July 23, 1916

Sunday July 23. Got a draft of 250 men from base, had
all been cyclists (Sussex) and just converted into infantry.
Cast four as unfit for service.
General Williamson 34th Div. killed by shell and buried
this afternoon.

[Major-General Edward Charles Ingouville-Williams CB, DSO commander of the 34th Division was personally inspecting the ground on which his division was expected to fight the following week – Mametz Wood. On his way back he was caught in an artillery barrage and was killed instantly after being struck by a piece of shrapnel.]