Mesopotamia
In August 1916 the 2nd Battalion, manning the forts on the Isle of Wight, sent 250 men to join the 4th Hampshires at Romsey. In September they were shipped to India. From here they were landed at Basra with the Indian Army. They fought no major battles but were involved in constant skirmishing through Amarah, Kut, Ctesiphon, Persia, Turkestan, Constantinople, Salonika, Italy and France, returning home in 1919.
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