Major J W H T Douglas [X550/1/81]
Saturday 13th
January 1917
The adjutant
of the 2nd Battalion, in billets at Mondicourt, tells me that one cricketing
captain has been replaced by another. Major J W H T Douglas, captain of Essex
and England has left the battalion this morning to command 1st/6th Battalion,
North Staffordshire Regiment, part of 46th (North Midland) Division, which was
based in and around Luton from August 1914 to February 1915.
Major E S M Poyntz [X550/1/81]
Major
Douglas’ successor as second-in-command is the captain of Somerset, Captain E S
M Poyntz, who has been promoted to major. Major Poyntz is, of course, brother
of Lieutenant-Colonel H S Poyntz the battalion’s commanding officer.
Source: X550/3/WD
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