Sunday 5th August 1917

Billets between Zudausques and Boisdinghem.

The heavy rain of the last week finally abated, and the day was fine, though with a thick mist in the morning.

Following the departure of Maj. Charles Bathurst (see 4^th July) to a senior officers’ course and Capt. Hugh William Lester MC (see 13^th July), who had been posted to duty with 23^rd Division, and with the Battalion short of senior, experienced officers, Maj. Edward Borrow, of 13DLI, was temporarily attached as second-in-command. Borrow was 37 years old (born 8^th November 1879) and originally from London. His father had worked as a grain broker and Edward had followed the same profession, working in the USA from 1906. He had served as a Lance Corporal with 69^th (Sussex) Company, 7^th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War and following the outbreak of war in 1914 he had volunteered for King Edward’s Horse, taking five years off his true on his attestation to be sure of being accepted.  After just a month he had been discharged to a commission as Second Lieutenant with 13DLI. He had been appointed Adjutant on 6^th November and promoted Lieutenant on 21^st November. He had married Alys Mabel Constance Read on 30^th April 1915. He had then been promoted Captain in May 1915 and had gone to France with his Battalion on 25^th August 1915, being further promoted Major on 4^th March 1917.

Maj. Edward Borrow

Pte. Samuel Garside Hardy (see 20^th July), who had been away from the Battalion for two weeks for treatment for scabies, re-joined.

Pte. Arthur Cerenza King (see 31^st July), who had been wounded on 14^th July, was transferred from 6^th Convalescent Depot at Etaples to 5^th Convalescent Depot at Wimereux.

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