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The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 — John Shaqi

The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919Ward, Fred W.

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The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919
Author: Ward, Fred W.

Ward, Fred W.

Great Britain. Army. 23rd Royal Fusiliers; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain

--------------------------------------+-----------+--------+--------+
                                      | Officers. |  Other |    All |
                                      |           | Ranks. | Ranks. |
--------------------------------------+-----------+--------+--------+
 Killed in action                     |        26 |    427 |    453 |
 Died of wounds                       |         2 |    128 |    130 |
 Wounded in action                    |        81 |  2,216 |  2,297 |
 Missing in action                    |        19 |    331 |    350 |
 Died from sickness whilst on active  |           |        |        |
  service                             |       Nil |     11 |     11 |
--------------------------------------+-----------+--------+--------+
    Total                             |       128 |  3,113 |  3,241 |
--------------------------------------+-----------+--------+--------+


HONOURS AWARDED.

  D.S.O.                                        5
  Bar to D.S.O.                                 1
  M.C.                                         27
  Bar to M.C.                                   5
  Order de l'Caronne                            1
  D.C.M.                                       14
  M.M.                                         93
  Bar to M.M.                                   6
  M.S.M.                                        8
  French Croix de Guerre                        1
  Belgian Croix de Guerre                       1
  Italian Bronze Medal for Military Valour      1


MOVEMENTS OF THE BATTALION AND BATTLES IN WHICH
IT TOOK PART.

1915.

November: Bethune sector.
December: Cambrin sector.

1916.

January: Festubert sector.
February: Givenchy sector.
March: Souchez sector.
April:     "      "
May:       "      "
June: Carency sector.
July: Somme and Battle of Delville Wood.
August: Somme, in support.
September: Hebuterne sector.
October: Redan.
November: Battle of Beaumont Hamel.
December: Battalion resting.

1917.

January: Courcelette sector.
February: Battle of Miraumont.
March: Battles of Greyvillers and Lady's Leg Ravine.
April: Vimy Ridge and battle in front of Oppy.
May: Battle for and capture of Oppy-Fresnoy line.
June: Cambrin sector.
September: Givenchy.
October: Battalion resting.
November: Battalion moved to Herzeele, behind Passchendale, ready to
  go in, and was then moved south to meet the German counter-attack
  at Bourlon Wood.
December: Holding Hindenburg line.

1918.

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