The two days' fighting were unsatisfactory as far as the killing of Germans was concerned, and the conditions miserable from the start to finish, but the Battalion, as always, went quicker and farther than any other Battalion in the Brigade, and the distance you went undoubtedly helped the 24th Division by threatening the communications of the enemy, holding the ground north-west of Bavai, and causing them to retire. You have well kept up the traditions of the Regiment and maintained the Grenadier spirit--the most magnificent in the world. I congratulate officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, and I know that you will never fail. W. R. BAILEY, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. On the 9th the Battalion marched to La Longueville, and the 1st Guards Brigade entered Maubeuge. On the following day it reached Douzies, where the news arrived that the Armistice had been signed. On the morning of the 11th the Battalion paraded, and the Commanding Officer read out the official telegram declaring the Armistice to be in force. [Illustration: _Operations_ _November 1-11, 1918_ _Emery Walker Ltd._ ] [Sidenote: 2nd Batt.] THE 2ND BATTALION In the fighting on November 4 the following officers took part: Lieut.-Colonel C. F. A. Walker, M.C. Commanding Officer. Capt. R. G. Briscoe, M.C. Adjutant. Lieut. L. Holbech, M.C. Intelligence Officer. Capt. L. St. L. Hermon-Hodge No. 1 Company. 2nd Lieut. D. L. King " " Lieut. W. H. S. Dent No. 2 Company. 2nd Lieut. C. J. N. Adams " " Lieut. R. H. R. Palmer No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieut. K. B. Bibby " " 2nd Lieut. E. G. Harcourt-Vernon " " Lieut. C. C. Cubitt No. 4 Company. 2nd Lieut. B. R. Osborne " " Lieut. E. L. Coffin Medical Officer. [Sidenote: Nov. 4.]