. The Grenadier guards in the great war of 1914-1918. ght the 4th Battalion took up its position in the line. The officers of the 4th Battalion who took part in the attack of the 25th were : Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) Lord Henry Seymour, D.S.O.Lieut, (temp. Captain) R. S. LambertCapt. C. G. GoschenLieut. A. C. FlowerLieut. A. R. ElliceLieut, (temp. Captain) C. R. Britten2nd Lieut. C. G. Keith .2nd Lieut. H. C. S. Maine .Capt. W. A. L. Stewart.Lieut. R. FarquharLieut. J. F. J. Joicey-Cecil2nd Lieut. M. H. F. Papie-GallweyLieut. D. O. Constable .2nd Lieut. J. W. F. Selby-LowndesCapt. N. Grelli
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. The Grenadier guards in the great war of 1914-1918. ght the 4th Battalion took up its position in the line. The officers of the 4th Battalion who took part in the attack of the 25th were : Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) Lord Henry Seymour, D.S.O.Lieut, (temp. Captain) R. S. LambertCapt. C. G. GoschenLieut. A. C. FlowerLieut. A. R. ElliceLieut, (temp. Captain) C. R. Britten2nd Lieut. C. G. Keith .2nd Lieut. H. C. S. Maine .Capt. W. A. L. Stewart.Lieut. R. FarquharLieut. J. F. J. Joicey-Cecil2nd Lieut. M. H. F. Papie-GallweyLieut. D. O. Constable .2nd Lieut. J. W. F. Selby-LowndesCapt. N. Grellier, M.C., R.A.M.C. Commanding Officer. Adjutant. Xo. 1 Company. 2 Company. 3 Company. No. 4 Company. Medical Officer. Sept. 25, The attack on the 25th, with the subsequentcapture of Lesboeufs, formed one of the most suc-cessful operations in which the Guards Divisionwas engaged in the war. The preparation seemsto have been complete, and every possible con-tingency foreseen. In the first attack on the15th the 4th Grenadiers had been in reserve, and. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 139 so had not seen so much of the fighting as the Chapterother battahons in the Division, but it was now ^^^-to take a leading part, and to go through some of 4thBatt.the toughest fighting of the whole battle of the f^^^lSomme. Orders were given for the attack to becarried out by Pereiras Brigade on the right andCorkrans on the left, while Ponsonbys Brigaderemained in reserve. In Corkrans Brigade, the2nd Battalion Scots Guards were to take the rightand the 4th Battalion Grenadiers the left. When the 4th Grenadiers moved up on thenight of the 24th, No. 4 Company under SecondLieutenant Constable on the right and No. 2Company under Captain Britten were sent to thesupport trenches in front of Ginchy, while No. 1Company under Captain Goschen and No. 3under Captain Stewart remained in Trones Wood.On the left of the Grenadiers was a battalion ofthe Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, butit was to start from a line