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THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES’ OWN CIVIL SERVICE RIFLES
NOTE BY THE EDITOR
CONTENTS
APPENDICES
PLATES1
SKETCH MAPS
CHAPTER I 1859-19092
Somerset House Volunteers, 1798.
Bank of England Volunteers, 1798.
Volunteers of 1802.
Disbandment.
General Meeting at Audit Office.
First Attempts at Formation.
Audit Corps Formed.
Other Corps Formed.
First Council Meeting.
Title of Corps.
Uniform.
Customs Corps Secede.
Prince of Wales.
Chaplain.
C.O.
Adjutant.
Surgeon.
Major.
Composition of Corps.
First Battalion Drill, &c.
Musketry Instruction.
Queen’s Review.
CHAPTER II Eccentricities.
Dramatic Performance.
Regimental Ball.
Band.
Subscription Fund.
1861. First Easter Monday Review.
1862.
CHAPTER III
1863. Prince of Wales’ Challenge Cup.
Adjutants: Captain Adair, 1862-3. Captain Lombard, 1864-1886.
1864.
Shooting of Period.
Majors.
1866—Bank of England Company.
Camp at Wimbledon.
Major Du Plat Taylor.
1871.
School of Instruction.
Major Hawker.
50th Middlesex Formed.
Dramatic Society.
Major Currie.
Lord Bury.
Title Altered.
21st Year.
Change of Rifle.
Adjutants.
Jubilee Year.
CHAPTER IV
Wimbledon Ranges.
The Flagstaff.
Wimbledon Camp.
Shooting.
The Aldershot Drills.
Camps of Instruction.
The Old Deer Park.
CHAPTER V
Change of Uniform.
Resignation of Lord Bury.
Staff Promotions.
Building of Head Quarters.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898. “Prince of Wales’ Own.”
1899.
1900.
1901. Field Army Brigades.
1903.
1902.
School of Arms.
“Daily Telegraph” Cup.
1904.
The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907.
15th (Co. of London) Battalion, 4th London Brigade.
1908.
1910.7
1911.
1912.
1913.
1914.
1st Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Captain P. Davenport, M.C.9
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I “17TH OF MARCH MEN”
CHAPTER II GIVENCHY AND FESTUBERT
CHAPTER III A “BON WAR”
CHAPTER IV LOOS AND THE SPINNEY
CHAPTER V WINTER IN THE LOOS SALIENT.
NEW SONG OF HIAWATHA.
CHAPTER VI NOTRE DAME DE LORETTE
CHAPTER VII VIMY RIDGE, 1916
CHAPTER VIII CALONNE RICOUART AND SOUCHEZ
CHAPTER IX THE TREK
CHAPTER X HIGH WOOD
CHAPTER XI EAUCOURT L’ABBE AND THE BUTTE DE WARLENCOURT
CHAPTER XII A REST CURE IN THE YPRES SALIENT
CHAPTER XIII THE SALIENT IN WINTER
CHAPTER XIV THE MORINGHEM TREK
CHAPTER XV MESSINES—7TH JUNE, 1917
CHAPTER XVI THE RENAISSANCE
CHAPTER XVII LAST DAYS IN THE YPRES SALIENT
CHAPTER XVIII ANOTHER REST CURE. GAVRELLE AND OPPY
CHAPTER XIX BOURLON WOOD AND THE HINDENBURG LINE
CHAPTER XX THE RETREAT
CHAPTER XXI MONTHS OF “WIND UP”
CHAPTER XXII INTENSIVE TRAINING
CHAPTER XXIII THE GREAT ADVANCE
CHAPTER XXIV BACK TO THE COAL-FIELDS
CHAPTER XXV THE ARMISTICE
CHAPTER XXVI HOME
PREFACE
CHAPTER XXVII FORMATION—TRAINING—IRISH REBELLION, 1916—AND DEPARTURE FOR FRANCE, JUNE, 1916
CHAPTER XXVIII FRANCE, 22ND JUNE, 1916, TO 19TH NOVEMBER, 1916—IN THE TRENCHES AT NEUVILLE ST. VAAST—BATTALION RAID—JOURNEY TO MARSEILLES.
CHAPTER XXIX THE VOYAGE TO SALONICA—MALTA—SALONICA, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1916—JOURNEY TO KATERINA—OUTPOSTS AT STIPI.
