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Chapter XVII: Appendix: II

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ROLLS OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE MAIN ACTIONS OF 1916–1917–1918

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES
BETWEEN OVILLERS AND POZIÈRES, ON THE NIGHT JULY 20/21, 1916.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds (commanding Battalion).
Lieut. P. L. Wright (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. J. B. Hales (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. N. S. Reid, M.C.
2/Lieut. B. C. Rigden (wounded).
2/Lieut. C. G. Abery (killed).
2/Lieut. H. E. Molloy.

_B Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. L. W. Crouch (killed).
Lieut. R. Gregson-Ellis.
Lieut. R. E. M. Young.
2/Lieut. H. C. E. Mason (wounded).

_C Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. G. G. Jackson (wounded and prisoner).
2/Lieut. H. M. Shepherd (wounded).
2/Lieut. A. P. Godfrey (wounded).
2/Lieut. J. P. Chapman (killed).
2/Lieut. C. W. Trimmer (killed).

_D Company (Company in reserve)_

Capt. E. V. Birchall.
2/Lieut. F. D. Earle.
2/Lieut. F. H. Rover.
2/Lieut. J. F. Arnott.

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES AT
6.30 A.M. ON JULY 23, 1916.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds (commanding Battalion).
Lieut. P. L. Wright (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. J. B. Hales (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company (Company in support)_

Capt. N. S. Reid, M.C.
2/Lieut. H. E. Molloy.

_B Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. O. V. Viney (wounded).
Lieut. E. N. C. Woollerton (wounded).
2/Lieut. E. R. Hillman.
2/Lieut. F. Niall (wounded).

_C Company (Company in reserve)_

Capt. P. A. Hall.
2/Lieut. E. G. H. Bates.

_D Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. E. V. Birchall (wounded, died of wounds).
2/Lieut. F. D. Earle.
2/Lieut. F. H. Rover.
2/Lieut. J. F. Arnott.

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON SKYLINE TRENCH ON AUGUST
14 AND 15, 1916

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds (commanding Battalion).
Lieut. P. L. Wright (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. J. B. Hales (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company_

Capt. N. S. Reid, D.S.O., M.C.
Capt. V. C. Heathcote-Hacker (wounded).
2/Lieut. W. R. Heath.

_B Company_

Capt. G. R. Crouch.
Lieut. R. Gregson-Ellis.
2/Lieut. E. R. Hillman.

_C Company_

Capt. P. A. Hall.
2/Lieut. E. G. H. Bates.
2/Lieut. D. Fallon (wounded).
2/Lieut. H. M. Breton.

D Company

Lieut. F. D. Earle (wounded).
2/Lieut. J. F. Arnott.
2/Lieut. F. C. Dixon (wounded).

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES
BETWEEN OVILLERS AND POZIÈRES ON AUGUST 23, 1916.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds (commanding Battalion).
Lieut. P. L. Wright (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. J. B. Hales (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. N. S. Reid, D.S.O., M.C.
Lieut. M. Bowen (wounded).
2/Lieut. W. R. Heath (killed).

_B Company_

Capt. G. R. Crouch.
Lieut. R. E. M. Young.

_C Company (attacking Company)_

Capt. P. A. Hall.
2/Lieut. E. G. H. Bates (killed).
2/Lieut. H. M. Breton (wounded).

_D Company_

Capt. R. Gregson-Ellis.
2/Lieut. J. F. Arnott.
2/Lieut. F. H. Rover.

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE OPERATION OF TOMBOIS FARM ON NIGHT
APRIL 16/17, 1917.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds, D.S.O. (commanding Battalion).
Major A. B. Lloyd-Baker (2nd-in-Command of Battalion).
Capt. P. L. Wright, M.C. (Adjutant).
Lieut. H. J. Pullman (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company_

Capt. N. S. Reid, D.S.O., M.C.
2/Lieut. P. A. Coates.

_B Company_

Lieut. M. Bowen.
2/Lieut. G. A. Johnston.
2/Lieut. R. F. Chatham.
2/Lieut. E. H. Fawcitt.

_C Company_

Lieut. J. B. Hales.
Lieut. G. R. F. Knight.
Lieut. F. D. Ollard.

_D Company_

Capt. R. Gregson-Ellis (wounded, died of wounds).
2/Lieut. J. Jack (wounded).
2/Lieut. B. C. C. Olivier (wounded).
2/Lieut. N. S. Flint (wounded).

