Blankshire Regiment.
Night of 12–13th/6/17.
Ref. Map Sheet 54 S.E.1.
| Composition. | Time and Point of Exit. | Object. | Information gained and action taken. | Time and Point of Return. |
| 1 Offr. and 1 o/Rk. Lt. Tew Pte. Dew. | 11 p.m. Trench Willow Walk. A6a92.85 | To report on enemy wire from High Command Redoubt to No Man’s Cottage | Gap in wire at Points No. 1 A5a65.75 2 A5b20.35 3 A5d85.87 Width in Gaps: 1 about 4 yards. 2 „ 2 „ 3 „ 3 „ Average depth of wire 10–15 yds. General condition: High, barbed, and fairly strong. | 2 a.m. Trench Willow Walk. A6a95.87 |
Handed in at 3 a.m.
Date: 13/6/17.
(Sgd.) R. G. A. Tew, Lieut.,
Blankshire Regiment.
N.B.—These headings, etc., are given as a guide. They will vary according to the nature of the information required, and the circumstances under which the Patrol is working.
PART III
The Stalking Telescope
Apart from the regular issue of G.S. Telescopes, there are now in the B.E.F. about 40,000 or 50,000 more or less high-class telescopes. These have been obtained from all kinds of sources, from deer-stalkers, yachtsmen, etc., and the care and use of these glasses has become a matter of great importance.
CARE AND CLEANING:
The first thing to remember is that the lenses of all telescopes are made of very soft glass, and that this glass is polished to a very high degree. A few scratches on the outer surface of the object-glass will negative the value of the best telescope. When the telescope is first taken from its case, a light film of dust will usually be found to have formed on the object-glass. This should be flicked off with a handkerchief, and if any polishing is necessary, it should be done with a piece of chamois leather or well-washed piece of four-by-two; this cleaning material should be free from grit, and should be carried in a pocket or in the pay-book, where it will be kept clean. Over 50 per cent. of the telescopes in use, in or about the front line, have been scratched more or less badly, owing to the neglect of this simple precaution.