SECRET. NOT TO BE COPIED.
STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF DAYS EACH DIVISION HAS BEEN IN FRONT LINE IN SOMME BATTLE.
From 1st July to 23rd Nov., 1916.
FIRST TIME IN THE BATTLE.
Divisions
First TimeinFront Line.
No.ofDays.
Second TimeinFront Line.
Third TimeinFront Line.
Fourth TimeinFront Line.
Total Numberof days forFirst Period.
1
11-7…25-7
15
16-8…11-9
27
21-9…28-9
8
50
2
26-7…9-8
22-8…20-9
30*
2-10…7-10
6*
18-10…15-11
29*
80
3
8-7…25-7
18
15-8…19-8
5
23
4
1-7…21-7
21*
20-7…1-8
13
27-8…6-9
11
11-9 and 13-9) 2 19-9 to 26-9) 8 =
10
34
6
8-8…27-8
20
12-9…18-9
7
22-9…30-9
9
9-10…19-10
47
1-7…5-7
12-7…20-7
27-8…7-9
12
26
1-7…1-7
3-7…19-7
17
8-9…1-10
24
22-11…23-11
2-7…8-7
16-7…22-7
29-7…13-8
16
28
14
13-8…30-8
13-9…16-9
22
8-8…18-9
42
9-10…2-11
25
67
1-9…9-9
1-7…10-7
2-8…12-8
21
1-7…7-7
13-7…17-7
19
2-7…9-7
20-7…31-7
30-7…17-8
19*
23-8…4-9
17-9…20-9) 4and 27-9) 1 =
30-9…8-10
46
1-7…3-7
11-7…17-7
4-7…11-7
17-7…19-7
26-7…8-8
10-8…22-8
31-8…4-9
4-7…16-7
25-7…10-8
19-8…7-9
2-10…21-10
70
29
1-7…24-7
24*
30
8-7…11-7
24-7 and 30-7
31
1-7…4-7
32
9-7…15-7
33
15-7…21-7
7-8…30-8
10-7…19-7
31-7…15-8
35
18-7…31-7
20-8…26-8
36
1-7…2-7
37
Split up between 21st and 34th Divisions
38
6-7…11-7
15-7…29-7
39
28-8…17-10
51*
40
15-11…22-11
41
11-9…17-9
29-9…1-10
4-10…10-10
1-7
1b
1a
12-9…20-9
29-9…9-10
48
1-7…14-7
14*
15-7…28-7
14-8…29-8
44
49
2-7…18-8
48a
28-8…25-9
29b
77b
10-9…8-10
25-10…18-11
51
22-7…6-8
55
31-7…14-8
5-9…12-9
18-9…28-9
56
60
61
63
8-10…15-11
39*
Guards
11-8…21-8
11*
10-9…16-9
21-9…30-9
14-11…21-11
1 A.
20-7…27-7
17-8…22-8
2 A.
28-7…6-8
23-8…28-8
4 A.
7-8…16-8
29-8…4-9
5 A.
22-10…4-11
N. Z.
11-9…3-10
1 Can.
5-9…11-9
7-10…15-10
2 Can.
12-9…17-9
26-9…5-10
3 Can.
14-9…22-9
29-9…15-10
4 Can.
12-10…23-11
43
SECOND TIME IN THE BATTLE.
First Time in Front Line.
No. of Days.
Second Time in Front Line.
Total Number of days for Second Period.
Grand Total of No. of days in Somme Battle up to Nov. 23rd, ’16.
8-10…19-10) 12 22-10…23-11) 32 =
45*
68
10-10…24-10
20-10…30-10
8-11…16-11
2-10…19-10
31-10…13-11
16-10…21-11
59
9-10…16-10
22-10…22-11
17-9…1-10
19-9…8-10
45
11-10…29-10
17-11…23-11
11-10…22-10
17-10…23-11
38*
16-11…23-11
25-10…7-11
3-11…23-11
65
5-10…17-11
44*
4-9…12-9) 6 14-9…27-9) 14 =
1-10…9-10
30-10…13-11
5-11…21-11
14-11…23-11
NOTE.- * In line North of the Ancre. a Chiefly on Defensive Front. b Gommecourt Atta