pg 21

Our time here was spent in hard training under supervision of British training
cadres. Although we would all have preferred being in a strictly American sector,
the men took great interest in the instruction and worked hard. A large percentage
of the officers and many non-coms were sent for short courses in various schools
held by the British and very soon returned to their companies as qualified instructors
in the latest methods of using grenades, Lewis guns, Vickers machine guns, etc., and
the latest practices for gas defense.
About June 1st the Regiment moved by marching to a new area, twenty kilos distance, headquarters being located at Elincourt. The training schedule was continued
in earnest and very soon each company had experts with the Lewis gun and everybody was doing good shooting with the British rifle. The men had adjusted themselves to conditions and when night came were glad to go "home" to their respective
hay lofts for a few hours rest.

pg 23

sector here, orders were changed, and we turned in all our British equipment, again
drew American arms in their place, and on June 16th the Regiment entrained for an
American sector.



You will have to search the older posts over on Culvers to find the York discussion on this matter.  I seem to recall some one found they were issued 1917s which stands to reason since the regulars were issued the springfield and the Guards and National units were getting the 1917 Enfields.