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 The Battalion arrived at a Chateau here between 12:00 and 13:30 hours and the Companies immediately took up positions of all-round defence on the information that parachutists were reported to be in the neighbourhood ('''Swinburne: I have no knowledge of this.''') as well as enemy tanks, which were reported to be advancing from the direction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrai CAMBRAI] which was burning fiercely, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riencourt-l%C3%A8s-Cagnicourt RIENCOURT].
-At 17:00 hours the Battalion received orders to be ready to move off at dusk.  It was possible to arrange a light meal for the men ('''Swinburne: Meal issued at 15:00 hours''') the first food (officially) they had been able to get since the previous day.  Actually the Battalion started to move off at 21:30 hours with the intention of marching to embus at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9lus THELUS] for the purpose, it was understood, of taking up defensive positions on the LA BASSEE CANAL.  Previous to this, the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Liaison Officer with Captain Burr and two men from each Company to act as a guide party, had left [[HENDECOURT]] by M.T. as an advance party.
+At 17:00 hours the Battalion received orders to be ready to move off at dusk.  It was possible to arrange a light meal for the men ('''Swinburne: Meal issued at 15:00 hours''') the first food (officially) they had been able to get since the previous day.  Actually the Battalion started to move off at 21:30 hours with the intention of marching to embus at [[THELUS]] for the purpose, it was understood, of taking up defensive positions on the LA BASSEE CANAL.  Previous to this, the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Liaison Officer with Captain Burr and two men from each Company to act as a guide party, had left [[HENDECOURT]] by M.T. as an advance party.
 At [[GUEMAPPE]] ('''Swinburne: Monchy?''') this party was stopped by a formidable road block.  There followed a Conference of Brigadiers Viscount Downe and Kirkup and Battalion Commanders of 70th Brigade and all plans were changed.  The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were diverted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville-Vitasse NEUVILLE] ('''Swinburne: No – to [[SAULTY]], NEUVILLE for night only.''')  to go into rest billets.  It was then nearly midnight.

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 '''Medical Officer’s Party'''
-The Medical Officer returned later to [[NUNCQ]] to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at SAILLY, but without success.  Later at [[METEREN]] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
+The Medical Officer returned later to [[NUNCQ]] to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at [[SAILLY]], but without success.  Later at [[METEREN]] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
 '''Captain Burr’s Party'''

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 '''Captain Burr’s Party'''
-At 06:00 hours Captain Burr’s party left the FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proven PROVEN] by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassel,_Nord CASSEL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poperinghe POPERINGHE].  It was not possible to find sufficient cover from view from the air at PROVEN so the convoy was ordered back into France by way of [[OOST CAPPEL]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexpo%C3%ABde REXPOEDE].  At the frontier the convoy halted and took up a defensive position beside the fortified zone which had been built by the B.E.F. during the early months of the War, because of an urgent message that many vehicles were approaching.
+At 06:00 hours Captain Burr’s party left the FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proven PROVEN] by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassel,_Nord CASSEL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poperinghe POPERINGHE].  It was not possible to find sufficient cover from view from the air at PROVEN so the convoy was ordered back into France by way of [[OOST - CAPPEL]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexpo%C3%ABde REXPOEDE].  At the frontier the convoy halted and took up a defensive position beside the fortified zone which had been built by the B.E.F. during the early months of the War, because of an urgent message that many vehicles were approaching.
 After a pause, a car appeared and it was 2/Lt R.W. Scott of the Tyneside Scottish, attached to 23rd Division as a Cypher Officer.  Immediately behind came a second car in which rode Colonel Gullen, G.S.O. 1 of 23rd Division.  From Colonel Gullen it was learned that the Division H.Q. was moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seclin SECLIN].  Captain Burr decided to take his party on to REXPOEDE as they would there get a much-needed hot meal.  Having fed, a truck was borrowed from the R.A.S.C. and, bidding farewell to Major Leggett, with sincere thanks for his many kindnesses, the convoy, of Tyneside Scottish only, left REXPOEDE at 5:00 hours.  The route lay along the road to [[OOST - CAPPEL]], POPERINGHE, KEMMEL, NEUVE-EGLISE, NIEPPE, ARMENTIERES and LILLE to SECLIN.

