| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Mobilisation—Departure Overseas | 1 |
| II. | The 1/4th Battalion in Malta—Formation of the 2/4th Battalion | 8 |
| III. | The 1/4th Battalion in France—Operations at Neuve Chapelle | 18 |
| IV. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Second Battle of Ypres, 1915 | 40 |
| V. | Operations during the Summer of 1915 | 58 |
| VI. | The 1/4th Battalion in the 47th Division | 73 |
| VII. | The 2/4th Battalion in Malta, Gallipoli Peninsula and Southern Egypt | 86 |
| VIII. | The 3/4th and 4/4th Battalions at Home | 115 |
| IX. | The Formation of the 56th Division | 132 |
| X. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Battles of the Somme, 1916—I. The Attack on Gommecourt | 139 |
| XI. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Battles of the Somme, 1916—II. The Battles of September and October | 177 |
| XII. | The 1/4th Battalion during the Winter 1916/17 | 217 |
| XIII. | The 2/4th Battalion in France—German Retirement from the Somme | 236 |
| XIV. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Battles of Arras, 1917 | 251 |
| XV. | The 2/4th Battalion in the Battles for Bullecourt, 1917 | 273 |
| XVI. | The Third Battle of Ypres, 1917—I. The 1/4 Battalion on the Menin Road. | 294 |
| XVII. | The Third Battle of Ypres, 1917—II. The 2/4 Battalion on the Northern Ridges | 306 |
| XVIII. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Battle of Cambrai, 1917 | 325 |
| XIX. | The 1/4th Battalion, Winter 1917/18—The Reserve Battalion 1916/17 | 345 |
| XX. | The 2/4th Battalion in the Second Battle of the Somme, 1918 | 359 |
| XXI. | The 1/4th Battalion in the Defence of Arras, 1918 | 392 |
| XXII. | The 1/4th and 2/4th Battalions during the Summer Months of 1918—The Reserve Battalion, 1918 | 409 |
| XXIII. | The Final Advance—I. The 2/4th Battalion in the Battles of Amiens and Bapaume, 1918 | 428 |
| XXIV. | The Final Advance—II. The 1/4th Battalion in the Battle of Bapaume, 1918 | 460 |
| XXV. | The Final Advance—III. The 1/4th Battalion in the Battles of Cambrai and the Sambre, 1918 | 478 |
| LIST OF APPENDICES | ||
| I. | Malta | 508 |
| II. | Honours and Decorations | 510 |
| III. | The Reconstruction of the 4th London Regiment in 1920 | 518 |
| Index | 521 | |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | ||
| Ypres Cathedral | Frontispiece | |
| TO FACE PAGE | ||
| Ghain Tuffieha Camp—Melleha Camp—Selmun Palace | 8 | |
| Melleha—The Grand Harbour, Valetta | 16 | |
| St Jean Village in April 1920 | 56 | |
| Rouge Croix, La Bassée Road—The Doll's House (Ferozepore Brigade Headquarters), La Bassée Road | 64 | |
| Signpost Lane, Neuve Chapelle—Ruined Farmhouse, Neuve Chapelle | 232 | |
| Inverness Copse | 304 | |
| Passchendaele Ridge | 320 | |
| Arras Cathedral | 416 | |
| SKETCH MAPS | ||
| By Captain F. Clive Grimwade | ||
| NO. | ||
| 1. | Neuve Chapelle—Richebourg l'Avoué | 32 |
| 2. | The Second Battle of Ypres, 1915 | 48 |
| 3. | Gallipoli Peninsula—Cape Helles Trenches, 1915 | 96 |
| 4. | The Attack on Gommecourt, 1st July 1916 | 144 |
| 5. | The Battle of Ginchy, September 1916 | 192 |
| 6. | The Battle of Morval, September 1916 | 204 |
| 7. | The Battle of the Le Transloy Ridges, October 1916 | 208 |
| 8. | Laventie, Winter 1916/17 | 224 |
| 9. | The German Retirement, February-March 1917 | 240 |
| 10. | Cavalry Farm, May 1917 | 266 |
| 11. | Bullecourt, May-June, 1917 | 288 |
| 12. | The Third Battle of Ypres, 1917 (1/4th Battalion) | 296 |
| 13. | The Third Battle of Ypres, 1917 (2/4th Battalion) | 312 |
| 14. | The Battle of Cambrai, 1917 | 336 |
| 15. | The Retreat from La Fère, March 1918 | 368 |
| 16. | The Defence of Arras, March 1918 | 400 |
| 17. | The Battle of Amiens, 1918 (2/4th Battalion)—The Action at Chipilly Ridge, 8th-10th August | 432 |
| 18. | The Battle of Bapaume, 1918 (2/4th Battalion) | 448 |
| 19. | The Battle of Bapaume, 1918 (1/4th Battalion) | 472 |
| 20. | The Battle of Cambrai, 1918—The Canal du Nord | 488 |
| 21. | The Battle of the Sambre, 1918 | 496 |