17. Crossing the Canal 298 18. Fresnoy and Riquerval Woods 325 19. The Last Fight 352 20. Home Again 372     APPENDIX.     I. Officers, Feb., 1915 376 II. Honours 377 III. The Cadre, 1919 379

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1.	Officers, 1914	Frontispiece.
2.	R.S.M.s Small and Lovett, R.Q.M.S. Gorse	34
3.	Ypres	35
4.	Hohenzollern Memorial	50
5.	Vermelles Water Tower	51
6.	Lens from the Air	130
7.	Officers at Marqueffles	131
8.	Red Mill and Riaumont Hill	146
9.	Hohenzollern Craters, 1917	147
10.	Company Headquarters, Loisne, and Gorre Canal	322
11.	Pontruet	323
12.	Lieut. J.C. Barrett, V.C.	338
13.	The Cadre at Loughborough	339

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MAPS.

		PAGE.
1.	Ypres District	44
2.	Bethune District	82
3.	Attack on Gommecourt, 1/7/16	130
4.	Monchy District	154
5.	Lens District	190
6.	Attack on Pontruet, 24/9/18	286
7.	Advance, 24/9/18 to 11/11/18	314

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CHAPTER 1.

ENGLAND.

4th Aug., 1914.25th Feb., 1915.

The Territorial Force, founded in 1908, undoubtedly attracted many men who had not devoted themselves previously to military training, nevertheless it took its character and tone from men who had seen long service in the old Volunteer Force.