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 At 06:00 hours Captain Burr’s party left the FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proven PROVEN] by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassel,_Nord CASSEL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poperinghe POPERINGHE].  It was not possible to find sufficient cover from view from the air at PROVEN so the convoy was ordered back into France by way of [[OOST CAPPEL]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexpo%C3%ABde REXPOEDE].  At the frontier the convoy halted and took up a defensive position beside the fortified zone which had been built by the B.E.F. during the early months of the War, because of an urgent message that many vehicles were approaching.
-After a pause, a car appeared and it was 2/Lt R.W. Scott of the Tyneside Scottish, attached to 23rd Division as a Cypher Officer.  Immediately behind came a second car in which rode Colonel Gullen, G.S.O. 1 of 23rd Division.  From Colonel Gullen it was learned that the Division H.Q. was moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seclin SECLIN].  Captain Burr decided to take his party on to REXPOEDE as they would there get a much-needed hot meal.  Having fed, a truck was borrowed from the R.A.S.C. and, bidding farewell to Major Leggett, with sincere thanks for his many kindnesses, the convoy, of Tyneside Scottish only, left REXPOEDE at 5:00 hours.  The route lay along the road to OOST CAPPEL, POPERINGHE, KEMMEL, NEUVE-EGLISE, NIEPPE, ARMENTIERES and LILLE to SECLIN.
+After a pause, a car appeared and it was 2/Lt R.W. Scott of the Tyneside Scottish, attached to 23rd Division as a Cypher Officer.  Immediately behind came a second car in which rode Colonel Gullen, G.S.O. 1 of 23rd Division.  From Colonel Gullen it was learned that the Division H.Q. was moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seclin SECLIN].  Captain Burr decided to take his party on to REXPOEDE as they would there get a much-needed hot meal.  Having fed, a truck was borrowed from the R.A.S.C. and, bidding farewell to Major Leggett, with sincere thanks for his many kindnesses, the convoy, of Tyneside Scottish only, left REXPOEDE at 5:00 hours.  The route lay along the road to [[OOST - CAPPEL]], POPERINGHE, KEMMEL, NEUVE-EGLISE, NIEPPE, ARMENTIERES and LILLE to SECLIN.
 On leaving LILLE the convoy ran into an air raid and one of the trucks, that borrowed from the R.A.S.C., crashed into an estaminet, much to the anger of the proprietor, who, however, responded manfully to the excuse “c’est la guerre”.  The truck was rendered useless as the whole of the front was stove in, but luckily nothing else but superficial injuries to the men, and a broken rifle, was the result.

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 '''Captain Burr’s Party'''
-At 06:00 hours Captain Burr’s party left the FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proven PROVEN] by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassel,_Nord CASSEL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poperinghe POPERINGHE].  It was not possible to find sufficient cover from view from the air at PROVEN so the convoy was ordered back into France by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oost-Cappel OOST CAPPEL] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexpo%C3%ABde REXPOEDE].  At the frontier the convoy halted and took up a defensive position beside the fortified zone which had been built by the B.E.F. during the early months of the War, because of an urgent message that many vehicles were approaching.
+At 06:00 hours Captain Burr’s party left the FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proven PROVEN] by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassel,_Nord CASSEL] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poperinghe POPERINGHE].  It was not possible to find sufficient cover from view from the air at PROVEN so the convoy was ordered back into France by way of [[OOST CAPPEL]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexpo%C3%ABde REXPOEDE].  At the frontier the convoy halted and took up a defensive position beside the fortified zone which had been built by the B.E.F. during the early months of the War, because of an urgent message that many vehicles were approaching.
 After a pause, a car appeared and it was 2/Lt R.W. Scott of the Tyneside Scottish, attached to 23rd Division as a Cypher Officer.  Immediately behind came a second car in which rode Colonel Gullen, G.S.O. 1 of 23rd Division.  From Colonel Gullen it was learned that the Division H.Q. was moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seclin SECLIN].  Captain Burr decided to take his party on to REXPOEDE as they would there get a much-needed hot meal.  Having fed, a truck was borrowed from the R.A.S.C. and, bidding farewell to Major Leggett, with sincere thanks for his many kindnesses, the convoy, of Tyneside Scottish only, left REXPOEDE at 5:00 hours.  The route lay along the road to OOST CAPPEL, POPERINGHE, KEMMEL, NEUVE-EGLISE, NIEPPE, ARMENTIERES and LILLE to SECLIN.

