hand to a range of about 60 yards with practice I think it could be thrown further. Each battalion should have at least one officer & six men efficient in grenade throwing. [pencil note: Rather different later! WDS.] Rode out to KEMMEL in the afternoon to arrange about taking over from the 8th Brigade. Quite a warm day Germans had been shelling Kemmel fairly heavily - there were fresh crump holes in the Chateau grounds since I was there last. Sir H Smith Dorrien
Dec 21 Took over the line of trenches from the 9th Brigade; wet and cold. About two killed & 10 wounded during the relief