The strength of the Battalion stood at 28 officers and 1133 men, higher than it had ever been before.
The following is the distribution of officers and N.C.O.'s at that time, a little less than three weeks before the battle of Festubert.
Headquarters
Major the Hon. J. F. Trefusis Commanding Officer.
Major the Earl of Rosse Second in Command.
Capt. Lord Desmond FitzGerald Adjutant.
Lieut. P. H. Antrobus Transport Officer.
Lieut. L. S. Straker Machine-gun Officer.
Capt. A. H. L. M'Carthy Medical Officer.
Lieut. H. Hickie Quarter-master.
The Rev. John Gwynne (S.J.) Chaplain.
No. 1 Company
Capt. J. N. Guthrie.
Lieut. R. G. C. Yerburgh.
2nd Lieut. V. W. D. Fox.
2nd Lieut. Hon. W. S. P. Alexander.
No. 2535 C.S.M. Harradine.
No. 3726 C.Q.M.S. P. M'Goldrick.
No. 2 Company
Capt. E. G. Mylne.
Lieut. Sir G. Burke, Bart.
2nd Lieut. R. B. H. Kemp.
2nd Lieut. S. G. Tallents.
No. 3949 C.S.M. D. Moyles.
No. 2703 C.Q.M.S. J. G. Lowry.
No. 3 Company
Major P. L. Reid.
2nd Lieut. J. R. Ralli.
2nd Lieut. C. Pease.
2nd Lieut. E. W. Campbell.
2nd Lieut. C. de Persse (attached 7th Dragoon Guards).
No. 2112 C.S.M. H. M'Veigh.
No. 3972 C.Q.M.S. R. Grady.
No. 4. Company
Capt. G. E. S. Young.
Lieut. J. S. N. FitzGerald.
Lieut. C. D. Wynter.
2nd Lieut. D. C. Parsons.
No. 2384 C.S.M. T. Curry.
No. 3132 C.Q.M.S. H. Carton.
The first ten days of May passed quietly. Mines, for the moment, gave no further anxiety, bombing and bombardments were light, reliefs were happily effected,
