr 04 | Louvencourt | |
Apr 13 | Englebelmer | |
Apr 22 | Relieved Worc. Reg't. in Firing Line at Beaumont Hamel | |
May 03 | Relieved by SWB - Mailly Maillet | |
May 3-8 | Trench Construction | |
May 08 | To Louvencourt | |
May 18 | Front Line Beaumont Hamel | |
May 28 | To Mailley Maillet | |
Jun 07 | To Louvencourt | |
Jun 15 | Front Line | |
Jun 23 | Relieved by SWB - to Louvencourt | |
Jun 25 | Trench Raid | |
Jun 27 | Trench Raid | |
Jul 01 | BEAUMONT HAMEL | |
Jul 06 | To Englebelmer | |
Jul 08 | To Mailly Maillet | |
Jul 14 | In trenches east of Auchonvillers | |
Jul 17 | Relieved by SWB - to Acheux | |
Jul 23 | March to Beauval | |
Jul 27 | To Candas | |
Jul 28 | Poperinghe by train | |
Jul 30 | Bde. reserve [east side of Ypres - Menin Gate. Contruction of X-Line at Potijze] | |
Aug 08 | Gas attack | |
Aug 09 | Relieved Worc. Reg't. in Firing Line Bellewaarde Lake area - Railway Wood and Y Wood | |
Aug 18 | Relieved - to Brandhoek | |
Aug 29 | Front Line YPRES 16 | |
Sep 08 | To Reserve | |
Sep 19 | Elverdinghe - contruction L line | |
Sep 29 | Reserve at Ypres | |
Oct 05 | Poperinghe - 3 days | |
Oct 08 | By train to Longeau [near Amiens] - march to Corbie | |
Oct 09 | Bus to Bernafay Wood | |
Oct 10 | Via Delville Wood and Flers to Gueudecourt to relieve Royal Fusiliers | |
Oct 12 | GUEUDECOURT - attack on Hilt Trench | |
Oct 13 | Relieved by Hampshire Reg't - to Switch Trench between Flers and Delville Wood | |
Oct 20 | Bernafay Wood - Div. Reserve | |
Oct 27 | Grease Trench for 1 day - relieved by Aussies | |
Oct 28 | Corps Reserve - Ville sur Corbie | |
Nov 17 | LESBOUEFS - relieved 8th. Div. - Nfld. and Worc. in Front NE of Lesbouefs | |
Nov 22 | Relieved by Hampshires | |
Nov 27 | Major J. Forbes Robertson, 2 i/c in command | |
Dec 09 | To Corps Reserve - Carnoy - Meaulte - Mericourt l'Abbe - Fricourt - road construction at Fricourt and Carnoe |
|
Dec 14 | Entrained to Conde - march to Camps en Amienois | |
1917 | Jan 11 | Camps en Amienois to Corbie |
Jan 15 | Corbie - march to Meaulte | |
Jan 16 | Meaulte | |
Jan 17 | Carnoy | |
Jan 18 | Guillemont | |
Jan 19 | LE TRANSLOY - Front Line | |
Jan 24 | Moved NE - left 1/2 of 87 Bde. sector | |
Jan 27 | In support attack by Inniskilling Fusiliers and Border Reg't | |
Feb 02 | To Carnoy | |
Feb 06 | By bus to Coisey to rest camp | |
Feb 18 | March vie Meaulte, Carnoy, Boourleaux Wood | |
Feb 23 | Relieved Lancaster Fusiliers at Sailly-Saillisel | |
Feb 25 | Withdrawn to Hardecourt | |
Mar 02 | SAILLY-SAILLISEL - relieved Royal Fusiliers, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Lancaster Fusiliers held trenches for 52 hours |
|
Mar 03 | Relieved by Lancaster Fusiliers | |
Mar 05 | Meaulte - Division Reserve | |
Mar 19 | To Camps en Amienois | |
Mar 28 | Left Camps en Amienois march vie Picquingy, Vignacourt, Beauval, Grenas and Pommera, Ivernigyh, Coullement, to Gouy en Artois | |
Apr 11 | Rehearsal for attack | |
Apr 12 | March to Les Fosses Farm [near Arras] relieved Battalion of 12th Division on road to Monchy le Preux from Le Bergere farm on Cambrai Road | |
Apr 14 | MONCHY | |
Apr 18 | Composite Battalion of Essex and Nfld. Regiments in Reserve Trench at Orange Hill | |
Apr 22 | To Les Fosses Farm | |
Apr 23 | LES FOSSES FARM - String Trench - guarding Right Flank 88th Brigade | |
Apr 24 | Relieved by Middlesex Reg't. - march to Arras Rest 3 weeks - Bayencourt, Berneville | |
May 02 | Recall to Arras - 29 Division in support | |
May 06 | Lt. Col. Hadow resumes command | |
May 14 | Division Reserve - trenches at Tilloy | |
May 17 | To Dugouts at Railway Triangle [near Arras] | |
May 25 | Front Line north of Monchy | |
May 29 | Relieved by Essex Reg't. | |
Jun 04 | Arras to Bonneville by train | |
Jun 27 | By train to Proven | |
Jul 6-12 | YSER CANAL - Front Line | |
Jul 12/13 | Trench Raid | |
Jul 17/18 | Trench Raid | |
Jul 12 | Training in Proven area | |
Aug 08 | 29th Division in line North of Ypres-Staden RR | |
Aug 16 | STEENBEEK | |
Aug 17 | Relieved by 86th Brigade - to Elverdinghe | |
Aug 20-24 | CANNES FARM - Front Line | |
Aug 24 | Penton Camp [near Proven] for 3 weeks | |
Sep 26 | WIJDENDRIFT - Front Line NW of Langemarch Sep 30 - Penton Camp | |
