On the 25th May they moved from Lapugnoy _via_ Chocques to Oblinghem, some five miles to the north-east, a village of many and varied smells, close to an aerodrome where they lay at a moment’s notice, which meant that no one could take off his boots. A new type of gas-mask was issued here, and the men drilled in the use of it. Captain A. H. L. McCarthy, the medical officer who had been with them since October 25, accidentally broke his arm, and his duties were taken over by Lieutenant L. W. Bain, R.A.M.C. On the 28th May a draft of 214 N.C.O.’s, and men under Lieutenant L. R. Hargreaves, 2nd Lieutenants N. F. Durant and L. C. Whitefoord, arrived, and the next day (29th) twelve more officers came in from England: Major G. H. C. Madden; Captain V. C. J. Blake; Captain M. V. Gore-Langton; 2nd Lieutenant J. T. Robyns; 2nd Lieutenant K. E. Dormer; 2nd Lieutenant Hon. H. B. O’Brien; 2nd Lieutenant R. J. P. Rodakowski; 2nd Lieutenant K. W. Hogg; 2nd Lieutenant J. Grayling-Major; 2nd Lieutenant F. H. Witts; 2nd Lieutenant W. B. Stevens; 2nd Lieutenant P. H. J. Close; bringing the Battalion up to 28 officers and 958 other ranks. Headquarters and Companies then stood as follows: _Headquarters_ Major the Hon. J. F. Trefusis Commanding Officer. Major G. H. Madden Second in Command. Capt. Lord Desmond FitzGerald Adjutant. Lieut. P. H. Antrobus Transport Officer. 2nd Lieut. L. S. Straker Machine-gun Officer. The Rev. S. Knapp Chaplain. Lieut. L. W. Bain Medical Officer. Lieut. H. Hickie Quartermaster. _No. 1 Company_ Capt. M. V. Gore-Langton. Lieut. R. C. G. Yerburgh. 2nd Lieut. F. H. Witts. 2nd Lieut. R. H. W. Heard. 2nd Lieut. J. Grayling-Major. _No. 2 Company_ Capt. T. W. D. Bailie. Lieut. R. Rankin. 2nd Lieut. W. B. Stevens. 2nd Lieut. K. E. Dormer. 2nd Lieut. L. C. Whitefoord. 2nd Lieut. Hon. H. B. O’Brien. _No. 3 Company_ Capt. V. C. J. Blake. Lieut. C. D. Wynter. 2nd Lieut. J. T. Robyns. 2nd Lieut. N. F. Durant. 2nd Lieut. K. W. Hogg. _No. 4 Company_ Lieut. J. S. N. FitzGerald. Lieut. L. R. Hargreaves. 2nd Lieut. A. F. L. Gordon. 2nd Lieut. P. H. J. Close. 2nd Lieut. R. J. P. Rodakowski. There is no hint of the desperate hard work of the 2nd, reserve, Battalion at Warley, which made possible the supply at such short notice of so many officers of such quality. These inner workings of a regiment are known only to those who have borne the burden.