The History of the Eighth Battalion
by H. J. Wenyon
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About this eBook
- Editor
- Brown, H. S.
- Title
- The history of the Eighth Battalion, the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 1914-1919
- Original Publication
- London: Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd, 1921.
- Credits
- Richard Tonsing, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
- Subject
- Great Britain. Army. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 79467
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/79467
- Release Date
- August 28, 2026
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE HISTORY OF THE EIGHTH BATTALION THE QUEEN’S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 1914–1919
- 2.INTRODUCTION
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.ILLUSTRATIONS — PHASE I THE FORMATION OF THE BATTALION—TRAINING IN ENGLAND—OVERSEAS TO FRANCE—THE BATTLE OF LOOS September 1914–September 1915
- 5.PHASE II TRENCH WARFARE IN THE YPRES SALIENT AND AT MESSINES September 1915–July 1916
- 6.PHASE III THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME August–September 1916
- 7.PHASE IV TRENCH WARFARE AT VIMY RIDGE, HULLUCH, AND MAROC—THE ADVANCE ON LENS September 1916–April 1917
- 8.PHASE V THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN IN THE YPRES SALIENT April—September 1917
- 9.PHASE VI TRENCH WARFARE IN THE DEVASTATED AREA AT HARGICOURT September 1917–March 1918
- 10.PHASE VII WITH THE FIFTH ARMY AGAINST THE GREAT GERMAN OFFENSIVE March-April, 1918
- 11.PHASE VIII TRENCH WARFARE AND “PEACEFUL PENETRATION” AT LENS—DEAN’S V.C. May-September 1918
- 12.PHASE IX THE FINAL ADVANCE FROM CAMBRAI TO MAUBEUGE October—November 1918
- 13.PHASE X FROM THE ARMISTICE TO THE DISBANDING OF THE CADRE November 1918–June 1919
- 14.APPENDIX — (A) OFFICERS — Victoria Cross — Bar to the Distinguished Service Order — The Distinguished Service Order — Bar to the Military Cross — The Military Cross — Mentioned in Despatches (3 times) — Mentioned in Despatches (twice) — Mentioned in Despatches — Awarded by the President of the French Republic : — Awarded by the King of the Belgians : — (B) OTHER RANKS — The Distinguished Conduct Medal — Bar to the Military Medal — The Military Medal — The Meritorious Service Medal — Mentioned in Despatches — Awarded by the President of the French Republic : — Medaille d’Honneur avec Glaives en Bronze — Awarded by the King of the Belgians : — Décoration Militaire
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