of Greyvillers and Lady's Leg Ravine.
April: Vimy Ridge and battle in front of Oppy.
May: Battle for and capture of Oppy-Fresnoy line.
June: Cambrin sector.
September: Givenchy.
October: Battalion resting.
November: Battalion moved to Herzeele, behind Passchendale, ready to
go in, and was then moved south to meet the German counter-attack
at Bourlon Wood.
December: Holding Hindenburg line.

1918.

January: Highland Ridge.
February: Highland Ridge.
March: German attack. Battalion fought a rearguard action from
Highland Ridge to Mailly-Mailly.
April: Battalion holding line at Blairville and Adnifer.
May: " " " "
June: Holding line at Adnifer and Ayette.
July: " " "
August: Battalion led off for the Third Army on 21st inst., attacking
and capturing enemy positions near Courcelles.
September: Battalion attacked and captured part of the Hindenburg
line at Doignes, and later helped to capture Noyelles, and
attacked Mount sur l'[OE]uvres.
October: Battalion attacked and captured Forenville.
November: Battalion attacked and captured Ruesnes.
November and December: Battalion marched forward into Germany.

1919.

Battalion in Cologne area as part of Army of Occupation.

1920.

Battalion in Cologne area until it was disbanded in March.

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| A NEW TYPE OF SOLDIER--THE COSMOPOLITAN |
| COMPOSITION OF THE BATTALION |
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A NEW TYPE OF SOLDIER--THE COSMOPOLITAN
COMPOSITION OF THE BATTALION

With the formation of the Sportsman's Battalion it will be admitted
quite a new type of man was brought into the British Army. Public
Schools battalions, the Chums, the Footballers, and other battalions
were formed. But to the First Sportsman's belongs the honour of
introducing an actually new type.

To begin with, it was cosmopolitan. Practically every grade of life
was represented, from the peer to the peasant; class distinctions were
swept away, every man turned to and pulled his bit. To illustrate what
is meant one hut of thirty men at Hornchurch may be mentioned.

In this hut the first bed was occupied by the brother of a peer. The
second was occupied by the man who formerly drove his motor-car. Both
had enlisted at the same time at the Hotel Cecil, had passed the
doctor at the same time a