Part 8 (1/2)

| | Both wounded Prisoners of War | 1 | 2/Lieut. A. H. Quine.

Wounded in Action | 42 | Includes officers wounded more | | than once, each occasion being | | counted separately. Does not | | include cases where officers have | | subsequently died from wounds.

Invalided to India | 50 | As above, includes instances of | | invaliding more than one as | | separate items. Also includes all | | cases of officers wounded who | | were in consequence thereof invalided.

DETAILS OF OFFICER CASUALTIES in important battles.

Killed Died in from action. wounds. Wounded. Missing P. of W.

7th January, 1916 3 .. 16 .. ..

21st January, 1916 2 .. 3 1 ..

22nd April, 1916 5 .. 2 1 ..

14th March, 1917 1 4 5 .. ..

21st April, 1917 2 3 4 .. 1 ---------------------------------------------- TOTAL 13 7 30 2 1

LIST OF OFFICERS who served with the 2nd Battalion in Mesopotamia, 1916-17.

BRIG.-GENERAL A. G. WAUCHOPE, C.M.G., D.S.O.

Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.

Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.

Wounded in Action, 7th January, 1916.

Invalided to India, 16th January, 1916.

Re-embarked, Bombay, 9th May, 1916.

Disembarked, Basrah, 18th May, 1916.

To be Bt.-Lt.-Colonel, 2nd June, 1916.

Promotion to rank of Major ante-dated to 15th September 1914.

(_London Gaz._, dated 14th September, 1916).

To be Bt.-Colonel, 23rd December, 1916.

a.s.sumed Command, Brigade. 20th April, 1917.

To be Bde. Commander, 11th May, 1917.

COLONEL J. STEWART.

Embarked, Devonport, 26th December, 1916.

Disembarked, Basrah, 21st March, 1917.

To be A.-Lt.-Col. whilst Commanding a Battn. 5th May, 1917.

MAJOR T. G. F. COCHRANE.

Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.

Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.

Wounded in Action, 7th January, 1916.

Invalided to India, 16th January, 1916.

Re-embarked, Bombay, 27th August, 1916.

Disembarked, Basrah, 2nd September, 1916.

To be A/Major whilst 2nd in Command, 14th September, 1916.

Relinquishes above, 15th April, 1917.

To be A/Major on H. Q. of a Battn., 15th May, 1917.

MAJOR D. C. HAMILTON-JOHNSTONE.

Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.

Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.