1st King’s Dragoon Guards furnish working parties; Training

The whole of March is spent moving around an area between Bethune and Rincq in readiness for action but not actually in action. They furnish working parties at Fontaine les Hermans.

  • 2nd to 4th March
    Digging second line trenches at Fontaines Les Hermans returning each night
  • 7th Mar
    Marches to close billets in Febvin
  • 10th Mar
    Ordered to be ready to move at 2 hrs notice
  • 11th Mar
    Marched to rendezvous at Nedonchelle then to a position of readiness at Bois des Dames near Lapugnoy
  • 12th Mar
    Marched to Auchel
  • 14th Mar
    Marched to billets in Flechin
  • 19th to 31st Mar
    In Flechin
  • 26th Mar
    Major Hunt rejoined & took on command of B Squadron