FEBRUARY
BLACKDOWN	1st	The Battalion received orders to prepare for embarkation and proceeded overseas as follows:- Advance Party
	15th	Transport and Details
	16th	Main Body [See Appendix I for Strength and Composition]
BOIS GRENIER	4th	The advance party proceeded via BOULOGNE and proceeded to Front Line in the BOIS GRENIER Sector for instruction and reconnaissance and remained there until arrival of Battalion.
GRANDE SEC BOIS	16th	The Transport and details disembarked at LE HAVRE, detrained at BAILLEUL and proceeded to GRANDE SEC BOIS. The main body disembarked BOULOGNE and proceeded in two trains to BAILLEUL arriving as follows:
BAILLEUL	21st	6 p.m. - First train
	22nd	8 a.m. - Second train
OUTTERSTEENE	21st	Billeted at OUTTERSTEENE.
	22nd	Transport and details joined main body from GRANDE SEC BOIS.
ESTAIRES	23rd	Battalion proceeded by march route to ESTAIRES and billeted . Advance party joined battalion. The Battalion now completely concentrated. [For details of personnel, etc. See Appendix II]
ERQUINGHEM	25th	Battalion proceeded by march route to billets at ERQUINGHEM, and relieved the 1st Battalion, THE CANTERBURY RIFLES, 2nd N.Z. Infy Brigade, 2nd A.N.Z.A.Corps as Divisional reserve in the BOIS GRENIER Sector.
	26th	The relief of the 2nd N.Z. Inf. Brigade being complete on this date the disposition of the 172 Infy. Brigade in the sector was as follows:- Right Sub.Sector - 2/10 Bn. The KING'S L'POOL REGT Left Sub.Sector - 2/4 Bn. SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGT Brigade Reserve - 2/5 Bn. SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGT Divisional Reserve - 2/9 Bn. KING'S L'POOL REGT [See sketch map No.1 Appendix No.III]
		2/9th BATTALION "THE KING'S" LIVERPOOL REGIMENT APPENDIX I 1st Advance Party - Proceeded 1/2/1917 Officers Capt D.A. WILSON Capt R.N. MOUNTFIELD Capt G.F. BUCKLE Lieut H.E. WIGZELL 2/Lt F.B. CLEMENT 2/Lt L.T. LOCAN Other Ranks 15 ------------------------------- 2nd Advance Party - (Transport and Details) Officers Major S. RHODES Lieut A. BERRY Lieut A.G. POTTER Other Ranks 83 Horses Officers Riding - 12 Draught - 46 Pack - 6 Vehicles Wagons - 18 Carts - 4 M. Guns - 16 Bicycles - 9 ------------------------------- Main Body Officers Lieut. Col. A.F.S. LEGGATT Major J.G. PARIS Capt N.A.R. VAN GRUISEN Capt H.H. WILKINSON Capt H.M. WILLIAMS Capt C. MYERS Capt A.S. PARKINSON, RAMC Capt Rev E. FISHER, C.E. Lieut & Adjt J. WRIGHT Lieut & Qmr G.W. CROSBIE Lieut P.H. PARKER Lieut H.J. HALLETT Lieut F.W. VOYSEY Lieut A.P. CANDLER Lieut A.E. HUNT Lieut W. MONKS 2/Lt T.G. POVEY 2/Lt F.W. FOSTER 2/Lt L. WALTHEW 2/Lt A.T. BARKER 2/Lt J.W. SMITH 2/Lt N.W. SHEARD 2/Lt H.B. BRIGGS 2/Lt H.J. SPARGE 2/Lt J.M. PARKES 2/Lt A.J. HARRISON 2/Lt A. ROE Other Ranks 856
	MARCH
	6th	11 a.m. - The Battalion relieved 2/10 Bn KING'S L'POOL REGT in right sub sector, one officer wounded during relief, Lieut P.H. PARKER. The sector of trenches was occupied by the battalion distributed as follows: "A" Coy Right Front Line, Support Line "B" Coy Left Front Line, Support Line "C" Coy Right Sector, Subsidiary Line "D" Coy Left Sector, Subsidiary Line Bn Headquarters "THE RITZ". [See Sketch map no. II Appendix III]
	9th	The Battalion took over a larger frontage owing to a redistribution of the brigade frontage. Battalion Headquarters moved to headquarters of left sub section "THE CARLTON". [See Sketch map no. II Appendix III]
	14th	The battalion was relieved by the 2/10 Bn KING'S L'POOL REGT and moved into brigade reserve at LA ROLANDERIE less "D" Coy who remained in the subsidiary line. During the period the battalion was in the trenches the weather alternated between frost and thaw and in consequence the trenches became in a very bad state. No cases of trench feet occurred and the health of the men remained good. Enemy artillery was fairly active during the whole period. Our artillery retaliated heavily and promptly on every occasion. Enemy MINENWERFER very active but confined himself to one locality only. Enemy machine guns fairly active at nights. Enemy snipers entirely quiescent. Casualties in Battalion - 2 O.R. killed, one Officer wounded (see above).
	18th	"C" Company relieved "D" Company in subsidiary line.
