in 1915 and achieved a great deal in the Battle of the Somme, at Beaumont Hamel, Arras, the 3rd Battle of Ypres, Cambrai and the Aubers Ridge before the final costly actions at the close of the WWI. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants were generally billeted in local hotels or large houses, and the men in large halls such as school rooms.