11. 74 cellars and a cave in St. Nicholas strutted, and 15 dug-outs extended or improved. 3 brigade H.Q. made, one of which was made sufficiently large for advanced D.H.Q.
12. 4013 bunks erected in Etrun, Laresset, and Haute Avesnes. 518 bunks repaired, 8 Nissen huts and 13 cookhouse shelters erected. A billet for 44 officers made in a French Adrian hut. Brigade H.Q. made in St. Catherine for the Thirty-fourth Division, also dug-outs for the 50th Brigade R.F.A. and signals in St. Nicholas.
13. The large quantity of articles turned out by divisional workshops included:—
70 camouflaged targets for marking of objectives when captured.
143 water-carriers for pack transport.
350 infantry track posts.
138 trench bridges.
260 printed notice boards.
30 direction posts.
100 artillery track posts.
20 stretchers.
In addition, the Sappers made entrances for the 27th Brigade to the craters in its front line, and exploded craters (for assembly purposes) in front of the South African sector.
All this work took about two months.
APPENDIX VII
LIST showing Material Issued and Salved by the Ordnance Department in 1918