hnson and H. Walton, commanding W and X Companies,
were subsequently awarded the Military Cross, and Corporal Betts the
D.C.M. and Croix de Guerre.

After burying as many bodies as could be recovered, the remnants of the
Battalion moved back to dug-outs in the Hindenburg Line on Telegraph
Hill, which were reached, after a roundabout march, at dawn.

From these dug-outs the Battalion returned next day to the caves at
Ronville, where it was re-organised and re-equipped ready for further
action. After four days' rest it again moved up, on the 21st April, this
time to dug-outs in the trench system known as "The Harp," the Q.M.
Stores remaining in Arras, where on the 22nd April Lieut. Lewis, acting
Q.M., was killed by a shell. In "The Harp" fighting stores were issued,
as the Battalion was to be in reserve for the attack on the 23rd April.
At zero hour, just at dawn on that date, St. George's Day, the
bombardment commenced, and the sight of the gun flashes against the red
sky as the Battalion moved forward will not readily be forgotten. After
two halts in sunken roads orders were received to occupy Niger trench
once more, but by this time the fighting had died down. Although
constantly on the alert, no further orders were received, and after two
nights there, the Battalion was relieved by the 14th Division and
returned to Telegraph Hill. One night was spent there, and the following
day, the 27th, it entrained at Arras for Mondicourt, from where it
marched to billets at Humbercourt, arriving about 3 a.m.

Here a few days were spent resting and training, and on the 1st May a
march was ordered to Berles-au-Bois, which was found to be a village of
ruins without inhabitants. After one night there the Battalion marched to
Riviere-Grosville, where the billets were quite good. Here Lieut. G.D.R.
Dobson went to hospital, and Lieut. R.B. Ainsworth became Adjutant. Two
or three days were spent there, and on the 3rd May a return was made to
Humbercourt. Here very pleasant days were spent in training, particularly
those on the range at Lucheux Forest, where elaborate field firing
schemes were carried out.

After about a fortnight there the Battalion was ordered up in reserve for
an attack by the 33rd Division and marched to Monchy-au-Bois, where the
accommodation was found to consist of an open field in which was a trench
line and much wire. Shelters were erected of ground sheets, and a few
tents obtained, and in these the men lived f