The Yeomanry

Tuesday 15th January 1918

Early this morning 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, relieved 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in the front line at Houthulst Forest north of Ypres. The night was cold and frosty and the relief was carried out without incident. After this there has been rain all day and the positions, really just a group of shell holes, has become very wet

We have not heard from the Bedfordshire Yeomanry in many months. It turns out that they are currently at a work camp at Mesnil-Bruntel, just south-east of Péronne. They were severely shelled today, resulting in three other ranks being killed, four dying of wounds and twelve more being wounded, in addition to one officer, Second Lieutenant Andrew.