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| 1914 | |
| Aug 22 | Rossignol les Bulles, Belgium |
| Aug 24 | Entered France |
| Aug 28 | Passed the Meuse above Mouzon |
| Sep 7 | Battle at Laheycourt and Villotte Louppy |
| Sep 21 | Battle of Berru and Nogent l'Abbesse (east of Reims) |
| 1915 | |
| Apr | 12th Division gave the IR157 to the newly formed 117th Division |
| Mid June | VI Army relieved, and transferred from Reims to Artois |
| Mid June | 12th Division occupied a sector South of Souchez |
| July 1-16 | Heavy fighting |
| Late Sep | Transferred to Cambrai for rest period |
| Mid Oct | Transferred to Contalmaison-Hardecourt - Somme |
| 1916 | |
| Jul 1 | Received entire weight of British attack on Somme. Suffered 61.5% casualties |
| Jul 12 | Reorganized in Cambrai |
| Jul 20 | Battle of Pozieres (NE), heavy losses |
| Aug 9 | Relieved |
| Aug 21 - Oct 16 | Moved to Monchy aux Bois (South of Arras) |
| Oct 25 - Nov 19 | Held Beaumont Hamel |
| Nov 14 | Heavy losses |
| Dec 12 | transferred to Champagne to take over Prunay sector |
| Dec 28 | Entrained at Warmeriville for the Russian front. (bwo - Aix la Chapelle, Cologne, Hanover, Luneburg, Hamburg, Stettin, Konigsberg, Tilsit, Chavli, Ponieviej) |
| 1917 | |
| Jan 2 | Detrained SW of Illuxt |
| Win-Spr | Dwinsk sector, no action |
| May 27-? | Relieved, returned to Western Front (bwo - Jelowka, Intersburg, Posen, Leipzig, Weimar, Cologne, Saarbrucken) |
| Jun 3 | Detrained at Metz |
| Jun 9 | Retrained at Ars sur Moselle "for Mouscron" (bwo - Metz, Luxemburg, Namur, Tournai |
| Jun ? | Detrained at Gheluwe |
| Jun ? | Remained in reserve at Wytschaete-Messines |
| Aug 1 | Moved to Klein-Zillebeke. Suffered from artillery during Franco-Brit. attack |
| Aug 20 | Relieved and transferred to Alsace for reorganization |
| End Sep | Transferred to Italy under the 14th Army Corp |
| Dec 25 | Transferred back to France near Zabern |
| 1918 | |
| Jan 24 | Relieved the 233rd division at the Domevre sector |
| Feb 20 | Went to rest & train in Alsace |
| Mar 18 | Entrained at Froeschweiler and moved to Ath, from where it marched to Gory-Belloune, South of Douai |
| Mar 23 | Moved to Drury then toVis en Artois |
| Mar 24 | Attacked, but held up by British fire |
| Apr 1-mid | Relieved, moved to Douai |
| Apr 17 | Moved toMerris |
| May 18 | Passed the second line, suffering heavy losses |
| May 29 - Jul 12 | Rest neat Renaix (Belgium) |
| Jul 12 | Entrained at Audenarde, moved to Perenchies (via Coultrai & Lille) |
| Jul 19-20 | Engaged south of Metteren |
| Aug 18 | Lost 300 prisoners |
| Aug 28 | Entrained near Armentieres, went to point North of Douai (le Forest) |
| Sep 3 | Engaged south east of Morchies |
| Sep 3-13 | Driven back on Inchy en Artois, Marquion |
| Sep 14-end | Driven past Bourlon, Epinoy, Aubencheul au Bac & Fressies |
| Oct 6 | Relieved after the loss of 1100 prisoners |
| Oct 11 | Engaged aSouth-East ofArmentieres |
| Oct 20 | Retreated past Lille, east of Tourcoing and Helchin |
| Oct 25 | Relieved |
| Nov 3 | In Line east of Joulain |
| Nov 11 | Armistice |
| Nov 11 + | Withdrew past Maresches, Jenlain, Autreppe & Blangies |
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