The history of the South African forces in France

About this eBook

Author

Buchan, John, 1875-1940

Original Publication

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1920.

Credits

Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- South Africa

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76673

Release Date

August 11, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.LIST OF MAPS.
6. 6.THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE. — CHAPTER I. THE RAISING OF THE BRIGADE.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. THE CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN EGYPT. (January-April 1916.)
8. 8.CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME: DELVILLE WOOD. (April-July 1916.) — NOMINAL ROLL OF OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY BRIGADE—DELVILLE WOOD, JULY 1916.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME: THE BUTTE DE WARLENCOURT. (July-December 1916.)
10. 10.CHAPTER V. THE BATTLE OF ARRAS. (January-July 1917.)
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES. (July-November 1917.)
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. THE EVE OF THE GREAT GERMAN ATTACK. (November 1917-March 1918.)
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. THE SOMME RETREAT: GAUCHE AND MARRIÈRES WOODS. (March 21-27, 1918.)
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE OF THE LYS. (March 27-May 5, 1918.)
15. 15.CHAPTER X. THE SUMMER OF 1918. (May-September 1918.)
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY. (September 28-November 11, 1918.)
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION.
18. 18.APPENDICES
19. 19.APPENDIX I. THE HEAVY ARTILLERY. — The 73rd Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 71st Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 125th Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 44th (South African) Heavy Artillery Brigade. — The 74th Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 72nd Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 75th Siege Battery, R.G.A. — The 50th (South African) Heavy Artillery Brigade.
20. 20.APPENDIX II. THE SOUTH AFRICAN SIGNAL COMPANY (R.E.) INCEPTION AND ORGANIZATION—AUGUST-OCTOBER 1915. — REORGANIZATION AND TRAINING OF THE COMPANY IN ENGLAND—NOVEMBER 1915-APRIL 1916. — IN FRANCE: THE FRICOURT SECTOR—APRIL 1916. — THE SOMME BATTLE—JULY-NOVEMBER 1916. — THE WINTER CAMPAIGN ON THE SOMME—16TH DECEMBER-17TH MARCH. — THE BELGIAN COAST AND THE BATTLE OF THE DUNES—NOVEMBER 1917. — THE LYS AREA.
21. 21.APPENDIX III. THE MEDICAL SERVICES.
22. 22.APPENDIX IV. THE RAILWAYS COMPANIES AND MISCELLANEOUS TRADES COMPANY.
23. 23.APPENDIX V. THE CAPE AUXILIARY HORSE TRANSPORT COMPANIES.
24. 24.APPENDIX VI. VICTORIA CROSSES WON BY SOUTH AFRICANS DURING THE WAR. — Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Andrew Weatherby Beauchamp-Proctor , D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., No. 84 Squadron, Royal Air Force. — Captain William Anderson Bloomfield , Scouts Corps, South African Mounted Brigade. — No. 1630, Sergeant Frederick Charles Booth , South African Forces, attached Rhodesia Native Regiment. — No. 4073, Private William Frederick Faulds , 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. — Lieutenant Robert Vaughan Gorle , “A” Battery, 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. — Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Harry Greenwood , D.S.O., M.C., 9th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. — Captain Percy Howard Hansen, Adjutant , 6th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. — Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward , M.C., Wiltshire Regiment. — No. 8162, Lance-Corporal William Henry Hewitt , 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry. — Second-Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Arthur Moore Lascelles , 3rd (attached 14th) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. — Captain Oswald Austin Reid , 2nd Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, attached 6th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. — Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) John Sherwood-Kelly , C.M.G., D.S.O., Norfolk Regiment, Commanding 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. — Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard Annesley West , D.S.O., M.C., late North Irish Horse (Cavalry Special Reserve) and Tank Corps.
25. 25.APPENDIX VII. LIST OF HONOURS WON BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE. — SUMMARY.
26. 26.FOOTNOTES
27. 27.INDEX.

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