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Quartermasters of all Battalions will be at the Infantry Barracks but will proceed as far as TUILERIE and Bgd Hdqrs each night to see that their rations are correctly handed over.

15. WATER
Support at BLAUWEPOORT send ack to fill their water bottles at Bd, Hd Qrs.
Right Section of trenches get water from VERBRANDENMOLEN and a spring in the trenches.
Left Section water is carried up from TUILERIE.

16. FATIGUE
A detail of men required for the following night will be sent daily to O.C.TUILERIE and BLAUWEPOORT.

The Bde. will be assisted by 1/2 a Company of the 12th County of London Regt. in each Section.

Company of East Yorkshire Regt. holding C.1. and C.2. trenches will arrange to draw 20 shovels and five picks from Staff Captain at YPRES.

RESERVE RATIONS
O.C.supports of each Section will take over 500 rations now and at each support position.

They will only be issued on an order from H.Q.

Signes Captain for Brigade Major 83rd Infty. Bde.

1. Trenches B1, B2, B3 are very intricate. They were occupied by 200 men.

2. Trenches C1, C2, C3 are bad trenches. There is a space of 40 yards between C2 and C3 with no communication.

3. Tools are wanted in C1 and C2.

4. Railway wants strengthening. It is believed that there are trenches on embankment.

Signed Captain