might account for this, but there can be no possible excuse for sending
grenades into a fight without detonators, and no punishment could be too
harsh for the officer who was responsible for this.

Honours and Rewards were not given in those days as they were later, and
many a brave deed went unrecognized. There were only nine D.C.M.'s in
the Division, and of these the Brigade won seven, to which we
contributed one, Hallam, the grenadier. Of the officers, Capt. Barton,
Lieut. Wollaston, and 2nd Lieut. Williams received the Military Cross,
and the Colonel's name appeared in the next list for a C.M.G. It was
not until long afterwards that those who had been with him began to talk
of the splendid deeds of 2nd Lieut. Tomson throughout the day and night
of the 13th, and he was never one to talk about himself. Had anyone in
authority known at the time he, too, would have had some decoration.




CHAPTER V.

FLANDERS MUD TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.

15th Oct., 1915. 28th Jan., 1916.


The whole Brigade was left very weak after the battle, and there was a
serious shortage of officers. As in this respect we, as a Battalion, had
suffered least, we had to supply the needs of other units, and Major
Toller went to command the 4th Battalion, taking with him 2nd Lieut.
Trevor Jones, as they had no subaltern officers. At the same time 2nd