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It was ready forty-eight hours after detrainment, just in the nick of time.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

On the 12th October the Division marched to Hazebrouck, where it covered the detrainment of the 4th Division and came into touch with the enemy.

From A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 by Marden, Thomas Owen, Sir

The fourth division commenced its detrainment at Le Cateau on Sunday, August 23, and by the morning of the 25th eleven battalions and a brigade of artillery with the divisional staff were available for service.

From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert

At length the railhead is reached—from here the rumble of the guns can be heard—and the detrainment takes place.

From Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France by Bartlett, Vernon

The 4th Division commenced its detrainment at Le Cateau on Sunday, the 23rd, and by the morning of the 25th eleven battalions and a Brigade of Artillery with Divisional Staff were available for service.

From Sir John French An Authentic Biography by Chisholm, Cecil