A second attack was made by the Eighth Division east of Festubert on the 10th, preceded by a long artillery bombardment, the Seventh Division remaining in reserve. During the interval between the attacks of the 9th and 15th, the Seventh Division was brought up on the right of the First Corps, the Canadian Division being in support, while the Indian Corps still remained on the left.
On the night of the 10th the 1st Battalion marched to Bethune, where it was billeted in a tobacco factory, and on the 11th moved to Hinges. The roll of officers of the Battalion was as follows:
Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Corkran, C.M.G., Commanding Officer.
Major G. F. Trotter, M.V.O., D.S.O., Second in Command.
Lieut. C. Mitchell, Adjutant.
2nd Lieut. E. H. J. Duberly, Machine-gun Officer.
Lieut. J. Teece, Quartermaster.
Capt. M. E. Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, King's Company.
Capt. W. S. Pilcher, King's Company.
Lieut. F. C. St. Aubyn, King's Company.