Reconnaissance No. 764                                                                   20^th November 1914.

Aeroplane: Avro – No.                                                                           

Squadron: No. 5.                                                                                                

Pilot:  – Lieut. Strange

Observer – Lieut. Penn-Gaskell;

Hour commenced: 10-30 a.m.                                                   Reference Map: 1/40,000

   “     concluded:    11-50 a.m.

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Time                                       Place                          OBSERVATION

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11-0 a.m.       WYTSCHAETE                    Rifle trenches N.E., E. & S.E. of town about

                                                                        half occupied; not much indication of

to                                                                     sapping.  A gun fired one round from south

corner of wood ¾ mile North-east of town at Pt. 60.

                                                                        Also trench unoccupied along south side of

11-20 a.m.                                                     wood, North of W in WYTSCHAETE.

Also two trenches unoccupied running parallel North & South through W in WYTSCHAETE.

Also trench unoccupied running from last E in WYTSCHAE to east side of wood by l in l’ENFER.

Also two trenches unoccupied, one running S.W. from about 200 yards west of above wood to the road running from IN (?) de KRUISSTRAAT to MESSINES, the other trench is about 300 yards West of above and parallel to same.

                        WAMBEKE.                          Marks in the snow, indicating horses having

been exercised this morning in several places (about 6) N.E., E. and S.E. of town.

                        MESSINES                           Many trenches South of town, nearly half-

occupied; also signs of a good deal of sapping; also trenches, about 1/3 occupied and some sapping on East Side of town.

11-20 a.m.                                                     Rifle trench unoccupied, running South on West side of road to ARMENTIERES from Pt. B⁶ to D in DOUVE.

 to                    LA BASSEE VILLE.             Marks indicating horses having been

                                                                        exercised N.W. of town in several places.

11-40 a.m.     BOIS DE PLOEGSTEERT.  No trenches N., N.E. & S.E. of wood as far

as WESTHOEK station are about half-occupied and some of the saps on east side of wood have been occupied this morning.

                        BAS WARNETON                Signs of horses having been exercised this

morning in neighbourhood of LE BANC

COULON in several places round the village.

            GEULEMONT                                   Shelled by anti-aircraft Guns.  Lt. Stranger

                                                                        dropped bombs in neighbourhood of town.

(Signed) L. Penn-Gaskell,  Lieut.,

Observer.  R.F.C.