Regimental Timeline

The East Surrey Regiment

The Great War: 1918

1918

  The East Surrey Regiment

 

1st 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.

11th November

Armistice. Battalion at Le Quesnoy.

 

2nd Battalion

January

Operations around Lake Doiran, Macedonia.

 

Battle of Doiran.

 

Pursues the Bulgarians.

 

Moved to Salonika.

11th November

Armistice.

November

Moves to occupy Constantinople.

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

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

Special Reserve

 

3rd Battalion

 

Home service.

 

4th Battalion

 

Home service.

Territorial Force

 

1st/5th Battalion

 

Mesopotamia. Battles on the Tigris.

 

2nd/5th Battalion

 

Home service.

 

5th (Reserve) Battalion

 

Home Service.

 

1st/6th Battalion

 

Aden.

 

Returns to India.

 

2nd/6th Battalion

 

Home service.

 

1st/21st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
(1st 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.

11th November

Armistice.

 

2nd/21st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
(1st Surrey Rifles)

 

Palestine and trans-Jordan.

 

Beidyudat and Amman.

 

21st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
(1st Surrey Rifles)

 

Home Service.

 

21st (Reserve) (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment.

 

Home Service.

 

1st/23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

21st March

German offensive operation Michael launched.

 

Cambrai.

August

Amiens and the Somme; pursuit operations.

 

Lille.

11th November

Armistice.

 

2nd/23rd (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.

11th November

Armistice.

Service Battalions

 

7th Battalion

4th March

Disbanded in France as part of BEF reorganisation.

 

8th 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.

11th November

Armistice.

 

9th Battalion

 

Péronne.

March - April

German offensive operation Michael; Battle of St Quentin.

 

Falvy and Rosières.

 

12th (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.

11th November

Armistice.

 

13th (Wandsworth) Battalion

March

German offensive operation, Michael, in France.

 

Battles of Ervillers and Mory; Battles on the Lys. Battalion surrounded – heavy losses.

18th April

Forms part of C Battalion, composite brigade, 40th Division.

5th May

Reduced to Cadre and returned to England.

3rd July

Re-formed with drafts from 15th Battalion at Lowestoft.

 

15th Battalion

1st March

Battalion formed.

3rd July

Absorbed into 13th (Wandsworth) Battalion.

 

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