On the 8th November, the Battalion received orders to be prepared to move at short notice, and everything was prepared in readiness for this, the remainder of the day being devoted to training in billets, the day being very wet. At 1 a.m. on the 9th we received orders to move to Esplechin, and at 9.50 a.m. the Battalion proceeded to that village by march route, arriving at 11.30 a.m., and now came under the orders of the 166th Infantry Brigade. On the 10th November, at 5.30 a.m., we received orders to move forward towards Leuze, and proceeded by march route at 6.45 a.m. The route taken was via Froidmont—Ere—Pontrieu—Vaulx—Les Tournai, along the main Tournai—Ath Road to Leuze, where the Battalion arrived at 7 p.m. Progress on the march was considerably delayed, owing to the main road being blown up by mines in many places. We found good billets in Leuze, and were very comfortable for the night, the inhabitants giving the Battalion a most cordial reception. We received orders from the 166th Infantry Brigade to move forward next morning at 11 a.m.

At 10.45 a.m. on the 11th November, the Battalion formed up in mass on the Square at Leuze, preparatory to moving forward. A few minutes before 11 o’clock the Commanding Officer, Lieut.-Colonel R. Gardner, M.C., read out on parade, a telegram, received from the 166th Infantry Brigade, stating that an Armistice had been signed by Germany, and that hostilities would cease at 11 a.m. A Squadron of the 1st Royal Dragoons, being then in Leuze, on their way forward, also formed up in the Square, and at 11 o’clock sounded the Cavalry “Cease Fire.” The Battalion then gave a Royal Salute, and the Band played the National Anthems of England, Belgium, and France. We then moved forward, amid great cheering from the civilian population, and proceeded along the main road to Ligne, where a halt was made, and the Battalion had lunch. Orders were received here from the 164th Infantry Brigade to proceed to Villers St. Amand, where we duly arrived about 2.45 p.m. Billets were obtained, and the Battalion rested here for the night, coming again under the orders of the 164th Infantry Brigade.