Lieutenant Hopkins
Monday 16th October 1916: From our Correspondent in the Field
8th
Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, are still in the line east of Gueudecourt.
They reported that in the clear skies which we have had for most of the day,
aircraft have been very active, resulting in less hostile shelling during
daylight. There was intense hostile shelling for half an hour commenced at 5.45
this evening, though, resulting in four dead and four wounded. Good news is
that another German sniper has been shot down.
Second Lieutenant Oakley
The 2nd
Battalion moved into Flers Trench today, near Le Sars where they are acting as
reserve for 21st Brigade. Lieutenant R Hopkins has taken over command of B
Company and Second Lieutenant R E Oakley of A Company. The strength of the
Battalion in the trenches is that all four companies – A, B, C and D have just
two officers and fifty men each. Headquarters comprises four officers and 107
men under the command of Major J W H T Douglas.
Major Douglas.
Today 6th Division took some gun pits near Lesboeufs whilst 39th Division fought off no fewer than three German attempts to retake the Schwaben Redoubt. This was a particularly fine performance by the division as the enemy were employing flame-throwers.
Sources: X550/3/wd; X550/9/1
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