General Gough who was in command of the 5th Army, inspected our remnant. He remained mounted and said: 'Well done, you did your best. I deplore your losses. I am sure you will all want to avenge their deaths so I am making you up with a large draft so that you can return and avenge your comrades.' A man in the rear shouted angrily: 'You're a bloody butcher'. He rode off taking no notice, but after that he became known in the 5th Army as 'Butcher Gough'. ![Quote mark](aanhalen.gif)
Captain A. F. P. Christison, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, August 1917.
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