Saturday, 2 September 2017

Thirty Fourth Day of the Third Battle of Ypres

Second Lieutenant E L Marsden [X550/1/81]

Sunday 2nd September 1917

The adjutant of 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, now at Chinese Wall just north of Zillebeke, tells us that Second Lieutenant E L Marsden has been taken on strength to replace Second Lieutenant R Hopkins who has moved to II Corps School as an instructor. They will be heading off this evening to enter the front line in the Wytschaete sub-sector.

Second Lieutenant R Hopkins [Z550/1/81]

4th Battalion, meanwhile, have left the front line at Oppy Wood. They will be taking the train to Saint-Aubin, north of Arras.

Sources: X550/3/wd; X550/5/3

No comments:

Post a Comment