The 2nd A&SH - Remainder of the War

What became of the 2A&SH as John transferred to Africa?  

They saw out most of 1917 in the Somme area before being transferred to Passchendale in October of that year. 

By July 1918 the Argylls had American troops fighting alongside them in that Sector.  

In late August 1918 the Argylls were moved back to the Somme and by the end of October they had advanced after the retreating Germans and were now back at Le Cateau, the scene of their first WW1 battle 4 years before. 

On Nov 11th the Argylls were just south of  Valenciennes when the Armistice was declared.

The diary stated “Lecture in demobilisation and reconstruction was given by an officer from Div HQ on 13th Nov as a result of the signing of the armistice on 10th Nov”.   

On Dec 1st 1918 200 men were shipped home for demobilisation.  

One of the last entries in the 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders War Diary was May 14th 1919 with “Orders received to proceed to UK to Gujerat Barracks Colchester”. 

And so the Argylls were going home.