| Officers. | N.C.O.’s and Men. | Hotchkiss guns. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 64 | 4 |
| B | 3 | 52 | 4 |
| C | 6[60] | 63 | 4 |
| D | 4 | 60 | 4 |
| 17 | 239 | 16” |
Letter from Colonel Richardson to Sir R. S. Baden-Powell, dated Zacho, 75 miles N. of Mosul, 30th November 1918.
“My dear General,—Just a line in continuation of my letter of the 12th to tell you that we have been given the following Immediate Rewards in recognition of our work on the 29th October, viz.:—
| Myself | a bar to the | D.S.O. |
| Capt. D. W. Godfree | M.C. | |
| Lieut. G. H. Parkes | M.C. | |
| Corporal Vinall (since died of wounds) | D.C.M. | |
| Corporal Raynor | D.C.M. | |
| Lance-Corporal Viner | M.M. | |
| Corporal Aukett | M.M. | |
| Corporal Whitington | M.M. | |
| Private Humphrey | M.M. |
“A batch of honours of which any Regiment may well be proud, as I think you will agree; and indeed we are all very proud of them, and myself not the least proud!
“We were pushed off here with 2 guns of V Battery and a subsection of M.G. at short notice on Monday last to stop reported rioting by retiring Turks and to see them over the border, which is only some 7 or 8 miles from here, and we did the 75 miles in 31 hours. The Turks had heard of our coming and quitted—very wisely; we are well in the hills here in a pretty valley, and snow-covered hills are less than 50 miles away. Rather a change from the Baghdad temperature of July!
“On the 26th we heard that the M.M. had been awarded to Sergt. W. H. Burgess and L.-Cpl. Lomas: these I gather are the outcome of the last despatch.—With all good wishes, yours sincerely,
(Signed) J. J. Richardson.”
Letter from Lance-Corporal George Costello (56799) of 15th Squadron M.G.C., 7th Cavalry Brigade, to Mr and Mrs Wallace—parents of James Wallace.