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The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Firs

Fred W. Ward

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Brigade, 2nd Division, in which it had served so long, proceeded by rail through Cologne to Ehreshoven, joined the London Division, and took over the outposts of the Occupied Zone at Lindlar on March 18.

On April 15, the Battalion then being back in Cologne, the command was taken over by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel L.F. Ashburner, M.V.O., D.S.O., Lieutenant-Colonel Winter being appointed to the command of the British Camp at Antwerp. On May 6 the Battalion was inspected and complimented by General Sir William Robertson, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.S.O., Commander-in-Chief British Army of the Rhine.

In the event of the non-acceptance of the Peace Terms by Germany, preparations were made between [66]June 8 and June 19 for an advance, but the orders on June 20 were held in abeyance and subsequently cancelled.


PRESENTATION OF COLOURS: NIEDERAUSSEM, GERMANY, JUNE 24TH, 1919.ToList

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Community Reviews

I read this book for research purposes and it was very helpful in giving insight into the life of the Battalion. To fully understand this book, it would be helpful for the reader to have a prior knowledge of military history. Regardless, this book is written incredibly well and shows the importance