The 2nd Bucks were posted as reinforcements to battalions deployed in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. The battalion saw very heavy fighting at Hamminkeln, where its objectives were the railway station and bridges over the River Issel between Hamminkeln and Ringenburg. The battalion left Tilbury on 23 December and travelled by rail to Dover[84] and was on the first ship to enter Calais following its liberation. The battalion took part in the first British battle of the war, at Mons, where the British defeated the German forces that they had encountered on 23 August. In May 1919, the 2nd Ox and Bucks left Germany where they had been part of the army of occupation and returned to Cowley Barracks, Oxford, the following month. The regiment saw very heavy fighting against the Bulgarians around Doiran the following September, after the Allies had launched an offensive in July 1918 with the intention of ending the war in the Balkans. During the landing which took only 10 minutes to complete there was thick smoke and dust from the area of Wesel and many of the battalion's 30 gliders were on fire and there were many casualties. The regiment, following disembarkation, was based for several days at a Transit Camp at Port Said and then moved to Gordon Camp at El Ballah. [65] The role of the 1st Bucks was to organise the units on the landing beaches[66] and was also deployed to defend the beachhead area from German counter-attacks as troops from the 3rd British Infantry Division moved inland. Wheelchair access. They were joined in January 1940 by the 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion and the 4th Ox and Bucks, both of which were Territorial units serving alongside the 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, as part of the 145th Infantry Brigade, part of 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43/52nd Regiments In April 1943 the battalion moved to Scotland to commence training for its new role. The regiment was deployed for most of its time in Cyprus in the Limassol area where it had replaced the Norfolk Regiment and the Ox and Bucks utilised their experience gained in Palestine following the Second World War. The 2nd Ox and Bucks and other battalions of the regiment saw much involvement in the Arras Offensive (9 April 16 May), including at the Battles of Scarpe and Arleux. [93] The 2nd Ox and Bucks crossed the River Elbe on 30 April and the advance continued through Nostorf, Schwartow and Lutterstorf to Bad Kleinen, on the banks of the Schweriner See. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Regimental Depot Cowley Barracks, Oxford. [55] On 8 May 1955, the old Queen's Colours were presented to the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral by General Sir Bernard Paget for safekeeping in a ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. [91], On 8 April the 2nd Battalion started on a long march towards Winzlar and moved into the corps reserve, being replaced in front by the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division. The 43rd Foot was based in Burma when it became the 1st Battalion. [65] At midnight on 25 March the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) relieved the battalion and by 06.00hrs on 26 March the unit was based in a farm on the west side of Hamminkeln. [69], On 16 December 1944 the Germans launched their last-gasp major offensive of the war in the Ardennes forest that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. [71], Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Brett, the 2nd Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry returned to England in July 1940, after having served in British India and Burma for the last eighteen years. The 2nd Ox and Bucks crossed the German frontier at Malmedy on 9 December 1918. In 1884 it arrived in Gibraltar and the following year the battalion took part in active service for the first time as a 2nd battalion when a detachment under the command of Lieutenant Scott was deployed as mounted infantry in the Nile Expedition. However, more than 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops were evacuated during the Dunkirk evacuation. On 19 March the battalion moved to Birch camp, RAF Birch, near Colchester, Essex. Territorial army - Ox and Bucks They were at Vallulart Camp, Ytres, when on 21 March 1918 the Germans launched the last-gasp Spring Offensive (Operation Michael), also known as the Ludendorf offensive, which led to the furthest advance by either side since 1914. On the 17th May 1940, the 1st Bn Ox & Bucks had moved into Belgium to Seignies, south of Brussels. [65] On 14 April the battalion advanced through Celle and spent the night in nearby woods[65] and on 15 April whilst moving to the village of Nettelkamp, east of Uelzen, they were bombed by Jet planes. [70], In February 1945 the 1st Battalion, Ox and Bucks was involved in the Allied invasion of the German Rhineland, including taking part in Operation Veritable (the Battle of the Reichswald): the five-division assault on the Reichswald Forest, where the battalion was involved in heavy fighting against German paratroopers and armour at the village of Asperberg. The 1st Ox and Bucks led the advance of 71st Infantry Brigade to the Wilhelmina canal where it encountered strong enemy resistance. Due to the recent heavy casualties, on 23 September 1944 the 7th Ox and Bucks was reduced to a small cadre and placed in 'suspended animation', transferred to the non-operational 168th Brigade and men were used as replacements for other infantry units in 56th Division, mainly for the 2/5th, 2/6th and 2/7th battalions of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of 169th (Queen's) Brigade. [92] A