Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85. [140][141], By the end of 1944, the German Luftwaffe was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the UK could be discounted and the WO began reorganising surplus AA units into infantry battalions for duties in the rear areas. Age 20. 25th Aug 1914 46th Midland Division on the Move1st Mar 1915 Fur Coats Issued2nd Mar 1915 Lectures & Route March3rd Mar 1915 Lectures & route March4th Mar 1915 First Challenges in France for 5th Lincs5th Mar 1915 On the Move6th Mar 1915 5th Lincs on the March7th Mar 1915 Platoon Training8th Mar 1915 Sore Feet09th Mar 1915 On the March10th Mar 1915 Platoon Training11th Mar 1915 5th Lincs on the March12th Mar 1915 Ready to Move13th Mar 1915 Ready to Move14th Mar 1915 Heavy Gun Firing15th Mar 1915 Platoon Training16th Mar 1915 On the Move17th Mar 1915 Platoon Training18th Mar 1915 5th Lincs on the March19th Mar 1915 Platoon Training20th Mar 1915 Platoon Training21st Mar 1915 Services Held22nd Mar 1915 Platoon Training23rd Mar 1915 Brigade Defence Scheme24th Mar 1915 5th Lincs on Route March25th Mar 1915 Route March for 5th Lincs26th Mar 1915 On the March26th Feb 1915 Final Parade in England26th Feb 1915 Final Parade in England26th Mar 1915 Instruction27th Mar 1915 Instruction in Trench Duties28th Mar 1915 Instruction in Trench Duties28th Feb 1915 5th Lincs Proceed to France29th Mar 1915 Night Work in Trenches30th Mar 1915 Companies under instruction31st Mar 1915 Return to Billets1st Apr 1915 Baths2nd Apr 1915 Instruction for 5th Lincs3rd Apr 1915 5th Lincs Training5th Apr 1915 5th Lincs on the March6th Apr 1915 5th Lincs on the March7th Apr 1915 Training08th Apr 1915 On the March09th Apr 1915 Into the Trenches10th Apr 1915 Registering apparently not quite correct11th Apr 1915 Trench Work12th Apr 1915 Zeppelin over the Trenches15th Apr 1915 At Rest16th Apr 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics17th Apr 1915 Under Shellfire18th Apr 1915 Trench Work19th Apr 1915 Enemy Active20th Apr 1915 Artillery Bombardment21st Apr 1915 Dull and cols22nd Apr 1915 Attack Expected24th Apr 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics25th Apr 1915 Trench Work26th Apr 1915 Suspicious Noises27th Apr 1915 Trench Work28th Apr 1915 Enemy Mine Located29th Apr 1915 At Rest30th Apr 1915 Working Parties1st May 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics2nd May 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics3rd May 1915 Trench Work4th May 1915 Trench Work5th May 1915 Trench Work6th May 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics7th May 1915 In Billets8th May 1915 In Billets9th May 1915 In Billets10th May 1915 Encounter with the Enemy11th May 1915 Trench Work11th May 1915 Trench Work12th May 1915 Signal Lamps13th May 1915 Trench Work14th May 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics15th May 1915 In Billets16th May 1915 Church Parade18th May 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics19th May 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics20th May 1915 Enemy Mine Explodes21st May 1915 Difficult Work22nd May 1915 Suspicious Noises23rd May 1915 Into Bivouacs25th May 1915 Glorious Day26th May 1915 Into the Trenches27th May 1915 Trench Work28th May 1915 Trench Work29th May 1915 Trench Work30th May 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics31st May 1915 To Bivouacs1st Jun 1915 In Bivouacs2nd Jun 1915 In Bivouacs3rd Jun 