On the 18th Second Lieutenant W. H. S. Roper joined, and on the 21st the Battalion took over the right Brigade Sector near Boesinghe, with Nos. 1 and 2 Companies in the front trench. For five days the Battalion remained in the trenches, during which time it suffered much from shell-fire. Second Lieutenant H. R. Ogle was wounded but remained at duty, and the casualties among other ranks were 27 killed, 11 died of wounds, 45 wounded, 10 gassed, 7 to hospital from concussion. Second Lieutenant G. Webster made an excellent reconnaissance of the Canal, and discovered four places where it could be crossed without the men getting very wet. No. 4 Company was to have carried out a raid to ascertain the strength of the enemy, but at the last moment the order was cancelled. On the night of the 26th the Battalion was relieved by the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, and retired again to the Forest Area to rest before the attack by the Division on the 31st. THE 4TH BATTALION [Sidenote: 4th Batt. April.] The officers of the 4th Battalion on April 1, 1917, were: Lieut.-Colonel G. C. Hamilton, D.S.O. Commanding Officer. Major W. S. Pilcher Second in Command. Capt. R. S. Lambert, M.C. Adjutant. Lieut. I. H. Ingleby Act.-Quartermaster. Lieut. J. B. M. Burke Intelligence Officer. 2nd Lieut. C. E. Benson Transport Officer. Capt. C. G. Keith, M.C. No. 1 Company. Lieut. J. N. F. Pixley ” ” 2nd Lieut. E. H. Tuckwell ” ” 2nd Lieut. G. R. Green ” ” Capt. the Hon. F. E. Needham No. 2 Company. Lieut. G. H. T. Paton ” ” Lieut. the Hon. A. H. L. Hardinge ” ” 2nd Lieut. M. P. B. Wrixon ” ” Capt. C. H. Greville No. 3 Company. Lieut. R. Farquhar, M.C. ” ” Lieut. G. C. Sloane-Stanley. ” ” Lieut. C. S. Nash ” ” 2nd Lieut. T. T. Pryce, M.C. ” ” Capt. E. G. Spencer-Churchill No. 4 Company. Lieut. E. R. D. Hoare ” ” Lieut. R. H. G. Leveson-Gower ” ” Lieut. C. E. Irby ” ” 2nd Lieut. B. J. Hubbard ” ” 2nd Lieut. N. A. Pearce ” ” Capt. N. Grellier, M.C., R.A.M.C. Medical Officer.