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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS.September 2, 1917Battalion relieved by 50th Battalion and moved to Chateau de la Haie, completing longest tour.September 6, 1917Inter-Battalion sports held and dinner in evening toMajor W. A. J. Marshall.September 7, 1917Battalion moved to Alberta Camp near Souchez Corner.September 11, 1917Battalion moved forward into support, relieving 50thBattalion in the Red Line and Partridge Trench.September 14, 1917Battalion relieved the 38th Battalion in the front line,with headquarters at "Piano" dugout.September 19, 1917Battalion relieved and moved back toChateau de la Haie.September 23, 1917Battalion took part in a Brigade Church Parade andmarch past before the Brigade Commander, who presented decorations.September 24, 1917Practices held for an attack on Sallumines Hill, plannedfor October 15th. Sports also held during this rest.September 29, 1917Corps championship sports held at Villers-au-Bois.October 3, 1917The Sallumines practices were discontinued indefinitely.October 4, 1917Sallumines operation cancelled.PASSCHENDAELE OPERATIONSOctober 5, 1917Brigade began to move north to Steenbecque, but 72ndBattalion quarantined for diphtheria.October 10 ; 1917Battalion and quarantined men moved to Bruay to taketheir place in the Brigade for the northward march.October 12, 1917Battalion entrained for Steenbecque and marched fromthere to Thiennes.October 13, 1917Battalion marched to Wallon Cappel.October 17, 1917Fifty officers and other ranks went to Poperinghe to seea model of the ground covered by proposed operations.October 20, 1917A transport competition was held.201