few miles north of Ebstorf D Company 2nd Ox and Bucks discovered a satellite of Bergen Belsen concentration camp. (d.13th August 1944) The battalion served from January 1940 to June 1940 as part of the Portsmouth Garrison Reserve. [49], In October 1915 the British and French landed in Salonika at the request of the Greek Prime Minister. The battalion had lost half its strength, the 4 rifle companies were severely depleted and non-commissioned officers were frequently required to act as platoon commanders. In 1925 the battalion joined the British Army of Occupation in Germany, remaining there for two-years before heading for Parkhurst, England. Hammond Arthur Charles. In May 1954, General Sir Bernard Paget presented new Queen's Colours to the regiment in Osnabrck. The 1st Bucks were eventually ordered to fight their way back to Dunkirk;[60] only 10 officers and approximately 200 men of the battalion reached the United Kingdom. The battalion had split into two groups with the aim of reaching Dunkirk by going through the surrounding enemy forces. [29] On 28 July the 2nd Ox and Bucks moved to front-line trenches near Waterlot farm and sustained heavy casualties at the battle there on 30 July. the battalion held their ground to the last man On 15 April 1946, 6th Airlanding Brigade, which the battalion was still part of, was renumbered the 31st Independent Infantry Brigade. He did not get it. The glider carrying Captain Brian Priday and Lieutenant Tony Hooper's platoon, which was assigned to the capture of Horsa Bridge, landed at the bridge over the River Dives, some seven miles from where they intended. (d.17th Aug 1944) Kippax Bernard Charles. The regiment served in the Cyprus Emergency, Brunei Revolt, Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation and West Berlin. Following the crossing the battalion captured Wietersheim and were involved in house to house fighting to secure the village of Frille. In August 1946 the 1st Battalion deployed to Triestethe following year the Free Territory of Triesteas part of the British-American force there. [36], In the summer of 1918, the 2nd Ox and Bucks held the line at Bailleulemont, near Arras. The regiment won 59 battle honours and four theatre honours. [45] 635 officers and men of the battalion fought in the battle of Ctesiphon and 304 became casualties. The battalion left in May 1947. On 11 November the Germans made another attempt to capture Ypres, sendingon the orders of the German Kaiserthe lite Prussian Guard against the British forces. After holding the line the 1st Battalion's first major engagement with the enemy during the battle for Caen was the successful attack to capture the village of Cahier and a nearby mill. On 26 June the battalion was ordered to occupy the village of Breville, moving back to Chateau St Come on 8 July. L/Cpl. The battalion marched to Rhade and then to Coesfeld where they remained until 31 March; they then moved towards Greven. [90], The 2nd Ox and Bucks took a leading part in the division's 300-mile advance across Northern Germany, mostly on foot. [76], On 13 June the battalion moved to Chateau St Come, approximately one mile south of Breville, where it remained until 20 June when it moved to Le Mesnil. During the fighting German troops put out white flags of surrender and then opened fire. In October 1943 the brigade became part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division and started training for the invasion of North-Western Europe. Reprographics: documents and photographs can be scanned on request. 2nd Battalion Ox & Bucks - D Company - Battle of Normandy The ground operation was intended to cross three bridges that had been taken by airborne troops and on into Germany. Our Archive Enquiry Service & Family History. [59] The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion took part in the battle for Hazebrouck which commenced on 27 May where they came under heavy attack from all directions by the German 8th Panzer Division and for a week[59] managed to delay the German advance. (d.14th February 1945) Knight Ronald. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Crosse took over command of the 2nd Ox and Bucks on 8 July 1916[27] and was to lead the battalion for the next three years. The battalion crossed the River Rhine in late March and, attached to 7th Armoured Division, continued its eastwards advance, seeing action at among other places, Ibbenburen in April where it saw heavy fighting against determined German Marines; although the British succeeded in capturing the town. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. [99], The 50th (Holding) Battalion were a hostilities-only battalion created on 3 June 1940, whose original job was to 'hold' men who were medically unfit, awaiting orders, on a course or returning from abroad. [47], A Provisional Battalion had been formed in January 1916 from reinforcements intended for the 1st Ox and Bucks, joining the 28th Indian Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division. The Ottomans launched numerous attempts to take Kut, all of which were repulsed by the defenders, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The battalion met fierce enemy resistance at Gross Hauslingen before continuing the advance through Dauelsen, Gyhum and Wehldorf and the 1st Ox and Bucks eventually reached the city of Hamburg captured on 3 May by British forces where they remained until the end of the war in Europe on 8 May 1945, Victory in Europe Day. My regiment was the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and I found myself and other young chaps like me out in the front line of action. 