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On the 25th
▲== A month or two in Belgium ==
▲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:
* No. 22711 [[Sergeant]] J. Drury;
* No. 7329 [[Corporal]] T. Boyce;
* No. 9244 [[Private]] R. Childs;
* No. 8408 Private J. Newcombe;
* No. 18803 [[Lance
=== Successful Raid on German Trenches ===
The report of this raid is as follows:<ref name="ftn4">
▲''The Covering Party consisting of a sergeant and 6 riflemen to guard the left flank, a Sergeant and 7 men with Lewis Gun to guard right flank, were posted at about 7.45 p.m. in the nearer line of trees opposite Wielyje Salient. At 8.10 p.m. the raiding party began to leave our trench and were all position in “No Man’s Land” as arranged by 8.15 p.m.'' ''During the first 15 minutes of the bombardment the party worked forward to the line of big trees without mishap, and crossed to the line of willows in front of enemy trench by 8.50 p.m. During the second stage of the advance one lance-corporal sustained a slight wound in the hand from a fragment of one of our shells.''
=== Left Blocking Party ===
=== General ===
=== The Sap search party ===
For further notes on the raid
== Back to France ==
By October the Battalion was still in Belgium.
On the 29th, the Battalion was on the move again to [[Albert (place)|Albert]], via Mametz, then on to Allery, Carnoy and Les Beouf on the
By December the Battalion was on the move from place to place; Guillemont, Corbie, Condé, Picquigny and finally on to Hangest where they saw the remainder of the year to it conclusion.
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