1 September – ARMENTIERES
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20 September – BAILLEUL
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30 September – GEZAINCOURT
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20 October – THIEPVAL G2 front line
East of Hammerhead, facing Thiepval Chateau site of Memorial to the Missing. |
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20 October
Bombing party went out from Hammerhead to a German listening post and found that it was unoccupied – the inspiration for In No Man’s Land. Read in A Highland Regiment 31 October – HENENCOURT general clean up |
12 December – BOUZINCOURT
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28 December – MOLLIENS-AU-BOIS
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20 February – BOIS DES TAILLES
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9 March – IVERGNY
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16 May – Raid near ROCLINCOURT
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25 May – SAVY
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1 June – AVERDOIGNT
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9 June – SAINT-MARTIN-AU-LAËRT
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10 June – EPERLEQUES
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10 July – NEUVILLE-ST-VAAST – In trenches
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15 July – BEAUDRICOURT
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16 July – AUTHEUX
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22 July – FRICOURT
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3 October – COURCELLES-LE-COMTE
“Lt E A Mackintosh, 2nd Lieuts. L S Gander, H.Paterson and E.J.Morton joined the battalion.” |
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5 October – In line between GUÉMAPPE and VIS-EN-ARTOIS
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28 October – IZEL-LÈS-HAMEAU
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13 November – NOYELLE-VION – Brigade sports
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17 November – BAPAUME
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18 November – LÉCHELLE
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20 November – METZ-en-COUTURE
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21 November – Second day of the second Battle of Cambrai
4 am left Metz and took up positions in original front line; 6.30 am moved up to original German front line; 7.15 am assembled and moved past FLESQUIERES along to LA JUSTICE. No. 4 Company extended to fill gap between 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 4th Gordon Highlanders and Seaforth Highlanders and 62nd Division. Advance stopped by machine gun fire from CANTAING LINE and ANNEUX. |
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E Alan Mackintosh killed by a shot through the mouth. Buried at ORIVAL WOOD CEMETERY, FLESQUIERES.
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