Page 20, line 7, Royal Artillery, for "XXIV. Brigade," read "XXXIV. Brigade."

Page 20, line 12, for "R.A.M.C.: 4th & 6th Field Ambulances," read "R.A.M.C.: 4th, 5th & 6th Field Ambulances."

Page 162, line 30, for "Sir Charles Haddon, Master General of the Ordnance," read "Sir Charles Hadden, President of the Ordnance Board, Woolwich Arsenal."

Footnote 1: 2nd Scots Fusiliers, unclassified, 27/10 to 4/11/14.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 2: 1st S. Staffs, unclassified, 20/10 to 7/11.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 3: 2nd S. Lancs, unclassified, 20/10 to 24/10.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 4: 4th Royal Fusiliers, unclassified, 11/11/14.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 5: 1st Scots Fusiliers, unclassified, 10 to 12/11.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 6: The North and South Irish Horse went to France much earlier than these troops but were employed as special escort to G.H.Q.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 7: A short speech which I made on this occasion in the House of Lords expressed my great appreciation of Lord Kitchener's capacity as a leader in the field.

I told the House that, after I received intimation of my appointment to command in France, my first act was to seek out my old South African Chief and suggest to him that we should repair together to the Prime Minister and ask that he might be appointed to command, with me as his Chief of Staff. He could not be persuaded to do this.

He was then on the point of leaving to return to Egypt, and had no idea that he was to be Secretary of State for War.

I do not think Lord Kitchener was always credited by the country with the talent for command in the field which I know he really possessed, whilst, on the other hand, a rÔle for which he was not well fitted was thrust upon him. As Commander-in-chief in France it would have helped him very much to have had a Secretary of State other than himself to deal with.(Back to Main Text)

Footnote 8: Round numbers are given. Expansion must be provided for at a similar rate. We need more guns and a correspondingly larger amount of ammunition.(Back to Main Text)

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