XXV. THE FINAL ADVANCE--III. THE 1/4TH BATTALION IN THE BATTLES OF CAMBRAI AND THE SAMBRE, 1918 478 LIST OF APPENDICES I. MALTA 508 II. HONOURS AND DECORATIONS 510 III. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 4TH LONDON REGIMENT IN 1920 518 INDEX 521 ILLUSTRATIONS YPRES CATHEDRAL _Frontispiece_ TO FACE PAGE GHAIN TUFFIEHA CAMP--MELLEHA CAMP--SELMUN PALACE 8 MELLEHA--THE GRAND HARBOUR, VALETTA 16 ST JEAN VILLAGE IN APRIL 1920 56 ROUGE CROIX, LA BASSÉE ROAD--THE DOLL'S HOUSE (FEROZEPORE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS), LA BASSÉE ROAD 64 SIGNPOST LANE, NEUVE CHAPELLE--RUINED FARMHOUSE, NEUVE CHAPELLE 232 INVERNESS COPSE 304 PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE 320 ARRAS CATHEDRAL 416 SKETCH MAPS BY CAPTAIN F. CLIVE GRIMWADE NO. 1. NEUVE CHAPELLE--RICHEBOURG L'AVOUÉ 32 2. THE SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES, 1915 48 3. GALLIPOLI PENINSULA--CAPE HELLES TRENCHES, 1915 96 4. THE ATTACK ON GOMMECOURT, 1ST JULY 1916 144 5. THE BATTLE OF GINCHY, SEPTEMBER 1916 192 6. THE BATTLE OF MORVAL, SEPTEMBER 1916 204 7. THE BATTLE OF THE LE TRANSLOY RIDGES, OCTOBER 1916 208 8. LAVENTIE, WINTER 1916/17 224 9. THE GERMAN RETIREMENT, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1917 240 10. CAVALRY FARM, MAY 1917 266 11. BULLECOURT, MAY-JUNE, 1917 288 12. THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES, 1917 (1/4TH BATTALION) 296 13. THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES, 1917 (2/4TH BATTALION) 312 14. THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI, 1917 336 15. THE RETREAT FROM LA FÈRE, MARCH 1918 368