The balance of Sunday and Monday were devoted to refitting, with pay parade on Monday morning. During the night enemy aircraft were active bombing in our rear areas. No bombs were dropped in our immediate vicinity. On the morning of August 19th, the battalion received orders to be read to move on very short notice. At 9.30p.m. the battalion moved via march route to Bowes. Where it rested in the fields adjoining the Railway Station.
Image: Prisoners newly taken. Battle of Amiens August, 1918, Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
Routine Orders of this date stated that decorations had been awarded as follows: – Bar to the Military Medal/ 59685 Sgt.W.H.Murney (now deceased) 725005 Sgt. S. Cooper, M.M. 636685 Corpl. T. Baird, M.M. Military Medal:- 58174 Cpl.W.Griffiths, 193366 Pte. Haderram, 59200 Sgt.H.G.W.Worden, 80046 Sgt. J.H. West, 454457 Cpl. J.J.Higgins, 470195 Sgt. W. Dumrose, 800335 Pte. O.F. Dalton, 239531 Pte. H.H. Smith, 14806 L.Cpl. L.E. Jones, 855107 Pte. F.W.Porter, 51885 Cpl. A. Rollings, 193079 Pte. K.V.Fox, 1063314 Pte. A.H.Baldwin, 47010 Pte. T. McGarry, 50732 Pte. F. McGraham, 606272 Pte. W.H. Gray, 07273 Pte. W.W.Dafoe, 193053 Pte. E. Clarin, 200052 Sgt. G.T.Tillbrroke, 633222 L/Cpl. W. Campbell, 1007212 Cpl. K.MacGullivan, 434072 Cpl. W.J.Charles, 636093 Pte. A. McKay, 724281 Pte. H. McInnis, 455091 Pte. J. W. Bartlett, 639773 Pte. H.B.LaPlante, 675170 Pte.F.Blochner, 1070267 Pte.G.H.Thorpe, 475277 Pte. L. Croyy, 831750 Pte. W.J. Smith. These decorations were awarded those other ranks in respect of acts of gallantry by them in the attack carried out on the enemy’s position East of Marcelcave on August 8th, 1918. The recipients were congratulated by the Commanding Officer and their many friends throughout the Battalion. In the afternoon the battalion moved forward and took up positions in the Beaucourt West line with Battalion Headquarters.
The day passed very quietly there being little aerial activity as the day was dull with poor visibility. Enemy shelled Iquy and the road near “A” Company Headquarters, but no casualties reported.
At 5.00pm in the afternoon of August 29th the Battalion moved from bivouac area, west of Wancourt to Southern Arras and occupied billets on Rue de Beaufort, with Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Sections in a Convent on Rue de Promenade. On account of casualties which the battalion sustained on August 26th, 27th and 28th Lieutenant F. G. Robinson was appointed to temporarily command “B” Company. Rear headquarters and details left out of the line were stationed at Bagenville until the afternoon of August 26th, when they moved to Agnicourt. At 5.00pm August 29th the rear details, including a draft of fifty five other ranks which had arrived on August 27th, moved to Arras and rejoined the Battalion.
