July 6. Artillery co-operation in 4th Divisional attack near Pilkem. 30. Attack on 14th Division at Hooge. Drove them back to Sanctuary and Zouave Woods. Counter-attack unsuccessful. 31. 16th Infantry Brigade moved up. Decided to relieve 6th Division and give it task of retaking Hooge. Aug. 2-3. Relieved. 6. Took over new front and commenced bombardment. 9. Attack on Hooge by 16th and 18th Infantry Brigades--infantry moved close up under barrage, which remained on support trench five minutes longer--attack successful, but right suffered very heavily from shelling from south and fire from east. Oct. 14. 17th Infantry Brigade left for 24th Division, and 71st arrived. Nov. 19-20. Division relieved--to Houtkerque and Poperinghe, but had to find working parties for divisions in line. Dec. 14. Into line again--Routers Railway to Wieltje. 19. Gas attack by enemy. 1916. Jan. 24. 11th Essex patrol raid (3 officers and 10 other ranks) on mound on Verlorenhoek Road--killed six Germans. Feb. 14-15. Two enemy raids near Wieltje and Trenches B9 and 10 repulsed. Mar. 9-10. 1st The Buffs bombing raid (1 officer and 19 other ranks) on crater at I 12. 15-16. 2nd D.L.I. (3 officers and 44 other ranks) successful raid, capturing a prisoner--Bangalore torpedo laid by Lieut. Smith, R.N.V.R. 15-18. Relieved from line--to Houtkerque, Wormhoudt, Calais. April 15-18. Back into line 5,500 yards front, with left on canal next to 58th French Division and right next Guards Division. 19-20. Enemy occupied trenches out of which he had shelled a company of the 8th Bedfords in Morteldje Salient--counter-attack unsuccessful. 21. Trenches retaken by two companies K.S.L.I., in spite of very heavy going. May 14-15. Enemy attacked four bombing posts of 1st The Buffs--beaten off three times, but captured them at fourth attempt--all garrison casualties. June 3. Five officers and 200 other ranks 1st West Yorks drove enemy out of posts on frontage 450 yards and re-occupied it. 10. "Admiral" reported missing from patrol of 9th Norfolks. 17-18. Relieved--to Bollezeele, Houtkerque, Wormhoudt. July 15-17. Into line north-west of Hooge to north of Wieltje. July 29 to Aug. 1. Relieved preparatory to entraining. Aug. 2-3. Entrained Hopoutre, Proven, and Esquelbec, and detrained Candas and Doullens. 3-4. Marched to Acheux--Raincheval area. 5-7. Into line on Ancre--preparing for attack. 21. 9th Suffolk and 2nd Sherwood Foresters' unsuccessful raid. 24. 14th D.L.I. unsuccessful raid. Aug. 26-27. Relieved and began to move south to Vignacourt-- Flesselles area. Sept. 6-8. Moved up to XIV Corps area. 11. Into line on front between Leuze Wood and Ginchy.