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics4th Jun 1915 Grass Fires5th Jun 1915 Snipers Busy6th Jun 1915 Sentry Snoring7th Jun 1915 On the March8th Jun 1915 In Bivouacs9th Jun 1915 In Bivouacs10th Jun 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics11th Jun 1915 Trench Work12th Jun 1915 Trench Work12th Jun 1915 Instruction Map13th Jun 1915 Trench Work13th Jun 1915 Instruction Map14th Jun 1915 Trench Work & Relief14th Jun 1915 Instruction Map15th Jun 1915 Training15th Jun 1915 Shelling Map16th Jun 1915 In Bivouacs16th Jun 1915 Demonstration Map17th Jun 1915 In Bivouacs17th Jun 1915 Instruction Map18th Jun 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics18th Jun 1915 Instruction Map19th Jun 1915 10th DLI attached to 5th Lincs for Instruction.19th Jun 1915 Instruction Map20th Jun 1915 Enemy Mine Explodes20th Jun 1915 Instruction Map21st Jun 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 6/8th DLI22nd Jun 1915 On the March23rd Jun 1915 In Bivouacs25th Jun 1915 Route March28th Jun 1915 Parades and Route March30th Jun 1915 Into the Trenches30th Jun 1915 5th Lincs into the Trenches1st Jul 1915 Gas Shells2nd Jul 1915 A Nervous Night3rd Jul 1915 Snipers in Action4th Jul 1915 Under Shellfire5th Jul 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 5th Staffords6th Jul 1915 In Huts7th Jul 1915 Route March08th Jul 1915 Route March and Working Parties09th Jul 1915 Working Parties10th Jul 1915 Working Parties11th Jul 1915 Training and Working Parties12th Jul 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 1st Cheshires13th Jul 1915 In the Trenches14th Jul 1915 Trench Work15th Jul 1915 Trench Work16th Jul 1915 Trench Work17th Jul 1915 Trench Work18th Jul 1915 Into the Trenches19th Jul 1915 Mine Exploded20th Jul 1915 In Dugouts21st Jul 1915 Working Parties22nd Jul 1915 Fatigue Parties23rd Jul 1915 Fatigue Parties24th Jul 1915 Enemy Mine Explodes25th Jul 1915 Aeroplane duel26th Jul 1915 Trench Work27th Jul 1915 Trench Work28th Jul 1915 In the Trenches29th Jul 1915 In the Trenches30th Jul 1915 Under Fire31st Jul 1915 Artillery Bombardment1st Aug 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics2nd Aug 1915 In Dugouts3rd Aug 1915 On the Move4th Aug 1915 On the Move5th Aug 1915 At Rest6th Aug 1915 Working Parties7th Aug 1915 Working Parties8th Aug 1915 Working Parties9th Aug 1915 Trenches Recaptured 10th Aug 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics11th Aug 1915 In the Trenches12th Aug 1915 Short of Very Lights13th Aug 1915 Trench Work14th Aug 1915 Trench Work15th Aug 1915 Trench Work16th Aug 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics17th Aug 1915 Working Parties18th Aug 1915 Working Parties19th Aug 1915 Working Parties20th Aug 1915 Working Parties21st Aug 1915 Working Parties22nd Aug 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics23rd Aug 1915 Trench Work & Artillery Exchange24th Aug 1915 RE Explode Enemy Mine25th Aug 1915 Trench Work26th Aug 1915 Trench Work27th Aug 1915 Trench Work28th Aug 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics29th Aug 1915 At Rest31st Aug 1915 Working Parties1st Sep 1915 Tube Helmets issued2nd Sep 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics3rd Sep 1915 Wet and Dirty4th Sep 1915 Mining Sounds Heard5th Sep 1915 Working Parties6th Sep 1915 Trench Work7th Sep 1915 Trench Work8th Sep 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics9th Sep 1915 Working Parties10th Sep 1915 Working Parties11th Sep 1915 Working