New Officers for the 2nd Battalion

Friday 26th March 1915: We have just heard that five officers have joined 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment to replace casualties received at Neuve Chapelle. The Battalion is currently in reserve trenches at Fauquissart.

Each of the officers has been transferred from another Regiment. From 4th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment comes Second Lieutenant E. S. S. Taylor and from 28th Battalion, London Regiment (commonly known as Artists Rifles) come Second Lieutenants: L. F. Beal; R. H. Boys; R. S. Lardner and W. Ramsey(1).

Source: X550/2/5

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(1) Lieutenant E. S. S. Taylor died with 4th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment on 9th June 1916 and is buried in Fryerning Cemetery and Lieutenant Richard Harvey Boys was killed in action on 13th November 1916 with 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment and is buried in Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart.