Lieut.-Colonel A. F. A. N. Thorne, D.S.O. Commanding Officer. Lieut. E. N. de Geijer Intelligence Officer. Capt. E. R. M. Fryer, M.C. No. 1 Company. Lieut. C. C. Carstairs, M.C. " " Lieut. R. Delacombe " " 2nd Lieut. E. L. F. Clough-Taylor " " Lieut. A. H. S. Adair No. 2 Company. Lieut. S. G. Fairbairn " " Lieut. J. Chapman " " Capt. N. C. Tufnell No. 3 Company. Lieut. C. Clifton Brown " " 2nd Lieut. A. D. Cooper " " Capt. G. F. R. Hirst No. 4 Company. Lieut. R. G. West " " 2nd Lieut. R. C. G. de Reuter " " 2nd Lieut. R. P. Papillon " " Lieut. Graff, U.S.A.M.O.R.C. Medical Officer. Capt. the Rev. S. Phillimore, M.C. Chaplain. [Sidenote: Aug. 21.] There was a thick mist in the morning, so thick that it was impossible to see more than a few yards ahead. On the one hand this favoured the attackers; on the other there was always the risk of the Battalion losing its way and never reaching the enemy's lines. In spite of everything, however, the leading Battalions eventually succeeded in securing the first two objectives.