Parties12th Sep 1915 Working Parties13th Sep 1915 Working Parties14th Sep 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics15th Sep 1915 Dugouts Destroyed16th Sep 1915 Whizbangs17th Sep 1915 Trench Work18th Sep 1915 Trench Work19th Sep 1915 Trench Work20th Sep 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics21st Sep 1915 Bathing22nd Sep 1915 Bathing24th Sep 1915 Artillery Barrage26th Sep 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics27th Sep 1915 In Trenches28th Sep 1915 Into the Trenches28th Sep 1915 Lull in Fighting29th Sep 1915 Clearing up after Rain30th Sep 1915 Enemy Mine Explodes1st Oct 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 2nd South Lancs2nd Oct 1915 The Sacrifice2nd Oct 1915 On the March3rd Oct 1915 At Rest4th Oct 1915 Training Continues5th Oct 1915 Trench Visit & Training7th Oct 1915 Trench Visit & Training9th Oct 1915 Conferences11th Oct 1915 Training12th Oct 1915 5th Lincolns into Trenches13th Oct 1915 5th Lincolns in Action14th Oct 1915 Into the Second Line15th Oct 1915 Relieved16th Oct 1915 At Rest17th Oct 1915 Inspection18th Oct 1915 Training19th Oct 1915 Training20th Oct 1915 Bathing & Training21st Oct 1915 Route March22nd Oct 1915 Route March23rd Oct 1915 Medical Inspections24th Oct 1915 Church Parade25th Oct 1915 Medical Inspections26th Oct 1915 On the Move27th Oct 1915 Parade Rehearsal29th Oct 1915 GOC Meets Officers30th Oct 1915 Training & Route March31st Oct 1915 Church Parade1st Nov 1915 Lectures & Bathing2nd Nov 1915 Lectures & Bathing3rd Nov 1915 Training & Route March4th Nov 1915 Drill & Route March5th Nov 1915 Inspections & Working Parties6th Nov 1915 On the Move7th Nov 1915 Church Parade8th Nov 1915 Parade and Route March9th Nov 1915 Training10th Nov 1915 Training11th Nov 1915 Route March12th Nov 1915 Inspection & Bathing13th Nov 1915 On the March14th Nov 1915 Officers inspect Trenches15th Nov 1915 5th Lincs on the March16th Nov 1915 Manning Posts17th Nov 1915 5th Lincs Relieve 6th South Staffs18th Nov 1915 Short of Materials19th Nov 1915 Trench Work20th Nov 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 6th South Staffs21st Nov 1915 5th Lincs on the March22nd Nov 1915 Company & Platoon Drill23rd Nov 1915 Working Parties24th Nov 1915 Into the Trenches25th Nov 1915 Trench Work26th Nov 1915 Reliefs27th Nov 1915 Parapets to be raised28th Nov 1915 Hard Ground29th Nov 1915 Trench Work30th Nov 1915 5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics1st Dec 1915 Relieved2nd Dec 1915 Medical Inspections3rd Dec 1915 5th Lincs on the March Map4th Dec 1915 Company & Platoon Drill Map5th Dec 1915 Drill & Inspection6th Dec 1915 Inspection Delayed7th Dec 1915 Company & Platoon Drill8th Dec 1915 Inspection and Leave9th Dec 1915 Wet Day10th Dec 1915 Fatigues and Meetings11th Dec 1915 A Change of Plan12th Dec 1915 Church Parade13th Dec 1915 Company Training13st December 1915 Map14th Dec 1915 Route March15th Dec 1915 Company Training16th Dec 1915 Arrangements to Move17th Dec 1915 Preparation to Move18th Dec 1915 Preparation for Move19th Dec 1915 Brigade on the move20th Dec 1915 Company Training21st Dec 1915 Lectures Under Cover22nd Dec 1915 Very Wet23rd Dec 1915 Heavy Rain24th Dec 1915 Drill25th Dec 1915 Football Competition26th Dec 1915 At Rest27th Dec 1915 Under Instruction28th Dec 1915 Parade and March29th Dec 1915 Parade and Brigade MarchSep 1916 Transfer13th Mar 1917 Leicesters relieve Lincolns. 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