[43] Professor Spenser Wilkinson wrote in _The Sunday Times_, June 1st, 1919: ‘Lord Kitchener does not seem to have been aware of the existence of an organization—the County Associations—for the purpose of raising new troops upon a Territorial basis.’ [44] The numerical designation, 62nd Division, was affixed, as we have seen, in August, 1915; for convenience we shall henceforward employ it by anticipation. [45] The official figures of the draft sent out from the 62nd to the 49th Division from March to August, 1915, are: Officers, 116; Other Ranks, 2,778. [46] Walter Pipon Braithwaite, served in Burmah (1886-87) and South Africa (1899-1902; Brevet-Major, Queen’s Medal, 6 clasps; King’s Medal, 2 clasps); C.B., 1911; Major-General, 1915; K.C.B. and Lt.-General (Commanding IXth Army Corps), 1918. [47] It may be worth while to note that the 62nd was the first Division to proceed to France with an equipment of steel helmets complete. [48] Gustave Lanson. [49] _Despatches_, page 20. [50] He succeeded Lt.-Col. A. E. Kirk, V.D., in Command of the Battalion, August, 1916. [51] Brig.-General M. D. Goring-Jones, C.M.G., D.S.O., of the Durham L.I., had succeeded Brig.-General F. A. Macfarlane, C.B., in Command of the 146th Infantry Brigade, after a brief interregnum by Lt.-Col. Legge (December 20th, 1915, to January 12th 1916). [52] _Despatches_, page 21. [53] _Ibid._ [54] _Ibid._ [55] See page 49. [56] John Masefield. _The Old Front Line_, Heineman, 1917. [57] It will be remembered that the Division, being in reserve, was directly under the orders of the Corps Commander. [58] The award to Sgt. Sanders, V.C., was notified in the _London Gazette_ of September 9th, 1916, in the following well-merited terms:— ‘For most conspicuous bravery. After an advance into the enemy’s trenches, he found himself isolated with a party of thirty men. He organized his defences, detailed a bombing party, and impressed on his men that his and their duty was to hold the position at all costs. ‘Next morning he drove off an attack by the enemy and rescued some prisoners who had fallen into their hands. Later two strong bombing attacks were beaten off. On the following day he was relieved after showing the greatest courage, determination and good leadership during 36 hours under very trying conditions. ‘All this time his party was almost without food and water, having given all their water to the wounded during the first night. After the relieving force was firmly established he brought his party, 19 strong, back to our trenches.’ [59] See page 62. [60] _Despatches_, page 26. In a footnote to this passage, Sir Douglas Haig writes: ‘In the course of this fighting, a Brigade of the 49th Division, Major-General E. M. Perceval, made a gallant attempt to force Thiepval from the north.’ [61] _Despatches_, pages 25, 27, 30. [62] _Despatches_, page 51. [63] The 1/7th West Yorkshires. [64] _Despatches_, page 44. [65] _Despatches_, page 53.