Sunday 29th August 1915

Nort-Leulinghem

It began to rain during the afternoon and this continued through much of the night.

By now the whole of 69^th Brigade had assembled and was billeted in the area. While 10^th West Ridings were billeted in Nort-Leulinghem, the remainder of the Brigade was located in other towns and villages in the area, as follows:

Brigade HQ at Villa Jacquot, Bayenghem-les-Eperlecques

8^th Yorkshires at Monnecove (between Nort-Leulinghem and Bayenghem)

9^th Yorkshires at Mentque and Nortbecourt

11^th West Yorkshires at Westrove (just west of Eperlecques)

Pte. Thomas Angus McAndrew (see 7^th May) was promoted (unpaid) Lance Corporal.

Sgt. Robert William John Morris (see 17^th May) was severely reprimanded by Capt. Charles Bathurst (see 27^th August) for ‘disobedience of Battalion orders’. Within the next five days he would also be severely reprimanded by CSM. John William Headings (see 12^th June) for ‘neglect of duty as platoon sergeant’ and also reprimanded by 2Lt. George Stuart Hulburd (see 27^th August) for ‘neglect of duty’; the details are unknown for any of these instances.