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 All equipment and supplies ('''Swinburne: All supplies other than “fighting” had been jettisoned earlier.''') except the A/T. rifles and Lewis guns were left behind.  As the last truck left SAULTY the leading enemy tank entered the village and fired on this last truck which was well riddled with bullets.  Fortunately nobody in it was hit, but one round from a two-pounder gun, fired by an enemy tank, penetrated the engine and the radiator was pierced and slowly emptied of water.  It was at this time that it was discovered that the Lt. Quartermaster had some time earlier taken one of the trucks and had made his own unauthorised departure, nor was he heard of again ('''Swinburne: He was a P.W. deservedly so!''')
-The convoy found considerable difficulty in making progress as the Water truck was in some trouble and the road was densely packed with refugees travelling in the same direction in all manner of horse-drawn vehicles and on foot.  From [[BARLY]] the route was by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avesnes AVESNES] to [[FREVENT]], where chaos reigned.  Here it was learned that nobody was to be allowed to stay, as the enemy were known to be very close.  Accordingly, the convoy headed Northwards and stopped for a short halt at NUNCQ where it was discovered that the Water truck had come to grief and the Medical Officer had gone back to [[FREVENT]] with a wounded man.
+The convoy found considerable difficulty in making progress as the Water truck was in some trouble and the road was densely packed with refugees travelling in the same direction in all manner of horse-drawn vehicles and on foot.  From [[BARLY]] the route was by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avesnes AVESNES] to [[FREVENT]], where chaos reigned.  Here it was learned that nobody was to be allowed to stay, as the enemy were known to be very close.  Accordingly, the convoy headed Northwards and stopped for a short halt at [[NUNCQ]] where it was discovered that the Water truck had come to grief and the Medical Officer had gone back to [[FREVENT]] with a wounded man.
 ''At this point the note added by Lt Col Swinburne to the back of the previous page of the War Diary is here reproduced:-''
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 '''Medical Officer’s Party'''
-The Medical Officer returned later to NUNCQ to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at SAILLY, but without success.  Later at [[METEREN]] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
+The Medical Officer returned later to [[NUNCQ]] to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at SAILLY, but without success.  Later at [[METEREN]] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
 '''Captain Burr’s Party'''
-Meanwhile, the main body of the Battalion, while at NUNCQ, had the good fortune to contact 2/Lt K. Calderwood and his Platoon from AUTHIE.  They had come from [[BEAUVOIR]] where they had destroyed by fire all that remained at the former camp.  Mr Calderwood was told to get his men together and try to get through to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troisvaux TROISVAUX] that same evening.
+Meanwhile, the main body of the Battalion, while at [[NUNCQ]], had the good fortune to contact 2/Lt K. Calderwood and his Platoon from AUTHIE.  They had come from [[BEAUVOIR]] where they had destroyed by fire all that remained at the former camp.  Mr Calderwood was told to get his men together and try to get through to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troisvaux TROISVAUX] that same evening.
 Captain Burr and Mr McGregor had joined forces with an R.A.S.C. convoy who were bound for TROISVAUX, two miles North of St. POL and here they and the thirty-five or so men with them arrived at 18:00 hours.  Mr Calderwood and his party managed to get through and reported to Captain Burr at 19:00 hours.  A hot meal was arranged for everyone, the first food, except for some iron rations, since early the previous Sunday evening.

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 '''Medical Officer’s Party'''
-The Medical Officer returned later to NUNCQ to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at SAILLY, but without success.  Later at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9teren METEREN] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
+The Medical Officer returned later to NUNCQ to find that the convoy had gone towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise St. POL], which place was also considered unsafe.  He therefore, on the advice of the Town Mayor, set off for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville ABBEVILLE] at 16:00 hours.  Some kilometres out he again met enemy tanks and everybody on the road scattered.  The M.O. made off across country to CONCHY and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesdin HESDIN] where he joined up with the 186th Field Ambulance.  They later attempted to contact Division H.Q. at SAILLY, but without success.  Later at [[METEREN]] the M.O. transferred to the remainder of 70th Infantry Brigade, with whom he found 2/Lt J.K. Dunn with some twenty or thirty other ranks of the Tyneside Scottish, all that were known to the Brigade as surviving from the Battalion.