	20th	Relieved 2/10 Battalion K.L.R. in BOIS GRENIER Sector, disposition as follows: Front Line, Right Company, "A" Coy Front Line, Centre Company, "B" Coy Front Line, Left Company, "D" Coy Subsidiary Line, "C" Coy Attached Subsidiary Line, One Company, 2/10 K.L.R. [See Sketch Map no. II appendix III]
	28th	The Battalion was relieved by the 2/5th KING'S LIVERPOOL REGT. And moved into Divisional Reserve at ERQUINGHEM. The 172 infantry Bde were relieved by the 17 Bde in the RUE DU BOIS and BOIS GRENIER Sectors and the whole of the 172 inf Bde now in Divisional reserve in the vicinity of ERQUINGHEM. During the tour in the trenches the weather was on the whole good although 2 wet days occurred. The health of the men remained good. No cases of trench foot. Enemy artillery and minenwerfer more active than during the previous tour. Machine guns less active. Snipers absolutely quiet. No enemy patrols encountered by our patrols. Our artillery active especially the Heavy Batteries who completed registering on and destroying works in rear of enemy lines. Medium and light T.M.B. carried out successful bombardments of enemy front line system and wire. Patrols reconnoitred enemy trenches and wire each night. The whole of No Man's Land also reconnoitred and in no case were enemy patrols encountered. Casualties: Killed - Officers Nil, Other Ranks Nil Wounded - Officers Nil, Other Ranks 6
		APPENDIX 2 Details as to personnel, etc, of the Battalion when concentrated at ESTAIRES, 23/3/1917 Officers Lieut. Col. A.F.S. LEGGATT, C.O. Major S. RHODES, 2nd in Cd. Major J.G. PARIS, Div. Gas. Sch. Lieut & Adj J. WRIGHT Hon Lt & Q.M. G.W. CROSBIE Capt A.S. PARKINSON, M.O. Capt E FISHER, C.E., Chaplain Capt C. MYERS, O.C. "A" Coy Capt R.N. Mountfield, "A" Coy 2/Lt H.J. SPARGE, "A" Coy 2/Lt L.T. LOCAN, "A" Coy 2/Lt L. WALTHEW, "A" Coy 2/Lt F. FOSTER, "A" Coy 2/Lt A.J. HARRISON, "A" Coy Capt H.M. WILLIAMS, O.C. "B" Coy Capt D.A. WILSON, "B" Coy Lieut P.H. PARKER, "B" Coy Lieut H.J. HALLETT, "B" Coy Lieut W. MONKS, "B" Coy Lieut A. BERRY, "B" Coy 2/Lieut T.G. POVEY, "B" Coy 2/Lieut H.B. BRIGGS, "B" Coy Capt N.A.R. Van GRUISEN, O.C. "C" Coy Capt G.F. BUCKLE, "C" Coy Lieut A.E. HUNT, "C" Coy Lieut H.E. WIGZELL, "C" Coy Lieut F.W. VOYSEY, "C" Coy 2/Lieut A.T. BARKER, "C" Coy 2/Lieut J.W. SMITH, "C" Coy 2/Lieut N.H. SHEARD, "C" Coy Capt H.H. WILKINSON, O.C. "D" Coy Capt J.A. MAIR, "D" Coy Lieut A.G. POTTER, "D" Coy Lieut A.P. CANDLER, "D" Coy 2/Lieut F.B. CLEMENT, "D" Coy 2/Lieut J.M. PARKES, "D" Coy 2/Lieut A. ROE, "D" Coy Other Ranks R.S.M. 7118 BINNS & 953 Other Ranks Details of Transport Animals Horses/Mules Riding - 12 Draught - 6 Heavy Draught - 9 Pack - 7 Large - 0 Small - 22 Guns, Limbers, Transport vehicles etc. Machine Guns - 16 Horsed - 14 Bicycles - 14 4 Wheeled - 9 2 Wheeled - March 1917 ERQUINGHEM 28th - The Battalion in divisional reserve at ERQUINGHEM. Strength of Battalion 31/3/17 as per margin Strength of Unit 36 Officers 918 Other Ranks Fighting Strength 28 Officers 775 Other Ranks During this period 15 platoons were employed daily under the C.R.E. for work on the subsidiary or rear lines, of the divisional area. Casualties during period of work, 4 O.R. wounded. Owing to this it was only possible for the Battalion to undergo a limited amount of training mainly confined to training of platoon Sergts., Bombers and Lewis Gunners with the object of creating a staff of instructors in the above subjects. On the night of 10/4/17 a "Raid" was carried out by about 70 officers and men of the 172 Inf Bde, the number of O.Ranks of this Battalion participating were 22. The raid was carried out with the object of obtaining ientification of enemy units & reconnaissance of enemy dispositions. The raid met strong enemy opposition and did not succeed in entering enemy trench. Casualties sustained by N.C.O.s and men of this battalion participating in the raid are shown in the margin. Casualties Killed - 330692 Sgt R. PIERCE, 331273 Pte R. BODELL, 331195 Pte F. VINING Missing - 1 Corporal Wounded- 3 Privates D.A.G. 3rd ECHELON --------------------