Franklin of 1/6th Royal Warwicks was wounded) and the survivors of 11th Brigade was withdrawn in the afternoon, leaving the rest of the division to try to hold the foothold in the Quadrilateral. The 1/8th Royal Warwicks had suffered heavier casualties than any other TF battalion on the First day on the Somme, and those of 1/6th were not far behind with 466 casualties. The 1/6th Bn was involved in the following further operations while serving on the Western Front: Battle of the Somme: Battle of Bazentin Ridge, 15–17 July Capture of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 17 July Battle of Pozières Ridge, 23–27 July and 13–28 August 1916 Battle of the Ancre Heights, 3–11 November 1916 Battle of the Ancre, 13–18 November 1916 German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, 14 March–5 April 1917: Occupation of Peronne, 18 March 1916 Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Langemarck, 16–18 August 1917 Battle of Polygon Wood, 28 September–3 October 1917 Battle of Broodseinde, 4 October 1917 Battle of Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917 Italy On 10 November 1917 the 48th Division received orders to move to Italy. By 1 December the units had finished detraining around Legnago on the Adige. On 1 March 1918 the division relieved 7th Division in the front line of the Montello sector on the Piave Front, and held the line until 16 March. On 1 April it moved westward into reserve for the middle sector of the Asiago Plateau Front. It remained in Italy for the remainder of the war, taking part in the following operations: Battle of the Piave River: Fighting on the Asiago Plateau, 15–16 June 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto: Fighting in the Val d'Assa, 1–4 November 1918 On 3 November 1918, at Osteria del Termine, the division surrounded and captured a large force of Austrian troops including the corps commander and three divisional commanders. By 15.00 on 4 November, when the Armistice with Austria came into force, the division had pushed forward into the Trentino. After the conclusion of hostilities the division was withdrawn to Italy for the winter. Demobilisation began in 1919 and the battalion completed this complete on 2 May. 2/6th Royal Warwicks The 2/6th Bn was formed in Birmingham in October 1914, but at first the men lived at home, and little or nothing was available in terms of uniforms, arms or equipment. It was not until the 2nd South Midland Division concentrated at Northampton