. The story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry . Bat-talion was in January presented with its colour byMajor-General Duncan. The occasion passed offwell. Its feature was the admirable speech madeby the Colonel. In February the Battalion, which it was knownwould be made up with drafts and retained forservice as a unit, was sent to Etaples to assist inthe Demobilisation scheme. For a month we re-mained meeting trains, escorting parties to camps,sorting clothing, and driving herds of the demobil-ised through the intricacies of a machine called the Delouser, until the arri
. The story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry . Bat-talion was in January presented with its colour byMajor-General Duncan. The occasion passed offwell. Its feature was the admirable speech madeby the Colonel. In February the Battalion, which it was knownwould be made up with drafts and retained forservice as a unit, was sent to Etaples to assist inthe Demobilisation scheme. For a month we re-mained meeting trains, escorting parties to camps,sorting clothing, and driving herds of the demobil-ised through the intricacies of a machine called the Delouser, until the arriving trainloads decreased,dwindled, and finally stopped. In March severallarge drafts of officers and men, to replace all thosewho had been, or would be, demobilised, joined theBattalion, which, after a pause at Le Treport andsome leave, sailed for Egypt. Thither my storydoes not follow it. When peace was signed, thecadre of the Battalion had not returned to Christmas Day 1919 the 2/4th Oxfordshire andBuckinghamshire Light Infantry was still THE ADJUTANT AT HIS DESK.
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