The 1/4th Seaforth Highlanders are involved in fatigues and work parties in the area around Courcelles.
On 26th October Reggie is given command of the 8th Battalion King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment who are stationed just 3 miles away from where the 1/4th Seaforth Highlanders are.
The King’s Own Royal Lancasters have just been commended by Brigadier General R.J. Kentish late commanding 76th Infantry Brigade on their conduct in the Battle of the Somme particularly their part in the taking of Delville Wood in the days after the South African Infantry Brigade had been relieved of their duty in that wood.
At the point that Reggie joined and took command of the 8th KORL, the battalion is stationed at Courcelles just 3 miles from where he left the 1/4th Seaforths and 6 miles away from where Donald and the SAI are recovering from the attack on the Butte de Warlencourt.
The 8th King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment forms part of the 76th Brigade in the 3rd Division of the British Army.
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