Victoria University of Wellington Library
Official History of the Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. in the Great War 1914-1918
Contents
Contents.
Part
I.
Chapter
I.
page
The Call to Arms
3
The Regiment Embarks
6
Arrival in Egypt
9
Turkish Advance on Suez Canal
11
Chapter II
.
A Great Enterprise
13
Plan of Attack
14
Chapter
III.
The Landing
20
Chapter
IV.
An Advance Attempted
28
Chapter
V.
The Regiment at Helles
33
Back to Anzac
38
Unparalleled Suffering
43
Chapter
VI.
A Great Offensive
46
The Attack Launched
51
Chunuk Bair
56
A Final Struggle
59
Suvla Bay
63
The Situation Reviewed
64
A Rest at mudros
69
Chapter
VII.
The Beginning of the End
71
Chapter
VIII.
The Evacuation
75
Return to Egypt
78
Formation of the 2nd Battalion
78
Ordered to France
81
Part
II.
Chapter
I.
page
The Western Front
85
Armentieres
87
An Incident with Consequences
100
Raiding and Losses
101
Renewed Vigilance
105
The Regiment Relieved
109
Chapter
II
Battle of the Somme
111
The Regiment in Action
118
The Attack Renewed
127
A Bitter Experience
131
A Final Effort
134
Operations Reviewed
138
Chapter III
.
Cordonnerie and Houplines
142
Chapter
IV.
Bois Grenier
155
Chapter
V.
Messines
159
Preparations for Battle
169
The Attack Launched
177
Chapter
VI.
St. Yves
186
Chapter
VII.
La Basse-Ville
194
Chapter
VIII.
Ypres
202
Passchendaele
207
Tragedy and Heroism
215
Chapter
IX.
Polderhoek Chateau
229
Success Denibd
234
Chapter
X.
The 3rd Battalion
244
Le Bizet
247
Gravenstafel
252
Return to the Line
259
The Battalion Disbands
263
Chapter
XI.
1918
265
Chapter
XII.
Battle of St. Quentin
272
Ordered South
275
Holding the Line
280
The Enemy Held
285
Chapter
XIII.
La Signy Farm
290
A Period of Rest
300
Chapter
XIV.
Battle of the Lys
303
Chapter
XV.
Rossignol Wood
309
Chapter
XVI.
Sergt.
Richard Travis
317
Chapter
XVII.
Important Events
321
Gommecourt
322
An Enemy Withdrawal
324
Chapter
XVIII.
Turn of the Tide
329
Fall of Bapaume
330
The Advance Continued
338
Chapter
XIX.
The Hindenburg System
348
Masnieres-Beaurevoir Line
355
Fontaine and Viesly
359
Vertigneul and Salesches
364
Important Successes
370
Chapter
XX
Fall of Le Quesnoy
373
Mormal Forest
375
Chapter
XXI.
Defeat and Surrender
380
IV.
Corps Order
382
Advance into Germany
384
Army of Occupation
387
Chapter
XXII.
Conclusion
390
Appendix.
Reserve or Training Battalion
393
Honours and Awards
399