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Home (1915)

37th Division

Formed at Salisbury Plain

Mar 1915

France (1915-1919)

37th Division

Le Havre

28- 30 Jul 1915

37th Division

Caestre (East of St. Omer)

5 August 1915

37th Division

Doullens (Southwest of Arras)

24 August 1915

37th Division

Pas-en-Artois

5 September 1915

1916

37th Division

Bavincourt

21 February 1916

37th Division

Lucheux

21 March 1916

37th Division

Bavincourt

3 May 1916

37th Division

Pas-en-Artois

4 July 1916

37th Division

Lignereuil (West of Arras)

14 July 1916

37th Division

Bryas

15 July 1916

37th Division

La Comté

20 July 1916

37th Division

Comblain L’Abbé

28 July 1916

37th Division

Bruay

14 August 1916

37th Division

Barlin

16 September 1916

37th Division

Rollecourt

18 October 1916

37th Division

Le Cauroy

20 October 1916

37th Division

Beauval

21 October 1916

37th Division

Marieux

22 October 1916

37th Division

Battle of Ancre

13-18 Nov 1916

37th Division

Varennes

13 November 1916

37th Division

Engelbelmer

16 November 1916

37th Division

Marieux

24 November 1916

37th Division

Frohen-le-Grand

14 December 1916

37th Division

Flers

15 December 1916

37th Division

Monchy-Cayeux

16 December 1916

37th Division

St. Venant

18 December 1916

37th Division

Lestrum (North of Arras)

23 December 1916

1917

37th Division

Noeux-le-Mines

14 February 1917

37th Division

Norren Fontes

4 March 1917

37th Division

Rollecourt

9 March 1917

37th Division

Agnes Duisans

5 April 1917

37th Division

Battle of the Scarpe

9-14 Apr 1917

37th Division

Arras (Ritz Place)

10 April 1917

37th Division

Agnes Duisans

13 April 1917

37th Division

Lignereuil

14 April 1917

37th Division

Arras (Candle Factory)

21 April 1917

37th Division

Battle of the Scarpe

23-24 Apr 1917

37th Division

Lignereuil

1 May 1917

37th Division

Warlies

19 May 1917

37th Division

Arras

21 May 1917

37th Division

Lignereuil

3 June 1917

37th Division

Bomy (South of St. Omer)

7 June 1917

37th Division

Steenbecque

23 June 1917

37th Division

Locre

24 June 1917

37th Division

Dranoutre

29 June – 1 July 1917

37th Division

Scherpenberg

8 August 1917

37th Division

St. Jan Cappel

12 September 1917

37th Division

Battle of Menin Road

20-25 September 1917

37th Division

Battle of Arleux

28-29 September 1917

37th Division

Zidcote

30 September 1917

37th Division

Battle of Polygon Wood

26 September - 3 October  1917

37th Division

De Zion Camp

3 October 1917

37th Division

Battle of Broodseinde

4 October 1917

37th Division

Battle of Poelcappelle

9 October 1917

37th Division

Battle of Passchendaele

12 October 1917

37th Division

St. Jan Cappel

16 October 1917

37th Division

Battle of Passchendaele

26 October - 10 November 1917

37th Division

Scherpenberg

10 November 1917

1918

37th Division

Blaringhem

1 February 1918

37th Division

Westoutre

17 February 1918

37th Division

Café Belge

25 February – 1 March 1918

37th Division

Doullens

29 March 1918

37th Division

Toutencourt

30 March 1918

37th Division

Pas-en-Artois

1 April 1918

37th Division

Battle of Ancre

5 April 1918

37th Division

Couin

8 April 1918

37th Division

Authie

16 April 1918

37th Division

Hénu

24 April 1918

37th Division

Authie

18 May 1918

37th Division

Cavillion (South of Amiens)

6 June 1918

37th Division

Ailly

10 June 1918

37th Division

Pas-en-Artois

21 June 1918

37th Division

Hénu

23 June 1918

37th Division

Ailly

10 July 1918

37th Division

Pas-en-Artois

21 July 1918

37th Division

Hénu

23 July 1918

37th Division

Battle of Albert

21-23 August 1918

37th Division

Achiet-le-Grand

21 August 1918

37th Division

Fonquevillers

24 August 1918

37th Division

Battle of Bapaume

31 August - 3 September 1918

37th Division

Favreuil

5 September 1918

37th Division

Battle of Havrincourt

12 September 1918

37th Division

Vélu Wood

12 September 1918

37th Division

Achiet-le-Grand

21 September 1918

37th Division

Battle of Canal Du Nord

27 September - 1 October 1918

37th Division

Havrincourt Wood

2 October 1918

37th Division

Gouzeacourt

5 October 1918

37th Division

Bois Lateau

7 October 1918

37th Division

Battle of Cambrai

8-9 October 1918

37th Division

Haucourt (Southeast of Cambrai)

9 October 1918

37th Division

Battle of Selle

17-25 October 1918

37th Division

Caudry

23 October 1918

37th Division

Briastre

24 October 1918

37th Division

Battle of Sambre

4 November 1918

37th Division

Neuville

5 November 1918

37th Division

Caudry

14 November 1918

37th Division

Gommegnies

1 December 1918

37th Division

Boulogne

29 December 1918

1919

37th Division

Gosselies (South of Brussels)

4 January 1919

 SOURCE:

1.      Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers.  Royal Engineers Journal, The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
2.     
VENNER, D. (ed.)  Despatch Rider on the Western Front, 1915-18: The Diary of Sergeant Albert Simpkin, MM.  Pen and Sword Books Ltd., Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 2015.

 NOTE:  Battle Honours are shown in bold type and underlined.  Physical locations of the company are shown in ordinary type, or in bold type where the unit was located during a battle.