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON GERMAN POSITIONS N.W. OF
ST. JULIEN, ON AUGUST 16, 1917.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds, D.S.O. (commanding Battalion).
Capt. M. Bowen (asst. 2nd-in-Command of Battalion).
Capt. P. L. Wright, M.C. (Adjutant).
Lieut. J. E. Firminger (Signal Officer).
2/Lieut. G. A. Johnston (Intelligence Officer) (wounded).
Capt. L. E. Hughes, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).
Capt. H. Noke (Chaplain).

_A Company_

Capt. G. R. F. Knight (killed).
2/Lieut. F. M. Passmore (wounded).
2/Lieut. F. C. Marshall (wounded).

_B Company_

2/Lieut. E. H. Fawcitt (wounded).
2/Lieut. F. G. Vaughan.
2/Lieut. R. E. Norman (wounded).

_C Company_

Capt. G. V. Neave (killed).
Lieut. F. D. Ollard (wounded).
2/Lieut. W. O’B. Rigden.
2/Lieut. A. T. Moyle (wounded).

_D Company_

Lieut. H. J. Pullman.
2/Lieut. C. G. Reeves.

ROLL OF OFFICERS PRESENT WITH THE BATTALION IN THE LINE DURING THE
AUSTRIAN ATTACK ON OUR TRENCHES ON THE ASIAGO PLATEAU, ON JUNE 15, 1918.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Major P. A. Hall, M.C. (commanding Battalion).
Capt. G. R. Crouch (2nd-in-Command of Battalion).
Capt. C. G. Reeves, M.C. (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. F. P. Bates (Intelligence Officer).
2/Lieut. F. J. A. Corfield (Signal Officer).
Capt. H. S. Thomas, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).
Capt. H. Noke, C.F. (Chaplain).

_A Company_

Capt. J. E. Firminger.
Capt. G. L. Troutbeck.
Lieut. N. S. Flint.
2/Lieut. H. R. Pigott (wounded).
2/Lieut. L. W. G. Lorns.

_B Company_

Capt. A. P. Darby.
Lieut. A. L. Brightman.
2/Lieut. W. G. Butler (wounded).

_C Company_

Lieut. G. W. Higlett.
2/Lieut. P. T. Herbert (wounded).

_D Company_

Capt. B. C. Rigden, M.C.
2/Lieut. G. B. Baker.
2/Lieut. E. T. C. Coxon (wounded).
2/Lieut. F. J. Wilcox (wounded).
2/Lieut. J. R. Pike.

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RAID ON THE AUSTRIAN TRENCHES ON
THE ASIAGO PLATEAU ON AUGUST 26, 1918.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds, D.S.O. (commanding Battalion).
Major P. A. Hall, M.C. (2nd-in-Command of Battalion).
Capt. C. G. Reeves, M.C. (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. L. McCracken (Intelligence Officer).
2/Lieut. F. J. A. Corfield (Signal Officer).
Capt. H. S. Thomas, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company_

Capt. J. E. Firminger (wounded).
2/Lieut. L. W. G. Lorns (wounded).
2/Lieut. M. W. Butlin.

_B Company_

Lieut. A. L. Brightman (wounded).
2/Lieut. F. W. Blackmore (wounded).
2/Lieut. A. H. Herbert.

_C Company_

2/Lieut. P. T. Herbert, M.C.
2/Lieut. F. B. Bates (wounded).
2/Lieut. L. R. Curram (wounded).

_D Company_

Capt. B. C. Rigden, M.C.
2/Lieut. G. B. Baker.
2/Lieut. F. J. Wilcox.

ROLL OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK ON THE AUSTRIAN POSITIONS ON THE ASIAGO PLATEAU, ON NOVEMBER 1, 1918, AND THE SUBSEQUENT ADVANCE INTO THE TRENTINO.

_Battalion Headquarters_

Lieut.-Col. L. L. C. Reynolds, D.S.O. (commanding Battalion).
Major P. L. Wright, M.C. (2nd-in-Command of Battalion).
Capt. C. G. Reeves, M.C. (Adjutant).
2/Lieut. F. J. A. Corfield (Signal Officer).
2/Lieut. A. H. Herbert (Intelligence Officer).
Capt. H. S. Thomas, R.A.M.C. (Medical Officer).

_A Company_

Capt. N. S. Flint.
2/Lieut. G. B. Baker.
Lieut. F. H. Rover (advance only).
2/Lieut. D. Cullinan (advance only).

_B Company_

Lieut. E. C. J. Allday.
2/Lieut. W. G. Butler.
2/Lieut. R. W. Grace.

_C Company_

Capt. G. W. Higlett, M.C.
2/Lieut. P. T. Herbert, M.C.

_D Company_

Lieut. H. A. Beaver.
2/Lieut. J. W. C. Read (wounded).
2/Lieut. J. R. Pike.
2/Lieut. C. B. Ellwood.

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