CHAPTER VI

THE SOMME

I Summary of events which led to the offensive on the River Somme 134

II The Sixth Battalion from the commencement of 1916 to November of that year. The Hohenzollern Redoubt and Battles of Albert (1916), Pozieres Ridge and the Transloy Ridges 136

III The Seventh Battalion during the same period. The Battles of Albert (1916), Bazentin Ridge, Thiepval Ridge and the Ancre Heights, with the capture of the Schwaben Redoubt 147

IV The Eighth Battalion. The Battle of Delville Wood 155

V The First Battalion. Battles of Flers-Courcelette and Morval 164