Reconnaissance No. 779                                                                  22^nd November 1914.

Aeroplane: R.E. 5 No. 659.                                                                  

Squadron No.  2.                                                                                                      

Pilot.  Lt. Broder.

Observer. Capt Lumsden.                                                  Ref Map: France 1/250,000

Hour commenced: 10-35 a.m.

Hour concluded:    1-5 p.m.

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Time                                       Place                          OBSERVATION

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11-20 a.m.     HERLIES.                              Small bivouacs round village.

                        FOURNES.                                                  “

                        HAUBOURDIN.                    New position being dug between

RADINGHEM & HAUBOURDIN, about 1 ½ miles in length & facing South.

                        SAINGHIN.                            Small bivouac.

                        GONDECOURT.                              “

                                                                        Columns of motor transport wagons

                                                proceeding N about ¾ mile in length on

road GONDECOURT – WAVRAN, head ½ mile S of WAVRIN.

                        CAMPHIN.                            Bivouac.

11-40 a.m.     SECLIN.                                8 motor cars proceeding at intervals N

                                                                        along CARVIN – SECLIN ROAD.

                        OIGNIES.                               Small bivouac.

                        EVIN                                       Train on DOUAI – LILLE Railway

proceeding N. 30 trucks.  Train on above railway proceeding to DOUAI, 15 trucks followed by 15 white covered carriages.

                        TAUMONT.                            Transport column proceeding N about 1½

miles in length along RACHES – LILLE Road, head at FAUMONT.

12-15 p.m.     DOUAI.                                  About 400 railway trucks and wagons in

                                                                        station, but only one engine.

                        HENIN LIETARD.                 Bivouac S.E. of town & another on LENS

Road 200 yards E of BILLY.  About 60 vehicles in each.

12.20                                                              German line reconnoitred for Gun pit                 to                                                                     positions already located and reported.

12-50. p.m.                                                    Columns of smoke seen coming from town

                                                                        of YPRES.                

(Sd) H.T. Lumsden. Capt.

                                                                                    Observer.