after midnight. After debussing there was a short march to billets. For
some even this was too much, and about thirty were unable to walk, and had
to be sent to hospital. The remaining men were put into billets, and at
4-30 a.m. the officers sat down to dinner, the first proper meal they had
had for several days. Afterwards they lay down to sleep for six or seven
hours.

What had been done by the Battalion during the last few days, at the
commencement of the struggle for Passchendaele, was then perhaps the
greatest achievement the Battalion had accomplished. Undoubtedly it had
done well, and the following message was received from the Brigade
Commander:--

To Officer Commanding,
9th King's Liverpool Regt.

Will you please congratulate all ranks of your Battalion on
the great gallantry they displayed during the recent
operations? They not only captured all their objectives, but
also helped other troops to capture theirs. The magnificent
way in which they captured the position and held it against
all counter-attacks makes me very proud to have such a
Battalion in my Brigade.

L. BOYD MOSS,
Brigadier General,
165th Brigade.
4th August, 1917.

On the 6th August the Battalion was taken by train to Audruicq, and