[93] History of the War, Nelson, Vol. XXI., page 94.
[94] Lt.-General the Hon. Sir Julian Byng, G.C.B. (1919), K.C.M.G., Commanding the Third Army since June, 1917, when he succeeded General (Lord) Allenby, transferred to Palestine; created Baron Byng of Vimy, 1919.
[95] Despatches, pages 155, 156.
[96] Captain Lynn and 2nd Lieut. James. We mention their names honoris causa. They were the first men in the enemy’s trenches that morning.
[97] We may note here that the ascertained casualties in the Territorial Troops of the West Riding up to December 31st, 1917, amounted to 44,049 all Ranks, included 406 Officers and 5,242 other Ranks killed.
[98] Details as complete as is practicable will be found in [Appendix II]. Here we select for mention a few particulars from the Divisional lists, completed to January, 1918. In the West Yorkshires, 62nd Division, for example, there were 19 awards to the 2/5th, 33 to the 2/6th, 30 to the 2/7th, and 28 to the 2/8th, headed in each instance by a D.S.O. (or a Bar to his D.S.O.) for the O.C. the Battalion. The four Battalions of the West Ridings in the 62nd carried off over 110 awards, including Col. Best’s (killed) Bar to his D.S.O., three D.S.O.’s, and six M.C.’s. These items are typical of the Division.
[99] The British Campaign in France and Flanders: January to July, 1918. Hodder and Stoughton, 1919.
[100] The Last Four Months: The End of the War in the West. Cassell, 1919.
[101] Despatches, page 177 (July 20th, 1918).