10th December. Area round Laignon. Headquarters at the Chateau de Barçenal. 11th. Barvaux Condray. 12th. Clavier. 13th. Ville. We billeted in the fine chateau, which had been in the early days of the war the headquarters of Prince Eitel and his staff. Monsieur La Masch, the owner of the house, told me that his unwelcome guests drank about a thousand bottles of his wine, for which they offered him on their departure the generous payment of a franc a bottle. As most of the wine they affected had cost from 15 to 20 francs a bottle he declined their offer, and he was now entering the full value in his claim against the Boche Government. The royal Eitel, a true Boche, looted all the linen when he left, tablecloths, napkins, sheets and towels; he even carried off all Madame's lace, most of it old and priceless. 14th. Chevron. Here the scenery was as magnificent as the billets were mean and uncomfortable. 16th. Basse Bodeux. 17th. We crossed the German frontier, and marched through Malmédy to Weismes. It was decided that we should hold our anniversary dinners on this auspicious date. We halted here for a few days in rather uncomfortable billets. The weather was very bad, and it snowed continuously. 21st. Elsenborn Camp. This was a sort of German "Salisbury Plain." The huts were however far superior to those provided in an English practice camp; they were substantially built and well heated, and officers and men found them almost luxurious after the cramped village accommodation which they had been accustomed to. 22nd. Mountjoie. 23rd. The area round Schleiden. Headquarters marched straight through to Gemund, our final destination. 25th. The Divisional Artillery made their final march in a snow blizzard and went into billets as follows: 14th Brigade R.H.A. (now attached to the Division), Kal and Keldernich. 310th Brigade R.H.A., Gemund and Malsbenden. 312th Brigade R.H.A., Gemund, with two batteries at Nierfeld and Schleven. D.A.C. Kal and Sottenich. Trench Mortars (eventually), Urft. The purpose of this work is to describe the war services of the artillery, and I shall not therefore write about our life in Germany. The ordinary military routine, under what were practically peace conditions, affords little of interest to a Chronicler, and it is sufficient to say that life was agreeable enough, and that ski-ing, tobogganing, and later on fishing broke the monotony of our routine duties in a very pleasant manner. Demobilisation dragged on slowly but surely, and on the 18th February we heard that the Division was to be broken up, and to be reformed as the Highland Division. Most of the officers now began to drift away, but it was not till the 19th April that I said farewell to my command. My Staff all left at about the same time.