The general billeted several of the town's homes. From LearnThat.org.
Verb (used without object) : They billeted in youth hostels. From Dictionary.com.
Each detachment was billeted with an equal number of. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
Meaulte, where the Brigade had been billeted during 1915. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
Detrained and billeted in area Heilly-Ribemont-Franvillers. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919] Reference
The Battalion was still billeted in the peaceful villages of. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
By the end of the day we had sworn in and billeted over 130 men. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
Headquarters at the Red Mill, and Companies billeted in cellars. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion] Reference
Battalion was billeted, with Major Andrews in temporary command. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion] Reference
In the distance Marines are billeted in a patch of halfgrown grain. From Wordnik.com. [A Lifeline In Iraq] Reference
Ammunition Column who were billeted there, in which two ladies from. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion] Reference
We were taken a short distance to the rear, where we were billeted in. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
It was customary not merely for soldiers to be billeted in our old town. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King] Reference
We are billeted in a café, and he came in rubbing his hands with the cold. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
The Battalion marched that evening to Vlamertinghe, and was billeted there. From Wordnik.com. [Short History of the London Rifle Brigade] Reference
The latter village, where the Battalion was billeted, improved on acquaintance. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
We were billeted in an army camp but were left to our own devices day and night. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age: 1939-1946] Reference
One woman writes, 'She billeted with me when my husband and son were soldiering. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"] Reference
The Supply Company of the regiment was billeted in Blancheville during this stay. From Wordnik.com. [The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces] Reference
In this woods we were billeted underground, where we were protected from shell fire. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
The first day, Mme. Huet, on whom were billeted a part of the staff of the Nineteenth. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
He, himself, was billeted with a French family, just around the corner from the Hospice. From Wordnik.com. [Life in a Tank] Reference
There is something very remarkable about the record of the 17th H.L.I. when billeted in Troon. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
The place where we were to be billeted was just back of the centre of the line held by the British. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
We were billeted at Novient for three days in wrecks of buildings that had been ruined by Hun shells. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
They were billeted at the inn and houses of the village and in the neighbouring farmhouses and barns. From Wordnik.com. [Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812] Reference
Scottish under Lt. - Col. Leckie billeted in Ypres and the farm cottages towards La Bryke to the north. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
On the night of March 6-7 the Battalion was relieved, and marched to Metz, where they were billeted in huts. From Wordnik.com. [The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919] Reference
Most of the Battalion were billeted in one of the French Barracks, D Company being allotted a school near by. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion] Reference
The Battalion was billeted over an area about six miles long by one wide, until leave was obtained for a camp. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
At Riccicourt officers and men were billeted in every building that afforded any protection from wind or rain. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man] Reference
I have seen horses on almost every farm where my men were billeted that would weigh from 1,600 to 2,000 pounds. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
Ned, Bob and Jerry were billeted with five others at a French farmhouse, where they were given beds in the attic. From Wordnik.com. [Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam] Reference
For many of the squads billeted in the barns and sheds there was no chance for warmth as there were no fire-places. From Wordnik.com. [The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces] Reference
Joe Mauser and his officers were billeted in what had once been a motel on the old road between Kingston and Woodstock. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
Rosendael where they billeted and where Lieut. Colonel J. Inglis rejoined the Battalion from leave and resumed command. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
Donlieu was left on 14th June and the Battalion went in column of route to Steenvoorde, in which area they were billeted. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
Need I say that it was a great lesson to me, and that from then on I was never billeted farther than 15 rods from my men. From Wordnik.com. [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference
Hardly a farm house where we were billeted that did not have the graves of the peaceful occupants in the gardens close by. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
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