 '''Captain Burr’s Party'''
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 The Dorniers then machine-gunned the farm buildings, again inflicting no casualties.  After this visit it was decided to move on with all speed.
-At 12:00 hours Marley’s Force left LE PETIT MORTIER for the outskirts of POPERINGHE.  The route lay through METEREN and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reningelst RENINGELST].  While at the former place, there was more severe bombing, the objective apparently being an R.A.S.C. ammunition supply column, beside which Marley’s Force halted for a rest.  It was during this halt that it was reported that the enemy were only some two kilometres away so it was decided to push on.  Less than half an hour later the ammunition column was bombed.  This incident took place at about 16:30 hours.
+At 12:00 hours Marley’s Force left LE PETIT MORTIER for the outskirts of POPERINGHE.  The route lay through [[METEREN]] and [[RENINGHELST]].  While at the former place, there was more severe bombing, the objective apparently being an R.A.S.C. ammunition supply column, beside which Marley’s Force halted for a rest.  It was during this halt that it was reported that the enemy were only some two kilometres away so it was decided to push on.  Less than half an hour later the ammunition column was bombed.  This incident took place at about 16:30 hours.
 Marley’s Force finally settled down for the night in the woods to the North of POPERINGHE after a very long and nerve-wracking march.

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 Sunday 19th May 1940
-No. 14 Platoon withdrew from its position at 03:00 hours and joined the remainder of C Company in [[BERTINCOURT]] at 04:00 hours and then marched Northwards against a never-ending stream of refugees to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendecourt-l%C3%A8s-Cagnicourt HENDECOURT], a distance of some twelve ('''Swinburne: ?''') miles. ('''Swinburne: Route via VELU where Bn S.P. was''').
+No. 14 Platoon withdrew from its position at 03:00 hours and joined the remainder of C Company in [[BERTINCOURT]] at 04:00 hours and then marched Northwards against a never-ending stream of refugees to [[HENDECOURT]], a distance of some twelve ('''Swinburne: ?''') miles. ('''Swinburne: Route via VELU where Bn S.P. was''').
 The Battalion arrived at a Chateau here between 12:00 and 13:30 hours and the Companies immediately took up positions of all-round defence on the information that parachutists were reported to be in the neighbourhood ('''Swinburne: I have no knowledge of this.''') as well as enemy tanks, which were reported to be advancing from the direction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrai CAMBRAI] which was burning fiercely, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riencourt-l%C3%A8s-Cagnicourt RIENCOURT].
-At 17:00 hours the Battalion received orders to be ready to move off at dusk.  It was possible to arrange a light meal for the men ('''Swinburne: Meal issued at 15:00 hours''') the first food (officially) they had been able to get since the previous day.  Actually the Battalion started to move off at 21:30 hours with the intention of marching to embus at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9lus THELUS] for the purpose, it was understood, of taking up defensive positions on the LA BASSEE CANAL.  Previous to this, the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Liaison Officer with Captain Burr and two men from each Company to act as a guide party, had left HENDECOURT by M.T. as an advance party.
+At 17:00 hours the Battalion received orders to be ready to move off at dusk.  It was possible to arrange a light meal for the men ('''Swinburne: Meal issued at 15:00 hours''') the first food (officially) they had been able to get since the previous day.  Actually the Battalion started to move off at 21:30 hours with the intention of marching to embus at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9lus THELUS] for the purpose, it was understood, of taking up defensive positions on the LA BASSEE CANAL.  Previous to this, the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Liaison Officer with Captain Burr and two men from each Company to act as a guide party, had left [[HENDECOURT]] by M.T. as an advance party.
