6.30 pm 1.1.1915 ABEELE: Battn (less transport) entrained for FOUQUEREUIL.

9.30 pm 1.10.1915 FOUQUEREUIL: Detrained and marched inot BETHUNE and billeted in brick barrakcs. Division now joined 1st Amry, 11th Corps, the latter comprising GUARDS and 12th and 46h Divisions under Lt. Gen. Haking CB.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

Oct 1st. Got to bivouacs near Ouderdom about 6 a.m. – quite done up. Hot tea then got down & slept till 9-15. After breakfast packed up again. 3 p.m. set off to Abeele (8 miles) station. C. Xley etc. joined us there, & all entrained about 7-15 p.m. Got to Lillers about 9-30 p.m. & detrained. Each drew two blankets and then marched to Bethune (nearly 3 miles). Billeted in French barracks about midnight – fairly comfortable. Nice day.

[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]

3366 Pte. Walter Adkin, a miner from Staveley, died from his wounds and was buried inLIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. Walter enlisted on the 23rd October 1914 aged 24.