18 September 1915:

Louis passes his medical inspection for Commission. Letters to McMullin and Beath.

17 September 1915:

Louis records an inspection by Lord Cavanagh (sic).

The battalion diary notes that the Battalion paraded at 7.25 am before marching to Arques for inspection by Maj. Gen. Earl of Cavan at 10am, returning to billets at 1pm.

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16 September 1915:

'Back to Wizernes from trench digging'

14 September 1915:

Louis was still on COs orders in connection with his commission . Start of two days trench digging.

13 September 1915:

'At Company orders re Commission. Saw Capt. Seymour.'
 Capt Seymour must have been recently promoted as he was a Lieutenant at the time the Guards Brigade was formed.  Little information is available about Captain Seymour. He appears to have survived the War as his name appears in the Medal Rolls compiled after the end of the War.

Letter to Aunt Maggie.

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12 September 1915:

Letter to Raymond Harley

9 September 1915:

The form  that Louis receives from his brother Raymond is likely to relate to seeking his commission.

8 September 1915:

Shooting practice at Wizernes

7 September 1915:

Field PGs ( PCs?) Post cards? to Beath, Aunt Maggie and Ebenezer. Shooting practice and the inter battalion football match that took place at Tatinghem. The battalion diary notes that this was the annual inter Battalion Cup and that the 2nd battalion won 1-0 in a very even match!

6 September 1915:

This appears to be a day of practice, with all 4 battalions involved in an attack.

5 September 1915:

Met Hollingworth , at-written by Louis-Tattenham. This would have been Tatinghem. About 6km away from Wizernes and just the other side of the aerodrome at St Omer.

3 September 1915:

Rain- no parades

And a letter to Walter.

2 September 1915:

Whilst the Guards division were having a sports day , Louis hears the news that his friend Footner is missing, probably killed. As we have already seen Footner was killed on 6 August. So this is when Louis first hears the news and the entry he made on 6 August was obviously made retrospectively.
The Battalion diary provides further detail of the sports. The Battalion held a gymkhana open to the Guards division and the 2nd Cavalry.

1 September 1915:

The 2nd Scots Guards now formed part of the 3rd Guards Brigade. On 1 September they were inspected by Sir Francis Lloyd.
The Battalion diary does not mention Lloyd's inspection. it notes that on 1 September, the battalion paraded at 7.45am for a divisional field day. The Brigade then assembled along the Boulogne Road and marched via Esquerres to Wavrans. At this stage they had to take cover from aircraft. they reached Romilly at 1pm , appeared to have lunch then marched back. The 2nd Scots Guards were accompanied by 1st and 4th Grenadier Guards and the 1st Welsh.

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