1/4th Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 1915 to 1919. [65] The battalion linked up with the Soviet Red Army near the Baltic port of Wismar on 3 May 1945. The German invasion of northern Belgiumwhere the BEF was locatedwas a diversion with the main attack being through the poorly-defended Ardennes forest. This included the Hamminkeln-Ringenburg road bridge, the railway bridge, Hamminkeln railway station and the road junction to the west. 2nd Bucks was part of 184th Infantry Brigade, 61st Infantry Division. Oxf. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II . [89] The Germans launched a number of counter-attacks, all of which were repelled. The evacuation of British forces back to Britain began on 26 May, known as Operation Dynamo (26 May3 June). The BEF withdrew west towards the Dendre river after the Dutch Army had surrendered during the Battle of the Netherlands, and then withdrew further towards the Scheldt river by 19 May. The 1st Ox and Bucks took part in the ground operation in support of the airborne corridor to Arnhem. The war raged on for a further two years; the regiment saw extensive service for the duration of the conflict. Their success helped secure the eastern flank of the landings, prevented the German armour from crossing upriver and attacking into the flank of the British 3rd Infantry Division (who landed at Sword Beach at 07:25) and forced them to move further south via Caen. [81] D Company had been in ninety-one days of continuous combat since 6 June 1944. The Ox and Bucks 5th (Service) Battalion went into the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915 at a strength of 17 officers and 767 men and only two officers and 180 men survived the battle. An anti-tank platoon of 1st Bucks landed on the first tide of the invasion on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The 5th Ox and Bucks remained in a training role throughout the war and did not see active service outside the United Kingdom, aside from briefly serving in Northern Ireland. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in WW2: 6th Battalion [65] Sale was awarded the George Medal for his role in limiting the damage caused by a German air attack, on an ammunition dump at La Breche, near Ouistreham, on 8 June. [55] In October 1955, the regiment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Antony Read, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the founding of the 52nd Light Infantry. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. The 2nd Ox and Bucks captured and held all its objectives. Welcome to SOFO We are currently performing some maintenance on our website. The regiment and the rest of the British forces did not take part in a major battle until June 1918 when they participated in the Battle of Asiago (1516 June), that saw the Austro-Hungariansan ally of Germanysuccessfully defeated in their offensive against the Allies; it was the last Austro-Hungarian offensive against Italy. Oxfordshires Regiments - Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum Each company was designated a landing zone in the area of its objective. [19] The 2nd Ox and Bucks later took part in all the subsidiary battles of the First Battle of Ypres (19 October 22 November) that saw the heart ripped out of the old Regular Army, with 54,000 casualties being sustained. [32], In January 1918, the 2nd Ox and Bucks marched to Beaulencourt. [118], The 1st Oxford and Bucks were due to be posted to Hong Kong however events in Egypt led to the regiment being deployed to Cyprus where it took part in operations against EOKA terrorists. In 1884 it arrived in Gibraltar and the following year took part in the expedition to Egypt. [55] A service of dedication was held in 1931. [62] In June 1942, however, the battalion was again transferred, this time to the 71st Infantry Brigade, serving alongside the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment and 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, part of the 42nd Armoured Division. [1] The former numerical titles of the battalions remained in unofficial usage. The battalion made a successful attack at Enfidaville following a 3,000-mile road move from Iraq. By then, the British had taken Baghdad and were gradually pushing the Ottomans further back. The regiment moved to Suez the following year. Roll of Honour 1/4 Oxford and Bucks L.I. - 1/4th Oxfordshire In March 1922 the battalion arrived in Rawalpindi, India, later moving to Razmak in Waziristan on the North-West Frontier. Royal Green Jackets | Military Wiki | Fandom [35], After the enemy Spring offensive lost its momentum, the Germans launched Operation Georgette in April which the Ox and Bucks defended against in the Battle of the Lys and subsequent actions. The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War.Despite its name, the 6th was actually the second of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the war, the other being the 1st Airborne Division. This was the 52nd of Waterloo fame who, under the command of Colonel Sir John Colborne, broke a battalion of the Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard. The Roll of Honour database was originally set up using the Roll of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men Killed In Action, from The War Record of the 1/4th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, compiled by MAJOR P. PICKFORD, D.S.O., M.C. It moved to Shorncliffe Army Camp, England, two years later. [65] Richards had served as adjutant 2nd Ox and Bucks (52nd) in India and was mentioned in despatches for service in Burma before the Second World War. The 1st Ox and Bucks arrived in Archangel, Northern Russia, in May 1919, as part of the Allied force that intervened in the Russian Civil War to assist the 'White Russians' in their fight against the Bolsheviks. [108] In February 1943, the 2nd Bucks battalion left Northern Ireland and returned to England. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd and 52nd Under command of 17th Indian Brigade of 6th (Poona) Division, Indian Army. The 6th Ox and Bucks served on the Arakan Front during the advance down the west coast of Burma in 1944/45. On 23 October the Allies launched a successful offensive against Austria-Hungary, with the regiment crossing the Piave River, taking part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The following day, it moved 7 miles to Foulbec on the west bank of the River Seine. The battalion then took part in the Battle of Ctesiphon (2224 November) during the pursuit of the Ottoman forces and in the effort to capture the capital Baghdad, which ended in the 6th Poona Division being defeated by the Ottomans. The 2nd Ox and Bucks landed on the north-east perimeter of 6th Airborne Divisions's landing zone, the furthest east of any British Army unit, to capture bridges from the Germans. The 1st Bucks became part of 101 Beach Sub Area of No 6 Beach Group, 3rd Infantry Division and took part in the defence of Ouistreham in June. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Jaques Charles. On 23 July the battalion returned to Le Mesnil and a week later to the trenches of Breville. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - Wikipedia [106], The 5th Ox and Bucks, part Territorial Army, was raised shortly before the outbreak of war in September 1939. The regiment moved to Nicosia, initially based at Strovolos and then at Oxford Camp, south of Nicosia. A further two officers and 14 soldiers were wounded during the battle for the bridges. 7th Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, was posted to Italy and took part in the battle for Anzio. The operation was immortalised in the film The Longest Day. At the time of the outbreak of WW2 the regular full time battalions were augmented by four territorial units: the 4th and 5th Battalions that recruited from Oxfordshire and the 1st and 2nd Buckinghamshire Battalions recruiting from Buckinghamshire. For those wanting to find out more about their relatives' wartime service, our Research Enquiry Service aims to provide a summary report on the details of a soldier's service with the county regiments that we hold archival collections for: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars . The 2nd Bucks battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Richards, was stationed in Northern Ireland from June 1940 where the battalion's preparations for war included training exercises at Castledawson, County Londonderry. The battalion acted in a training capacity, sending drafts of replacements overseas and did not see active service again. [91], During the spring and summer of 1945, two companies of the 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,[96] along with the 5th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool), were attached to a secretive unit known as T-Force. [44], The 1st Ox and Bucks, as part of the 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade, 6th (Poona) Division, left India for Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in November 1914; there, the battalion took part in the campaign against the Ottoman forces that ruled the country. Major General Sir John Winterton Colonel Commandant visited the regiment in April 1957. [9], On 16 October 1908,[10] as part of the Haldane Reforms, the regiment's title was altered to become the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, commonly shortened to the Ox and Bucks. The battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel L.W. [65] At Hamminkeln the gliders flew into a barrage of anti-aircraft fire; there were 4 enemy anti-aircraft guns gun-pits positioned near Hamminkeln station. In December 1899 the Second Boer War began and the 1st Battalion arrived in Southern Africa to take part in it. 2nd Battalion Ox and Bucks Light Infantry | ParaData In mid-1943 it was transferred, along with the 1st Royal Ulster Rifles, to become part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade in 6th Airborne Division. The regiment was formed as a consequence of the 1881 Childers Reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), forming the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 1 July 1881. The creation of T-Force had been inspired by James Bond author Ian Fleming who had created 30 Assault Unit, which worked alongside T-Force in Germany. The 52nd Light Infantry was based in Oxford, England, when it became the 2nd Battalion. Following amalgamation, the regiment was re-titled the 1st Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 43rd and 52nd. Lieutenant Den Brotheridge led the first platoon to land at Pegasus Bridge followed one minute later by Lieutenant David Wood's platoon. The 1st Bucks formed part of the 6th Beach Group landing on Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. In spite of this, the occupants of the glider captured the River Dives bridge, advanced through the German lines towards the village of Ranville where they eventually rejoined the British forces. Richards, always known as " the Baron, " was A/Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 1st Ox and Bucks (43rd) before being evacuated from Dunkirk on 1 June 1940. Sgt. The battalion joined the Lines of Communication (LoC) force and the Provisional Battalion was re-titled the 1st Battalion on 6 July 1917. The reason for the disbandment was due to a severe shortage of infantrymen that plagued the British Army at the time, particularly so in the Mediterranean