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== A month or two in Belgium == |
== A month or two in Belgium == |
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On the 25th they arrived in Amplier and then from there entrained at Doullens for Proven<ref name="ftn1">A small village in the western province of Flanders, Belgium</ref>, arriving there on the 28th. The 1st Battalion spent August in it entirety and the majority of September in Belgium, doing very little in the way of fighting. Officers and NCOs were sent to courses of instruction mainly for bombing and sniping and the 19th August the following men were awarded the Military Medal: |
On the 25th they arrived in Amplier and then from there entrained at Doullens for Proven<ref name="ftn1">A small village in the western province of Flanders, Belgium</ref>, arriving there on the 28th. The 1st Battalion spent August in it entirety and the majority of September in Belgium, doing very little in the way of fighting. Officers and NCOs were sent to courses of instruction mainly for bombing and [[sniping]] and the 19th August the following men were awarded the Military Medal: |
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* No. 22711 Sergeant J. Drury; |
* No. 22711 Sergeant J. Drury; |
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