Monday 4th December 1916: From our Correspondent in the Field
In the last
few days the adjutant of the 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment has been
keeping me informed about their situation at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée. This
evening he told me that just after dark the Battalion’s Lewis gunners caught an
enemy working party in the open. As he remarked matter-of-factly: “Cries of
pain denoting casualties were heard”. Earlier in the day a German was seen
peering over the parapet. It was his last act as one of the Battalion snipers
made sure.
Lieutenant L A L Fink
The 2nd
Battalion are still at Berles-au-Bois to the north of the Somme battlefield,
having relieved the 20th Battalion, King’s (Liverpool) Regiment this afternoon.
The adjutant heard today that Second Lieutenant L A L Fink has been awarded the
Military Cross(1)
Sources: X550/3/wd; X550/9/1
(1) Captain L A L Fink MC would be killed on 5th October 1917 and is buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
(1) Captain L A L Fink MC would be killed on 5th October 1917 and is buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
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