Diary of the War
The marshy condition of the ground and the bad weather made operations on any large scale impossible, and, with the exception of raids in various parts of the line, no serious offensive movement was attempted. In December Field-Marshal Sir John French resigned command of the British Army in France, and took over command of the Forces in the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by General Sir Douglas Haig.
In October the Bulgarians, under the impression that the Central Powers were winning the war, decided to join them, and declared war on the Allies.
In Mesopotamia the British Forces reached Kut-el-Amara with a view to the capture of Bagdad.
The campaign in Gallipoli having reached a deadlock, it was decided to withdraw the British Forces and abandon the attempt to reach Constantinople by that route. The whole of the Forces were successfully withdrawn with only three casualties.
The 1st Battalion. Roll of Officers.
Lieut.-Colonel G. F. Trotter, M.V.O., D.S.O., Commanding Officer.
Major C. R. C. de Crespigny, Second in Command.
Lieut. E. H. J. Duberly, Adjutant.
Lieut. P. K. Stephenson, Machine Gun Section.