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Special Order

Special Order

Lieutenant-General SirA. J. Godley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Commanding XXII. Corps.

The following order of the day by General Bertholot commanding Fifth (French) Army, together with the Corps Commanders' reply to it, are published for the information of all ranks.

The Corps Commander wishes this Order to be distributed as widely as possible, and to be read out on parade, and takes this opportunity of expressing to the Commanders, Staffs and All Ranks of the 51st (Highland) and the 62nd (West Riding) Divisions, and all the Corps Troops, his thanks for the loyal assistance and support that he has had from them during the recent arduous operations.

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He takes this opportunity of again expressing his admiration of the conspicuous valour and endurance of the troops, and trusts that it may be his good fortune to have them again under his command in any future operations.

(Sgd.) A. M. de la Voye, D.A. and Q.M.G.

Headquarters,
31/7/1918.