Major Headquarters

Locations

Dates

Home Service

42^nd Division

Mobilized at Old Trafford, Lancashire

4 Aug 1914

42^nd Division

Doffcocker Camp, Bolton, Lancashire

18 Aug 1914

42^nd Division

Southampton, Hampshire

10 Sep 1914

Egypt

Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Arrived at Alexandria, Egypt

25 Sep 1914

42^nd Division

Arrived at Cairo, Egypt

28 Sep 1914

42^nd Division

Ismailia

29 Oct 1914

42^nd Division

Cairo

6 Jan 1915

42^nd Division

Ismailia

25 Jan 1915

42^nd Division

Suez Canal

3-4 Feb 1915

42^nd Division

Serapeum

6 Feb 1915

42^nd Division

Ismailia

29 Apr 1915

42^nd Division

Alexandria

2 May 1915

42^nd Division

Sails from Alexandria

3 May 1915

Gallipoli

42^nd Division

Arrives at Cape Helles

6 May 1915

42^nd Division

Morto Bay

13 May 1915

42^nd Division

Krithia

4 Jun 1915

42^nd Division

Gully Ravine

20 Aug 1915

42^nd Division

Bruce’s Ravine

12 Sep 1915

42^nd Division

Gully Ravine

14 Oct 1915

42^nd Division

Sarpi Camp

29 Dec 1915

42^nd Division

Departs Cape Helles

3 Jan 1916

Greece

42^nd Division

Arrives at Mudros

4 Jan 1916

42^nd Division

Sails from Mudros

14 Jan 1916

Egypt

42^nd Division

Arrives at Alexandria

17 Jan 1916

42^nd Division

Tel-el-Kebir

26 Jan 1916

42^nd Division

Shallufa

31 Jan 1916

42^nd Division

Suez

3 Apr 1916

42^nd Division

Ballah-Ballybunnion

1 Jul 1916

42^nd Division

Kantara

25 Jul 1916

42^nd Division

Rumani

4-5 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Pelusium

4 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Katia

6 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Rumani

11 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Rabah

20 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Khirba

21 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Bir el Abd

22 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Salmana

23 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Abu Tilul

24 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Mazar

25 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Kilo 128

2 Jan 1917

42^nd Division

El Arish

7 Jan 1917

42^nd Division

Rafah

9 Jan 1917

42^nd Division

El Arish

1 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Unit redesignated the 427^th Field Company

3 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Kantara

5 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

El Ferdan

6 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Moascar

7 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Alexandria

12 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Sailed from Alexandria

22 Feb 1917

France and Flanders

42^nd Division

Arrived at Marseilles

1 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Pont Remy-Limeux

4 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Longpre-Corbie-Hamel

15 Mar 1917

Attached 1st Division

Estrees-Belloy

23 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Brie

24 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Brie-Belloy

1 Apr 1917

42^nd Division

Peronne

8 Apr 1917

42^nd Division

Brie

17 Apr 1917

42^nd Division

Ronssoy

1 May 1917

42^nd Division

Villers Faucon

12 May 1917

42^nd Division

Neuville Bourjonval

17 May 1917

42^nd Division

Ruyaulcourt

19 May 1917

42^nd Division

Havrincourt Wood

19 Jun 1917

42^nd Division

Gomiecourt

10 Jul 1917

42^nd Division

Beaucourt-sur-Ancre

24 Jul 1917

42^nd Division

Gomiecourt

27 Jul 1917

42^nd Division

Bouzincourt

20 Aug 1917

42^nd Division

Albert-Godwaersvelde-Watou

23 Aug 1917

42^nd Division

Vlamertinghe

24 Aug 1917

42^nd Division

Ypres

29 Aug 1917

42^nd Division

Brandhoek

17 Sep 1917

42^nd Division

St. Jan Ter Bezen

19 Sep 1917

42^nd Division

Arneke-Teteghem

22 Sep 1917

42^nd Division

Ghyvelde

24 Sep 1917

42^nd Division

Oost-Dunkerque-Bains

25 Sep 1917

42^nd Division

Nieuport

5 Oct 1917

42^nd Division

Wormhoudt

19 Nov 1917

42^nd Division

Steenbecq

23 Nov 1917

42^nd Division

Le Preol

30 Nov 1917

42^nd Division

Busnes

14 Feb 1918

42^nd Division

Beuvry

17 Feb 1918

42^nd Division

Busnes

4 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Adinfer

23 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Bapaume

24-25 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Achiet-le-Grand and Gomiecourt-Logeast Wood

25 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Essarts-lez-Bucquoy

26 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Arras

28 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Bucquoy Cemetery

28 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Gommecourt Wood

29 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Bucquoy

1 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Gommecourt Wood

2 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Arras

5 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Hénu

7 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Vauchelles

8 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Authie

11 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Coigneux

12 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Gommecourt Wood

16 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Hénu

6 May 1918

42^nd Division

Bertrancourt

7 Jun 1918

42^nd Division

Albert

21-23 Aug 1918

42^nd Division

Miraumont

25 Aug 1918

42^nd Division

Pys

30 Aug 1918

42^nd Division

Bapaume

31 Aug – 3 Sep

42^nd Division

Villers-au-Flos

4 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Thilloy

6 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Bertincourt-Hermies

21 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Canal Du Nord

27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Bertincourt

29 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Havrincourt Wood

1 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Cambrai

8-9 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Lesdain

9 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Fontaine-au-Pierre

11 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Prayelle

12 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Selle

17-25 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Solesmes

24 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Le Carnoy

5 Nov 1918

42^nd Division

Petit Bayay

7 Nov 1918

42^nd Division

Hautmont

9 Nov

42^nd Division

Armistice Day

11 Nov 1918

42^nd Division

Charleroi

13 Dec 1918

42^nd Division

Company cadre departs Charleroi

3 Apr 1919

42^nd Division

Company cadre arrives at Antwerp

4 Apr 1919

42^nd Division

Company arrives at Tilbury, Essex

6 Apr 1919

42^nd Division

Owestry, Shropshire

7 Apr 1919

42^nd Division

Demobilized

10 Apr 1919