Tuesday 30th May 1916: the adjutant of the 7th Battalion
reports that the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Sir
Douglas Haig, has, in his first despatch published in the London Gazette Supplement, singled out around one hundred units for
praise, including the 7th Battalion. His words are: “While many other units
have done excellent work during the period under review, the following have
been specially brought to my notice for good work in carrying out or repelling
local attacks and raids”. No doubt Sir Douglas had the battalion’s raid on
26th/27th April in mind.
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