CHAPTER XXX LEAVING KATERINA—TREK TO THE DOIRAN FRONT—KARASULI NIGHT
CHAPTER XXXI ON THE DOIRAN-VARDAR FRONT—THE ADVANCE
CHAPTER XXXII ALEXANDRIA, 23RD JUNE, 1917—ISMAILIA—BELAH—DESERT TRAINING—GAMBLI AND TEL EL FARA—EL SHAULTH—PREPARATIONS FOR THE PALESTINE OFFENSIVE
CHAPTER XXXIII BEERSHEBA, 1917 (21ST OF OCTOBER TO 4TH OF NOVEMBER)—WADI WELFARE
CHAPTER XXXIV KAUWUKAH AND RUSHDI SYSTEMS—ATTACK—SHERIA—MUNTARET—HUJ—NEJILEH—AND TO GAZA VIA SHERIA
CHAPTER XXXV THE MARCH FROM GAZA UP COUNTRY—ENAB—THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM—TEL-EL-FUL—BIREH.
CHAPTER XXXVI IBN OBEID—BETHANY—JEBEL EKTIEF—JERUSALEM—MUKMAS
CHAPTER XXXVII JERUSALEM—MUKMAS—JERICHO—ES SALT—WADI EL JIB
CHAPTER XXXVIII EL HAUD—AIN ARIK—SURAFEND—KANTARA—ALEXANDRIA—JOURNEY TO ITALY
CHAPTER XXXIX JOURNEY THROUGH ITALY AND FRANCE—RECONSTRUCTION—MOULLE—ST. SYLVESTER CAPPEL—MONT ROUGE—LOCRE—DRANOUTRE—MONT VIDAGNE.
CHAPTER XL NEUVE EGLISE—MESSINES—HOUTHEM—WYTSCHAETE
CHAPTER XLI AMERICA CORNER—THE ATTACK—CROSSING THE LYS—BOUS—BECQUE—RONCQ—THE PURSUIT TOWARDS THE RIVER SCHELDT—PETIT TOURCOING—AVELGHEM—THE ARMISTICE—COURTRAI AREA—MARCH OVER DEVASTATED AREA VIA ARMENTIERES—BOESINGHEM—BASE DUTIES—THE END.
3rd Battalion Civil Service Rifles By Major H. Duncan Lewis
Richmond Park.
CHAPTER XLIII THE RECONSTITUTED BATTALION
APPENDIX I Regimental Plate
APPENDIX II STAFF. Commanding Officers.
THE GREAT WAR. 1/15 Bn. London Regiment.
2/15 Bn. London Regiment.
3/15 Bn. London Regiment.
AFTER THE WAR.
Adjutants.
THE GREAT WAR
1/15 Bn. London Regiment.
2/15 Bn. London Regiment.
3/15 Bn. London Regiment.
AFTER THE WAR.
Regimental Sergeant-Majors.
THE WAR.
1/15th Battalion London Regiment.
2/15th Battalion London Regiment.
3/15th Battalion London Regiment.
After the War.
APPENDIX III MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Imperial Yeomanry.
C.I.V.
Royal Irish Rifles.
South African Constabulary.
Royal Engineers.
Army Service Corps.
Special Service.
Field Hospital.
APPENDIX IV SCHOOL OF ARMS.
Royal Military Tournament Challenge Cup Winners.
Royal Military Tournament (Army and Navy Championship Medals).
Royal Military Tournament Silver Medallists.
Amateur Championships.
APPENDIX VI CASUALTY LIST.
APPENDIX V A Statement of the strength of the Corps at the end of each year from 1860 to 1914.
“KEY.”
APPENDIX VII DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OFFICERS.
Distinguished Service Order.
Military Cross.
Other Decorations.
Mentioned in Despatches.
DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: OTHER RANKS.
Military Cross.
Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Military Medal.
Other Decorations.
Mentioned in Despatches.
Brought to Notice for Gallant and Distinguished Conduct in the Field.
APPENDIX VIII OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE PERIOD 1914-1919.
Darker Type Represents Officers who Died.
LIST OF OFFICERS OF 1ST BATTALION ON LANDING IN FRANCE, MARCH, 1915.
APPENDIX IX Other Ranks who served in the period 1914-1919.
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