Oct 07 | From Cardoen Camp to Yser Canal Bank | |
Oct 09 | BROENBEEK | |
Oct 10 | Relieved by Hampshire Reg't | |
Oct 11 | 29 Division relieved by 17 Division vie Elverdiinghe to Swindon Camp [Proven] | |
Oct 17 | Entrained to Saulty - march to Berles-au-Bois | |
Nov 17 | Berles - Boisleux au Monts - entrain to Peronne | |
Nov 18 | Via Moislains to Sorel-le-Grand | |
Nov 20 | Sorel to Gouzeaucourt to Villers Plouick | |
MARCOING MASNIERES |
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Nov 21 | Reserve at Masnieres | |
Nov 22 | Relieved by Middlesex Reg't | |
Nov 25 | In Trenches at Beaurevoir Line | |
Nov 28 | Reserve at Maarcoing | |
Nov 30 | Held Line at Marcoing Copse | |
Dec 03 | German attacks - withdrew with South Wales Borderers along Canal Bank relieved by Hampshires at 9 PM to 1/2 mile rear of Front Line |
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Dec 04 | Withdrew to Etricourt - train to Mondicourt - march to Humbercourt | |
Dec 18 | Humbercourt to Boubers sur Canche | |
Dec 19 | To Le Parcq | |
Dec 20 | To Fressin Lt. Col. Hadow retires as CO. Temporary CO- Lt. Col. J.R. Meiklejohn | |
1918 | Jan 01 | CO - Lt. Col. J.S. Woodruffe |
Jan 06 | Fressin to Zudausques [St. Omer] | |
Jan 18 | To Wizernes - entrain to Brandhoek - to Hasler Camp [St. Jans] | |
Jan 26 | Front Line - Vindictive Crossing [North of Passchendaele] | |
Jan 30 | Relieved - support positions at Bellevue | |
Feb 03 | To Wieltje - entrain to Brandhoek | |
Feb 12 | Reserve Steenvorde | |
Feb 19 | To Poperinghe - work parties | |
Mar 07 | VINDICTIVE CROSSROADS - Front Line - N. of Passchendaele Front Line 5 days and 4 days - working on trenches when out of the Front Line |
|
Mar 21 | German Offensive began | |
Apr 09 | Relieved from Front Line N. of Passchendaele | |
Apr 10 | BAILLEUL | |
Apr 10 | To Van Hugel Station [Wieltje] - train to St. Jan Ter Biezen - to Bailleul - debussed at La Creche for defence of Steenwerck - attached to 34th Division | |
Apr 11 | De Broecken Farm | |
Apr 12 | Bailleul Rd. near Railway Line - fell back to De Seule Crossroads | |
Apr 13 | Withdrew against attacks - relieved by Northumberland Reg't | |
Apr 15 | March to Croix de Poperinghe | |
Apr 18 | Front Line - Ridge at Croix de Poperinghe | |
Apr 21 | Relieved by French | |
Apr 22 | Bus to Hondeghem [Hazebrouck] | |
Apr 29 | Left 29th Division - to Etaples | |
Apr 30 | Camp at St. Josse - relieved Honourable Artilllery Company as HQ Guard billeted at Ecuires [near Montreuil] |
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Jun 01 | Major A.E. Bernard - acting CO | |
Jun 30 | CO - Lt. Col. T.G. Mathias | |
Jun - Jul | TDraining at Camiers - encamped at Equihen | |
Aug | Guarding P.O.W. | |
Sep 11 | To 2nd Army, 9th Division, 28th Brigade | |
Sep 12 | From Boulonge via Poperinghe to Wormhoult | |
Sep 18 | Joined 28th Brigade | |
Sep 20 | To Front Line via Proven, Seige Camp [NE of Vlam] relieved 26 Brigade North of Hellfire Corner |
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Sep 28 | Attack through Westhoek to Polygon Wood | |
Sep 29 | Advance from Polygon Wood to KEIBERG RIDGE to Strooiboomhoek | |
Sep 30 | In reserve | |
Oct 02 | To Front Line at LEDEGHEM | |
Oct 6/7 | Relieved and to Keiberg | |
Oct 13 | To Front for attack on Steebeck | |
Oct 14 | VICTORIA CROSS to Pte. T Rickett during attack at De Beurt Farm near Drie Masten | |
Oct 15 | To St. Catherine Capelle [North of Coutrai] - in reserve 4 days | |
Oct 19/20 | RIVER LYS CROSSING from Bavichove to Beveren | |
Oct 20 | Bavichove to VICHTE | |
Oct 21 | Held line relieved in evening - to Harlebeke | |
Oct 24 | To Vichte | |
Oct 25 | To attack INGOYGHEM RIDGE - cancelled | |
Oct 26 | Relieved to Harlebeke, billeted at Bavichove | |
Nov 11 | at Harlebeke | |
Nov 14 | March to Germany | |
Dec | CO - Lt. Col. A.E. Bernard | |
Dec 4 | Entered Germany as part of the Army of Occupation | |
1919 | Feb 14 | Withdrew from Germany |
May 03 | Victory Parade, London | |
Jun 01 | Arrived St. John's | |
List of Abbreviations
Bde | Brigade |
Div. | Division |
Regt. | Regiment |
2 i/c | Second in Command |
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