"He congratulates all troops on their splendid gallantry, and is confident in the continuation of the fine resistance they are making to the enemy's attempts to break our line. "Well done, 62nd (West Riding) Division! "WALTER BRAITHWAITE, "29/3/18. Major-General." Lieut. G. A. Ellis was this day awarded the Military Cross: "He maintained communication and observed for his battery throughout the day, though his O.P. was spotted by the enemy and subjected to continuous rifle fire and shelling. He twice mended the wire, which was cut by shell fire, in the open." Fifteen Military Medals were gained in the Divisional Artillery during the fighting from the 21st to the end of the month (v. Appendix). During these strenuous days I had seven brigades of Field Artillery under my command, disposed as follows: Right group. 93rd and 235th Brigades. Centre " 187th, 236th and 310th Brigades. Left " 190th and 312th Brigades. And also the 54th, 71st, and 92nd Brigades of Heavy Artillery. On the 30th March Lieut. C. R. Witcher was again wounded. [Sidenote: April 1918.] On the 1st April the 37th Division relieved our infantry but the artillery remained unchanged, the batteries of the relieving division not having arrived yet in the area. On the 3rd April, Major J. Willey, Commanding A/312, was killed, to the great sorrow of all who knew him. He was a gallant, unassuming officer, with a rather diffident and altogether charming manner, and the loss of so able a battery commander at this critical time was felt severely.