theatre. This was a British Army Field Service Regulation dating from 1907. It served in Ireland, Canada, America, during the War of Independence, and in India in the 3rd Mysore War. On 2 January 1945 the battalion moved to Custinne and then to Resteigne. The 52nd Light Infantry was based in Oxford, England when it became the 2nd Battalion. The battalion later fought in the Second Battle of the Odon. The Allies launched a counter-attack in early January and the German offensive was defeated later that month, by which time the 53rd (Welsh) Division had been relieved and returned to the Netherlands soon afterwards in preparation for the invasion of Germany. On 31 October the Germans launched a large scale attack against Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig's I Corps in the area of Ypres which commenced with a heavy bombardment followed by a mass infantry attack; two companies of the 2nd Ox and Bucks took part in the defence and subsequent counter-attack which forced the enemy back to their front line. [118] The political situation in Cyprus had changed considerably since the regiment was last there in 1951. The 2nd Ox and Bucks and other battalions of the regiment also saw action at the Battle of Loos (25 September 8 October):[24] 2nd Ox and Bucks took part in the subsidiary attack at Givenchy with 263 casualties on 25 September. In March 1946 the battalion moved to Alamein camp in Jerusalem. The battalion was stationed in Jerusalem when the King David Hotel bombing took place on 22 July 1946. [120], The regiment's battle honours borne on the colours were as follows:[122]. The battalion was stationed at Albuhera barracks, Aldershot, when World War I commenced. [37] The 2nd Ox and Bucks took part in the offensive against it that saw the Allies break through the defences, taking part in the Battle of Havrincourt (12 September), Battle of the Canal du Nord (27 September 1 October)[38] and the Second Battle of Cambrai (89 October). [109], In October 1945, the 2nd Battalion, as part of 6th Airborne Division, arrived in Palestine as Britain's Imperial Strategic Reserve in the Middle East. 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War 1914-1918. [33] The 2nd Ox and Bucks were due to go into the corps reserve when the enemy began a colossal bombardment of Allied positions and on 22 March 1918 were in position around the village of Bertincourt. British infantry regiments of the First World War, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, North-West Europe (France and Belgium) 193940, Market Garden, the Ardennes offensive and crossing the Rhine, These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve), with the 4th Battalion at St Cross Road in. The 2nd Ox and Bucks encountered heavy enemy resistance at Kahlstorf, near Emern, on 1617 April and sustained 25 casualties; there were many enemy bomb attacks[65] and the battalion then moved to the hamlet of Gross Pretzier. Pte. Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Ahmednagar, India. The victory at Falaise signified the end of the Battle for Normandy. [65] The 1st Bucks established themselves on Queen Red and Queen White sectors of Sword Beach opposite La Breche on the easternmost landing site of the invasion. In 1882 the unit moved to Bangalore, India. Both the 7th and 8th Service battalions were part of the 26th Division which landed between December 1915 and February 1916. Capt. his battalion was surrounded by the German Infantry along with Fallschirmjager. On 24 July 1944 it was transferred to the 213th Brigade, which was later redesignated the 140th Brigade, part of the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division, after the original 140th Brigade was disbanded. [78] After heavy fighting, during which the enemy used mortar and artillery fire, by nightfall the battalion had occupied the village and had captured a number of prisoners and transport. We would . The 1st Ox and Bucks remained in England, based at Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, until the outbreak of war in 1939. [114] It was the last parade for General Sir Bernard Paget as Colonel Commandant of the Regiment. In 1934 the battalion returned to India, initially to Bareilly and then to Mhow where it remained until it left India in June 1940, arriving home the following month. Obituary: Edmund Richards, Royal Green Jackets Chronicle 2002. In the Italian Campaign, 7th Ox and Bucks took part in the landings at Salerno in September 1943 and then the Anzio landings in February 1944 and sustained heavy casualties in both landings and came under command of the US Fifth Army, led by Lieutenant General Mark Wayne Clark, in both landings. The advance continued through Ladbergen and as the unit moved towards Lengerich it was assisted by the tanks of the 4th (Armoured) Battalion, Grenadier Guards. In the early years of the war, they formed part of the 31st Independant Infantry Brigade, undertaking Home and Coastal Defence roles in Wales, East Anglia . Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry (d.12th Jan 1916) [31] The 2nd Ox and Bucks took part in the battle of Arras from 11 April and had a leading role in the battle of Arleux on 2829 April: during the battle the battalion protected the right flank of the Canadian 1st Division which was critical to the capture of the village of Arleux and sustained more than 200 casualties. Sgt. By the time the battalion arrived in the Ardennes, in freezing weather conditions, the German offensive had largely lost its momentum. The 7th (Service) Battalion was part of 78th Brigade whereas the 8th (Service) Battalion was a pioneer battalion attached to the division.

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