1st Royal Marine Battalion. 188th Brigade: Arrived Acheux from St. Pol area (4/10) and from there marched to Mailly-Maillet Wood. To Varennes (8/10), Fomrceville (9/10), Hédauville (17/10), Englebelmer (20/10). Relieved Howe Battalion in front line Hamel left sector (22/10). To Englebelmer (25/10), front line (28/10), Englebelmer (30/10), Varennes (31/10), Puchevillers (5/11), front line (7/11), Englebelmer (8/11), Varennes (9/11), front line (10/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – on left of 188th Brigade’s assault – heavy casualties (including all 4 company commanders) soon after leaving start positions – small parties only fighting through to German third line. Relieved and via Hédauville to Puchevillers (15/11). War Diary notes ‘advanced 490 strong, returned 138 – casualties 352. To Gézaincourt (17/11), Bernaville (18/11).
2nd Royal Marine Battalion. 188th Brigade: Arrived Englebelmer from St. Pol Area (5/10). To Hédauville (8/10), Englebelmer (21/10), Hédauville (31/10), Puchevillers (5/11), Hédauville (7/11), Englebelmer (11/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – advanced behind 1st Royal Marine Battalion – Divisional history by Douglas Jerrold noting hand-to-hand fighting in German third line – heavy casualties – small groups only continued fighting. Relieved in Station Road noon (15/11) and via Englebelmer to Hédauville. To Puchevillers (16/11), Gézaincourt (17/11), Bernaville (18/11).
Anson Battalion. 188th Brigade: Arrived Acheux from St. Pol area (4/10) and from there marched to Mailly-Maillet. To Hédauville (8/10), bivouacs east of Englebelmer (19/10), Hédauville (30/10), Puchevillers (5/11), Hédauville (6/11), Englebelmer (7/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11). Relieved and to Hédauville (15/11). Casualties – 322. To Puchevillers (16/11), Beaumetz (18/11).
Drake Battalion. 189th Brigade: Arrived Forceville from St. Pol area (4/10). To Englebelmer (8/10). Relieved 14th Hampshire in front line Y Ravine sector (16/10). To Englebelmer (17/10), Mesnil (21/10), Englebelmer (23/10), front line (27/10), Hédauville (30/10), Puchevillers (31/10), Hédauville (5/11), Englebelmer (6/11). Took up assembly positions in gulley in front of Hamel sector (12/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – more than half of strength (Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel A.S. Tetley mortally wounded) lost during advance to first objective (Station Road). Withdrew to original enemy front line about 4 a.m. (15/11). Casualties – 196. Later moved via Englebelmer and Hédauville to Arquèves. To Doullens (18/11).
Hawke Battalion. 189th Brigade: Arrived Acheux from St. Pol area (4/10). To Forceville (6/10). Working parties to line south of Hébuterne. H.Q. and 3 companies to Englebelmer, 1 company to Auchonvillers (16/10). Company at Auchonvillers joined rest of Battalion (17/10). To Mesnil (19/10), front line Hamel sector (20/10), Englebelmer, (21/10), front line (24/10), Englebelmer (27/10), Hédauville (30/10), Puchevillers (31/10), Hédauville (4/11), Mesnil (6/11), front line (10/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – advanced 5.45 a.m. – leading waves cut down by machine guns situated between German first and second lines – survivors fought through to Station Road. Relieved and via Englebelmer to Arquèves (15/11). Casualties – 419, Divisional history by Douglas Jerrold noting that some 400 of these occurred within first half hour of attack.
Hood Battalion. 189th Brigade: Arrived Forceville from St. Pol area (4/10). To Mesnil and took over line Hamel sector (16/10), Englebelmer (20/10), Mesnil (23/10), Hédauville (30/10), Puchevillers (31/10), Englebelmer (4/11), front line (6/11), Mesnil (10/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – on right of advance passed through enemy front line – cleared dug-outs in railway cutting – later almost 400 prisoners taken at Station Road and Beaucourt Station. Withdrew via Hédauville to Arquèves (15/11). To Doullens (18/11).
Howe Battalion. 188th Brigade: Arrived Acheux from St. Pol area (4/10) and from there marched to Mailly-Maillet. To Varennes (8/10), front line north of Hamel (18/10), Englebelmer (22/10), front line (25/10), Englebelmer (27/10), Puchevillers (5/11), Hedauville (7/11), Englebelmer (11/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – entered first and second lines – heavy losses during next advance – just 1 officer and some 20 men reaching third line. Withdrew via Englebelmer to Hédauville (15/11) – at 11 p.m. to to Puchevillers. To Gézaincourt (17/11), Bernaville (18/11).
Nelson Battalion. 189th Brigade: Arrived Acheux from St. Pol area (4/10) and from there to bivouacs in Acheux Wood. To Englebelmer (8/10), front line Auchonvillers sector (16/10), Englebelmer (17/10), Mesnil (20/10), front line Hamel sector (21/10), Englebelmer (24/10), Varennes (30/10), Puchevillers (31/10), Varennes (5/11), Englebelmer (6/11), front line (8/11), Englebelmer (10/11), Mesnil (12/11). Attack on Beaucourt (13/11) – heavy casualties among leading waves during advance on Station Road – Divisional history by Douglas Jerrold notes third and fourth waves fell almost to a man in first and second German lines. Withdrew to Arquèves via Hédauville (15/11). Casualties – 342. To Gézaincourt (18/11).