During the afternoon the Germans put down on the new positions an artillery concentration, which many officers present considered to have been the heaviest they had experienced since the battle of the Somme; our troops were, however, so well dug in that hardly any casualties were inflicted. On the night of the 22nd the Division was relieved by the Second Division, which continued the attack the following day. The remainder of the month was spent in rest, which was, however, much interfered with by the constant change of quarters, necessitated by the withdrawal of the enemy. THE 1ST BATTALION [Sidenote: 1st Batt.] At the beginning of October Major the Hon. W. R. Bailey arrived, and took command of the Battalion. On the 7th orders were received to proceed to Havrincourt, where the Guards Division was to be in reserve during an attack by the Second and Third Divisions. The attack proved successful, and on the evening of the 8th the Battalion moved to Marcoing, where it was bivouacked in some old trenches. On the 9th the 1st and 2nd Guards Brigade attacked, and the 3rd Guards Brigade was in Divisional Reserve. The Battalion marched by platoons at 100 yards intervals to Seranvillers _via_ Masnières and Crevecour. The next day it moved on to Cattenières, and Major Bailey, accompanied by the Company Commanders, rode on to Bévillers to reconnoitre. LIST OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER Major the Hon. W. R. Bailey, D.S.O. Commanding Officer. Lieut. J. A. Lloyd Acting Adjutant. 2nd Lieut. J. C. Blunt Intelligence Officer. Capt. P. M. Spence, M.C. King's Company. 2nd Lieut. D. H. Clarke " " Lieut. C. G. Kennaway No. 2 Company. 2nd Lieut. R. B. Osborne " " 2nd Lieut. M. G. Farquharson " " Capt. J. H. C. Simpson No. 3 Company. 2nd Lieut. N. P. Andrews " " Lieut. E. A. D. Bliss No. 4 Company. 2nd Lieut. C. B. Hall " " 2nd Lieut. R. S. Challands " " Capt. W. Lindsay, R.A.M.C. Medical Officer. Capt. the Rev. C. Venables Chaplain. [Illustration: _Operations_ _October 11-14, 1918_ _Emery Walker Ltd._ ] [Sidenote: Oct. 11.]