Tuesday 24th August 1915

The advance party of 10DWR, under Major Buchanan, and including also some of Tunstill’s Company (see 23^rd August) departed for France. They proceeded first to Liphook Station (one mile south of Bramshott) and from there, in the early hours of 25^th, by train to Southampton.

69^th Brigade Field Ambulance embarked for France; RAMC personnel aboard the Empress Queen and the ASC men aboard the City of Benares. They sailed at 6pm, arriving at Le Havre at 2am the following morning.

RMS Empress Queen

23^rd Division Cycle Company (including a number of former members of Tunstill’s Company; see 8^th October 1914) went by train to Southampton; they arrived at 6pm and bivouacked overnight in goods sheds on the docks.

Pte. Wilson Hepworth was attached to 23^rd Division Headquarters for duty. He was a 34 year-old carter from Rastrick; he was married but had no children and had enlisted in Brighouse in September 1914.