Movements From Outbreak of War Until Armistice
| 1914-1915 | | |
| Sept.-May | | British Army of Occupation in Egypt, and on Suez Canal Defences. |
| 1915-1916 | | |
| May-Jan. | M.E.F. | At Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula. |
| 1916-1917 | E.E.F. | Suez Canal Defences and Sinai Peninsula. |
| Jan.-Feb. | | Advance through Romani to El Arish. |
| 1917 | | |
| Feb. and March | B.E.F. | Arrived at Marseilles and proceeded to neighbourhood of Abbéville. |
| May | | In the line at Epéhy and Lempire. |
| June | | ″ ″ Havrincourt Wood and Trescault. |
| Aug. and Sept. | | ″ ″ Ypres. |
| Sept. | | ″ ″ Coast Sector, Nieuport Bains. |
| Oct., Nov. | | ″ ″ Nieuport and St. Georges. |
| Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., 1918 | | ″ ″ Opposite La Bassée. |
| 1918 | | |
| Mar., April | | ″ ″ Ervillers, Bucquoy. |
| May, June, July | | ″ ″ Bucquoy, Gommecourt, Hébuterne. |
| Aug. | | Advanced through Miraumont, Riencourt, Villers-au-Flos. |
| Sept. | | ″ ″ Havrincourt Wood to Welsh Ridge. |
| Oct. | | ″ ″ Esnes, Beauvois, across R. Selle. |
| Nov. | | ″ ″ Le Quesnoy, Mormal Forest to Hautmont. |
| Nov. 11 | | Stood fast on line of Maubeuge—Avesnes Road. |
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