Sunday 31st December 1916: From our Correspondent in the Field
The adjutant
of the 1st Battalion, at Beuvry and le Quesnoy spoke to me on the “blower” this
evening. The men have been at fatigues, mending roads. The officers have reconnoitred
a new line to be taken over and reported a considerable amount of water, but no
mud.
Another draft
of 91 reinforcements arrived this evening. It was decided with the concurrence
of the Divisional and the Acting Brigadier General, not to take them up to the
trenches, but to leave them under Command of Major Halford for “training and
sorting out”.
Lieutenant de Buriatte
The 2nd
Battalion is back in the front line at Berles-au-Bois, though Lieutenant de
Buriatte has proceeded to 3rd Army School. He is lucky because the trenches are
waterlogged. The adjutant reported the strength of the Battalion today as:
- Officers: 34
- Warrant Officers: 1
- Sergeants: 60
- Corporals: 58
- Privates: 900
- Total all ranks 1,053.
Sources: X550/2/5; X550/3/wd
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