On the 23rd the following officers joined the Battalion: Lieutenant C. G. Goschen, Second Lieutenant A. F. Newey, Lieutenant M. F. H. Payne-Gallwey, and Second Lieutenant J. P. Bibby. On the 24th Second Lieutenant B. G. H. Maclear rendered a very good patrol report, and on the information he gained a further reconnaissance under his guidance was sent out the next day, to be followed, if successful, by a bombing raid. The patrol was unfortunately seen by the enemy, and a hot fire was opened on them all down the line. This completely precluded all possibility of surprise, and consequently the enterprise was abandoned. That evening the German artillery heavily shelled the Canadian trenches on the right, and inflicted considerable damage. On the 27th the Battalion returned to Poperinghe, where the men washed in the Corps baths, and received clean underclothing. The officers of the 4th Battalion at that time were: [Sidenote: April.] Lieut.-Colonel Lord Henry Seymour Commanding Officer. Major J. A. Morrison Second in Command. Capt. R. S. Lambert Adjutant. Lieut. H. H. Sloane-Stanley Bombing Officer. Lieut. M. Chapman Lewis Gun Officer. Lieut. I. H. Ingleby Transport Officer. Lieut. E. Ludlow Quartermaster. Capt. C. L. Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell No. 1 Company. 2nd Lieut. B. Burman ” ” 2nd Lieut. A. F. Newey ” ” Lieut. C. G. Goschen No. 2 Company. 2nd Lieut. C. G. Keith ” ” 2nd Lieut. B. G. H. Maclear ” ” Capt. B. C. Layton No. 3 Company. Lieut. G. C. Sloane-Stanley ” ” Lieut. M. F. H. Payne-Gallwey ” ” Lieut. E. W. Nairn ” ” Capt. F. O. S. Sitwell No. 4 Company. Lieut. the Hon. E. W. Tennant ” ” 2nd Lieut. D. O. Constable. ” ” 2nd Lieut. J. P. Bibby ” ”