XI. THE SPRING OFFENSIVE: ERQUINGHEM AND LE VEAU; NIEPPE; BAILLEUL; ST. JANS CAPPEL; POPERINGHE; KEMMEL 203 XII. THE LAST OF YPRES: MAY, 1918; ZILLEBEKE SECTOR; ZILLEBEKE RAID; QUIET DAYS IN THE YPRES SECTOR 237 XIII. THE LAST STAGE: MOVEMENTS AND TRAINING; OCTOBER 11TH AND AFTER; REORGANISATION; NOVEMBER 1ST–2ND 254 XIV. DEMOBILISATION: AUBY AND DOUAI; THE RETURN OF THE CADRE 276 APPENDIX I. ITINERARY OF THE BATTALION 287 II. NOMINAL ROLL OF OFFICERS 295 III. NOMINAL ROLL OF WARRANT OFFICERS AND COMPANY QUARTER MASTER SERGEANTS 304 IV. SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES 307 V. LIST OF HONOURS AND AWARDS 308 VI. THE BATTALION CANTEEN 312 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. THE CLOTH HALL, YPRES: 1914; 1918 FRONTISPIECE Facing Page LIEUT.-COL. H. S. ATKINSON, T.D. 8 MAJOR E. P. CHAMBERS; LIEUT.-COL. H. A. S. STANTON, D.S.O.; CAPT. H. N. WALLER 20 CAPT. M. P. ANDREWS; CAPT. E. E. SYKES, M.C.; CAPT. W. F. DENNING; CAPT. T. D. PRATT 32 LIEUT.-COL. C. J. PICKERING, C.M.G., D.S.O.; LIEUT.-COL. G. K. SULLIVAN, O.B.E., M.C. 44 BRIG.-GENERAL E. G. ST. AUBYN, D.S.O. 64 CAPT. W. N. EVERITT, M.C.; CAPT. C. HIRST; LIEUT. J. T. RILEY; CAPT. S. S. GREAVES, D.S.O., M.C., R.A.M.C. 74 LIEUT.-COL. J. WALKER, D.S.O. 88 BRIG.-GENERAL R. E. SUGDEN, C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D. 112 CAPT. A. E. MANDER; CAPT. J. G. MOWAT, M.C.; CAPT. E. N. MARSHALL, M.C.; CAPT. N. GELDARD, D.S.O., M.C. 128 THE LOMBARTZYDE SECTOR: AEROPLANE MAP 148 R.S.M. F. P. STIRZAKER, M.C.; R.S.M. W. LEE, M.C.; C.S.M. W. MEDLEY, M.C., M.M.; SERGT. A. LOOSEMORE, V.C., D.C.M. 164 THE YPRES SALIENT: WINTER, 1917–1918 184 MAJOR W. C. FENTON, M.C.; CAPT. N. T. FARRAR, M.C.; CAPT. A. KIRK, M.C.; CAPT. P. G. BALES, M.C. 196 PRIVATE A. POULTER, V.C. 208 BAILLEUL CHURCH: AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT 218 CAPT. H. H. AYKROYD, M.C.; CAPT. W. N. BROOMHEAD, T.D.; CAPT. W. GRANTHAM; CAPT. S. BALME 240 LIEUT.-COL. A. L. MOWAT, D.S.O., M.C. 256 WELLINGTON CEMETERY, NEAR ROEUX 270