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Updated: June 4, 2025
Each seems satisfied with the way his own branch is getting on: Winter is the quicker worker. Division and showing that Maxwell can have my second Mounted Division in exchange. Have thought it fair to cable Maxwell also, asking him to hold the East Lancs. handy. K.'s cable covers me so far.
The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers were the left front battalion of the 164 Brigade. Colonel Hindle's 1/4th North Lancashires were on the right. We were supported by the Liverpool Irish as 'moppers up'; and the North Lancs. were supported by the 1/4th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the same way. In our battalion, D Company, commanded by Captain Bodington, were on the left front.
"Report Rest Camp," promptly said the M.L.O., and, raising his voice, called to the waiting crowd: "All East Cheshire Details detained at Mudros." "But I have to relieve " began Monty. "Next, please. What name?" the M.L.O. burst in, looking up into Jimmy Doon's face. "Jimmy I mean, Lieutenant Doon, Fifth East Lancs." "Held up, Mudros. Report " "But my draft, sir, has " "Next, please."
Our beautiful East Lancs. Division is in a very bad way. One more month of neglect and it will be ruined: if quickly filled up with fresh drafts it will be better than ever. Have cabled: From General Sir Ian Hamilton to War Office. The following is the shortage of officers and rank and file in each Brigade of the XLIInd East Lancashire Division including the reinforcements reported as arriving:
At last, rather tired by my long day, made my way back, stopping at Birdie's dugout en route. Boarded the Mosquito; sailed for and reached camp without further adventure. General Douglas of the East Lancs Division is here. He has dined and is staying the night.
To promote a dugout to be a Brigadier of Infantry was risky, but to put in a Cavalry dugout as a Brigadier of Infantry was outrageous! Still, I stuck to Lorenzo, and lo and behold! Douglas, the Commander of the East Lancs. Division, is fighting tooth and nail for his paragon Brigadier! Since 19th March we have been asking for bombs any kind of bombs and we have not even got answers.
There was a splendid attendance men of the Borderers, Cheshires, Lancs, Engineers, and many from the other Brigade. =A Service on the Veldt.= 'At the close of the morning service, after a conversation among themselves, several stepped out and asked for an evening service.
With him was a comrade belonging to the "Lilywhites," the old 82nd, now known as the first battalion of the South Lancs, with whom the H.L.I. have an ancient friendship. The South Lancs have also their antipathies the King's Liverpools among them but that is neither here nor there. "It were just like a coop-tie crowd was the retreat," he drawled in the broad Lancashire dialect.
Thus in a few hours and with hardly any loss, the "Gate of Swat," which the tribesmen had regarded as impregnable, had been forced. The total casualties of the day were as follows: BRITISH OFFICERS. Killed Lieutenant R.T. Greaves, Lancs. Fusiliers. " " H.L.S. Maclean, Guides. Wounded severely Captain M.E. Palmer, Guides. Wounded slightly Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Adams, Guides.
It was not Colonel Best-Dunkley's fault; if it was anybody's fault it was the General's own fault for ordering the march by day instead of by night, and for not halting the Brigade for a long enough period earlier on in the course of the march. One felt that Colonel Best-Dunkley was being treated unjustly, especially as the North Lancs. had only arrived with ten!
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