Regimental Timeline

The East Surrey Regiment

1918
	The East Surrey Regiment
	1^st Battalion
	Italy.
March	German offensive operation, Michael, opens.
April	Battalion returns to the Western Front.
	Defence of the Forêt de Nieppe, battles of the Lys.
July	Attack on Arrewage, La Becque.
August	The Hundred Days. Actions at Achiet and Albert; Second Battle of Bapaume.
September	In trenches, Havrincourt.
October	Canal du Nord.
November	Battle of the Selle.
	Battle of the Sambre.
11^th November	Armistice. Battalion at Le Quesnoy.
	2^nd Battalion
January	Operations around Lake Doiran, Macedonia.
	Battle of Doiran.
	Pursues the Bulgarians.
	Moved to Salonika.
11^th November	Armistice.
November	Moves to occupy Constantinople.

Early pattern felt "PH' Gas Helmet and the later Small Box Respirator.

Special Reserve
	3^rd Battalion
	Home service.
	4^th Battalion
	Home service.
Territorial Force
	1^st/5^th Battalion
	Mesopotamia. Battles on the Tigris.
	2^nd/5^th Battalion
	Home service.
	5^th (Reserve) Battalion
	Home Service.
	1^st/6^th Battalion
	Aden.
	Returns to India.
	2^nd/6^th Battalion
	Home service.
	1^st/21^st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)
March - April	German offensive and Allied withdrawal.
	La Vacqerie.
	Le Mesnil.
August	Allied counter offensive begins at Amiens. Bray-sur-Somme.
	Moislains.
	Tournai.
11^th November	Armistice.
	2^nd/21^st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)
	Palestine and trans-Jordan.
	Beidyudat and Amman.
	21^st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)
	Home Service.
	21^st (Reserve) (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment.
	Home Service.
	1^st/23^rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
21^st March	German offensive operation Michael launched.
	Cambrai.
August	Amiens and the Somme; pursuit operations.
	Lille.
11^th November	Armistice.
	2^nd/23^rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
	Palestine; Jericho.
	Crossing of the Jordan River.
September - October	Ras-et-Tawil and the raid on Amman.
	Embarks for the Western Front.
	Ypres and the final advance.
11^th November	Armistice.

Service Battalions
	7^th Battalion
4^th March	Disbanded in France as part of BEF reorganisation.
	8^th Battalion
	St Quentin.
March - April	German offensive operations in Picardy; Battle of St Quentin.
	Relieved by the French and transferred to Amiens.
	Battle of the Avre.
July	Reorganisation and trench duties near Albert.
August	The Hundred Days: Battle of Amiens.
	Battle of Albert.
September	Second Battle of Bapaume.
	Epéhy.
November	Battle of the Selle.
	Battle of the Sambre.
11^th November	Armistice.
	9^th Battalion
	Péronne.
March - April	German offensive operation Michael; Battle of St Quentin.
	Falvy and Rosières.
	12^th (Bermondsey) Battalion
March	Italy. German offensive operation Michael. Battalion returns to France.
	Actions at Bapaume, Mory, and Sapignies.
	Moves to Ypres (Flanders).
August	In trenches at La Clytte.
	Vierstraat.
	The advance in Flanders; Battle of Ypres.
October	Battle of Courtrai.
November	Crossing of the Scheldt.
11^th November	Armistice.
	13^th (Wandsworth) Battalion
March	German offensive operation, Michael, in France.
	Battles of Ervillers and Mory; Battles on the Lys. Battalion surrounded – heavy losses.
18^th April	Forms part of C Battalion, composite brigade, 40^th Division.
5^th May	Reduced to Cadre and returned to England.
3^rd July	Re-formed with drafts from 15^th Battalion at Lowestoft.
	15^th Battalion
1^st March	Battalion formed.
3^rd July	Absorbed into 13^th (Wandsworth) Battalion.