October 1, 1916 to October 3, 1916. ABLAIN ST MAZAIRE. Very quiet. Nothing to report. Companies busy wiring and draining trenches.
October 4, 1916. Ditto. Capt. W E Williams proceeded to England as instructor, School of Training. 2nd Lieut. O G Johnson admitted to Field Ambulance.
October 5, 1916. Still most quiet. Lieut. Col. Bicknell assumed command of 63rd Infantry Brigade. Brig. Gants of ill granted leave. Major W I Webb-Brown took command of Battalion.
October 6, 1916. SOUCHEZ I. Battalion relieved by the 8th Somerset Light Infantry in SOUCHEZ I trenches. Disposition; A Company on right of subsection, C company on left, D company in SOUCHEZ POST, B company in support. Trenches in very bad condition owing to recent Minnenwerfer bombardments – communication in some parts of front line impossible. Very quiet night though.
October 7, 1916. Enemy most active with Minnenwerfer. One of our Stokes Guns buried. No casualties. Quiet at night.
October 8, 1916. Violent Minnenwerfer bombardment all day. Little retaliation possible due to atmospheric conditions. One Sgt. and 6 men temporarily cut off from C company owing to portion of trench being blown in.
October 9, 1916. Enemy Minnenwerfer still very active. Our trenches blown in as fastest as we could rebuild them. Little or no retaliation by our artillery.
October 10, 1916. HOULETTE WOOD. One man wounded by trench mortar. Draft of 3 sergeants arrived.
October 11, 1916. 2 men killed and 4 wounded by trench mortars. Relieved at 9 PM by 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and proceeded to HOULETTE WOOD in the Brigade Reserve.
October 12-14, 1916. Nothing to report. Every available man on work parties.
October 15, 1916. Draft of the 133 other ranks joined Battalion.
October 16, 1916. Lieut. Col. Bicknell DSO joined the Battalion. Battalion relieved by 26th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, and proceeded to HERMIN, where accommodated in billets.
October 17, 1916. HERMIN. Major W I Webb-Bowen posted to command of 8th E. Lanks Regiment.
October 18, 1916. VILLERS. Battalion proceeded to VILLERS BRUNY. Headquarters and A and D companies billeted there. C and D companies billeted at GUESTREVILLE.
October 19, 1916. DRULIN. Nothing to report.
October 20, 1916. BERLENCOURT. Proceeded to billets at BERLENCOURT. CO and Adjutant proceeded to ENGLEDMER to reconnoiter.
October 21, 1916. AMPLIER. Marched to AMPLIER – accommodated in huts there.
October 22, 1916. RAINCHEVAL. RAINCHEVAL billets.
October 23, 1916. Battalion practiced artillery formation.
October 24, 1916. Nothing to report.
October 25-26, 1916. Nothing to record. Battalion practiced the attack on each day.
October 27, 1916. Draft of 112 other ranks (all transfers from S W Kent Regiment) joined Battalion.
October 28, 1916. Draft of 36 other ranks (from 23rd Middlesex Regiment) joined the Battalion.
October 29, 1916. Capt. S Gore-White joined Battalion from England and assumed duties of second-in-command. Draft of 6 other ranks (all of this Battalion – recently wounded) joined. Lieut. S N Melbourne departed to England.
October 30, 1916. BEAUVAL. 1:40 PM. Battalion proceeded to BEAUVAL, there to be billeted.
October 31, 1916. Artillery formation and extended order practiced by Battalion.
4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment 