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Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces which has
~ been published for the information of the Division. Officers and
men have justified estimate made of the Division when after its
arrival in France it was selected to hold the Mont Kemmel sector
against the expected great effort of the enemy to drive thru to the
sea. They have justified the opinions of their fighting qualities
formed when this crisis, with the evacuation of Mont Kemmel
had passed, and the Division promptly attacked and took Vierstaat
Ridge, being, with the 3oth Division on our left, the first American
troops to fight on Belgian territory.

Joun F. O’RyaN, Major General,

Headquarters, 27th Division, American E. F.,
“ HErance,'6 December, I8,

BurLLeETiIN NoO 128.

The following letter from the G. O. C. 4th Army, B. E. I, to
Hdgrs. . II. Corps, A. E. F., dated 25, Nov. 18, is published for
the information of this command :

. T wish to express to you my thanks for, and my appreciation
of the excellent work done by the 102nd and 105th Regiments of
Endmeers whose services you were good enough to place at my
d1sposal

2. The work done by these two regiments on the light railways
was of the greatest value in gettlng through the system of light
railway communication which, owing to the continous destruction
of the broad gauge lines by delay action mines, was the means
by which it was posible to maintain the troops and continue the
fighting which led to such great results.

3. I will be glad if you will be so good as to convey to Colonel

A. H. Acker and Colonel J. H. Pratte, Commanding respectively
the 102 and 105th Regiments of Engineers, and to the officers, non
commissioned officers and men of these regiments this expression of
the keen appreciation with which their valuable and cordial co-
operation has been regarded by all thanks of the Fourth Army.

H. S. RAWLINSON,
Comdg Fourth Army.

By Command of Major General O’RyAN.
W. H. Ravmonp, Colonel, G.-S. Chief of Staff.

Official H. B. BATTENBERG, Adjutant general, Division Adjutant.

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