Special Order
by
Lieutenant General SirA. J. Godley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Commanding XXII. Corps.
The Corps Commander has been desired by the General-Officer-Commanding Fifth (French) Army to express his great satisafction at the appearance and bearing of the troops which he reviewed this morning. The Corps Commander wishes to add his appreciation of the excellent turn-out, good march discipline and smartness of the representative detachments of the Corps Mounted Troops, 51st (Highland) Division and 62nd (West Riding) Division, and to thank them for the evident
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page 79pains which they they had taken, though only just out of the battle, to so worthily uphold the credit of the British Army before the French Generals and Staffs.
(sd.) A.M. de la Voye,
D.A. and Q.M.G.,
XXII. Corps.
Headquarters
1/8/18.