Capt. R. E. Sugden and Lieut. H. N. Waller had gone away with the Special Service Section two days previously. [2] From the T.F. Reserve. [3] Company Commanders and Seconds-in-Command were as follows:-- A Company: Major R. E. Sugden; Capt. M. P. Andrews. B Company: Capt. J. Walker; Capt. H. N. Waller. C Company: Capt. D. B. Winter; Capt. E. E. Sykes. D Company: Capt. R. H. Goldthorp; Capt. A. L. Mowat. [4] The following were the billets occupied in Doncaster:-- Battn. H.Q. and Q.M. Stores: Oxford Place Schools. A Company: Hexthorpe Schools. B Company: Wheatley Road and St. James’ Schools. C and D Companies: Hyde Park Schools. Transport: Turf Hotel Stables and Wood Street Hotel. [5] The hotels used were:-- Nos. 1 and 7 Companies: Red Lion Hotel. No. 2 Company: Salutation Hotel. No. 3 Company: Thatched House Hotel. Nos. 4 and 8 Companies: Burns Hotel. Nos. 5 and 6 Companies: Danum Hotel. Battalion H.Q. Details: Good Woman Hotel. Transport: Wood Street Hotel. [6] The names of the men who made up this party, representing as they did the pick of the “original” Battalion, are worth recording. They were:-- Lieut. E. N. Marshall. A Company: C.S.M. Walsh, Sergts. Stirzaker and Green, Cpl. Harrison, Lance-Cpl. Payne, Pte. Pamment. B Company: C.S.M. Lee, Lance-Cpl. Brown, Ptes. Brown, Helliwell, Whiteley and Harkness. C Company: C.S.M. Greenwood, Sergts. Flather, Robertshaw and Moran, Cpls. Hoyle and Barraclough. D Company: C.S.M. Sherwood, Lance-Cpls. Asquith and Walsh, Ptes. Sykes, Bentley and Braithwaite. Transport: Sergt. Crossley. [7] The following Officers and Warrant Officers went into action with the Battalion on September 3rd, 1916:-- Battalion H.Q.: Major J. Walker (C.O.); Lieut. W. C. Fenton (Adjt.); Sec.-Lieut. H. H. Aykroyd, M.C. (I.O.); Sec.-Lieut. H. N. Taylor (L.G.O.); Sec.-Lieut. N. Mellor (Bombing O.); Capt. S. S. Greaves, R.A.M.C. (M.O.). R.S.M. F. P. Stirzaker, M.C. A Company: Lieut. W. N. Everitt, M.C.; Sec.-Lieut. A. E. Hirst; Sec.-Lieut. G. F. Robertshaw. C.S.M. A. Stirzaker, D.C.M. B Company: Capt. C. Hirst; Sec.-Lieut. V. A. Horsfall; Sec.-Lieut. H. E. Pohlmann. C.S.M. W. Medley. C Company: Capt. E. N. Marshall; Sec.-Lieut. F. Walker; Sec.-Lieut. W. Smith. C.S.M. T. H. Greenwood. D Company: Lieut. J. T. Riley; Sec.-Lieut. E. C. Mee; Sec.-Lieut. C. W. Tomlinson. C.S.M. J. C. Walker. Fighting strength of the Battalion on the afternoon of September 2nd:--