Measured by the length of the advance made during the battle and the extent of ground taken from the enemy, the results of the battle of Loos would seem distinctly disappointing, more especially when the casualty list of 45,000 men is considered. But to estimate these operations in terms of geography is a mistake. The smallness of the theatre of operations and the comparatively narrow depth of our advance give a totally misleading impression of the success of the battle. It is obviously more valuable to put out of action 50,000 Germans and gain half a mile than to gain five miles and only inflict a loss of 10,000. When it is realised that we drove the enemy from positions which they considered impregnable to the assaults of modern weapons, that their casualties must have been as heavy as, if not heavier than, our own, and that we took 3000 prisoners (including 50 officers), 26 field-guns, and 40 machine-guns,--it will be seen that Lord Kitchener's description of the battle as a substantial success was not very far wide of the mark. The 2nd Battalion The following were the officers of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards who took part in the battle: Lieut.-Colonel G. D. Jeffreys, Commanding Officer. Major Lord Henry Seymour, Second in Command. Capt. the Hon. W. R. Bailey, Adjutant. Lieut. W. E. Acraman, Quartermaster. Lieut. D. Abel-Smith, Machine-gun Officer. 2nd Lieut. the Hon. A. V. Agar-Robartes, Machine-gun Officer. Lieut. A. K. S. Cunninghame (Transport Officer), No. 1 Company. Lieut. J. N. Buchanan, No. 1 Company. Lieut. E. W. M. Grigg, No. 1 Company. 2nd Lieut. L. St. L. Hermon Hodge, No. 1 Company. 2nd Lieut. H. G. W. Sandeman, No. 1 Company. Capt. A. F. R. Wiggins, No. 2 Company. Lieut. F. O. S. Sitwell, No. 2 Company. Lieut. E. H. Noble, No. 2 Company. Lieut. H. A. Clive, No. 2 Company. 2nd Lieut. H. F. C. Crookshank, No. 2 Company. Capt. R. H. V. Cavendish, M.V.O., No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieut. W. H. Beaumont-Nesbitt, No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieut. I. H. Ingleby, No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieutenant the Hon. B. B. Ponsonby, No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieut. E. R. M. Fryer, No. 3 Company. Capt. A. de P. Kingsmill, No. 4 Company. 2nd Lieutenant the Hon. W. A. D. Parnell, No. 4 Company. 2nd Lieut. M. A. Knatchbull-Hugessen, No. 4 Company. 2nd Lieut. C. Crosland, No. 4 Company. Capt. E. A. Aldridge, R.A.M.C., Medical Officer. [Sidenote: Sept. 26.]