 At [[GUEMAPPE]] ('''Swinburne: Monchy?''') this party was stopped by a formidable road block.  There followed a Conference of Brigadiers Viscount Downe and Kirkup and Battalion Commanders of 70th Brigade and all plans were changed.  The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were diverted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville-Vitasse NEUVILLE] ('''Swinburne: No – to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulty SAULTY], NEUVILLE for night only.''')  to go into rest billets.  It was then nearly midnight.
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 A Liaison Officer and Captain Burr went ahead to find barns in which to put the men for two or three hours rest.  By an unfortunate error and owing to the darkness of the night, billets were selected at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaurains BEAURAINS], which place was found to be the wrong one. ('''Swinburne: And the party was located by C.O. in truck''').  It was now 01:30 hours and a dash was made for NEUVILLE, the correct village, and further billeting was arranged and completed, just as the Battalion began to arrive at 03:00 hours.
-Everyone lay down to rest at once, having marched 22 miles ('''Swinburne: I made it more on pedometer – 27 to be exact.''') in 23 hours with only one light meal at HENDECOURT.  The Liaison Officer and Captain Burr were then instructed to take the Commanding Officer’s car ('''Swinburne: At about 03:15 hours 20th May.''') driven by 2/Lt J.K. Dunn and proceed to SAULTY, some fifteen miles away, together with all their Platoon trucks ('''Swinburne: Available transport, less Water Cart.''') and their personnel.  This was the last time Captain Burr saw the Battalion and it is interesting to recall his final order from the Commanding Officer, who said:
+Everyone lay down to rest at once, having marched 22 miles ('''Swinburne: I made it more on pedometer – 27 to be exact.''') in 23 hours with only one light meal at [[HENDECOURT]].  The Liaison Officer and Captain Burr were then instructed to take the Commanding Officer’s car ('''Swinburne: At about 03:15 hours 20th May.''') driven by 2/Lt J.K. Dunn and proceed to SAULTY, some fifteen miles away, together with all their Platoon trucks ('''Swinburne: Available transport, less Water Cart.''') and their personnel.  This was the last time Captain Burr saw the Battalion and it is interesting to recall his final order from the Commanding Officer, who said:
 “Captain Burr, your work is not finished.  You will take Jimmy (the Liaison Officer) with you in my car and arrange billets for the Battalion in SAULTY.  The Battalion is going to rest after the hard marching they have had.  Shortman (Lt and QM), the R.S.M., R.Q.M.S., and Company Quartermaster and Storemen will go with you in the trucks which will return here as soon as possible and then I shall arrange to send the Battalion through to SAULTY by a shuttle system”. ('''Swinburne: 72 hours rest had been ordered by Brigadier Kirkup.  I have no recollection of sending R.S.M. – there was no reason why I should.  I added – I expect transport back by dawn, 05:45 hours at the latest.''')

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 At 17:00 hours the Battalion received orders to be ready to move off at dusk.  It was possible to arrange a light meal for the men ('''Swinburne: Meal issued at 15:00 hours''') the first food (officially) they had been able to get since the previous day.  Actually the Battalion started to move off at 21:30 hours with the intention of marching to embus at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9lus THELUS] for the purpose, it was understood, of taking up defensive positions on the LA BASSEE CANAL.  Previous to this, the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Liaison Officer with Captain Burr and two men from each Company to act as a guide party, had left HENDECOURT by M.T. as an advance party.
-At [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%A9mappe GUEMAPPE] ('''Swinburne: Monchy?''') this party was stopped by a formidable road block.  There followed a Conference of Brigadiers Viscount Downe and Kirkup and Battalion Commanders of 70th Brigade and all plans were changed.  The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were diverted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville-Vitasse NEUVILLE] ('''Swinburne: No – to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulty SAULTY], NEUVILLE for night only.''')  to go into rest billets.  It was then nearly midnight.
+At [[GUEMAPPE]] ('''Swinburne: Monchy?''') this party was stopped by a formidable road block.  There followed a Conference of Brigadiers Viscount Downe and Kirkup and Battalion Commanders of 70th Brigade and all plans were changed.  The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were diverted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville-Vitasse NEUVILLE] ('''Swinburne: No – to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulty SAULTY], NEUVILLE for night only.''')  to go into rest billets.  It was then nearly midnight.
 ''(CSM Baggs' Diary states....''