CHAPTER XIV

SIR IAN’S RECALL

Sickness increases during September--Monotonous food--Regret for dead and wounded--New drafts--Fears of winter--Sir Julian Byng commands IXth Corps--Events in France, Poland, and the Balkans--Attitude of Bulgaria and Greece--The 10th Division and one French sent to Salonika--Bulgaria declares war--Venizelos resigns--Serbia invaded--Salonika expedition too late, but destroys hope of Dardanelles--Lord Kitchener inquires about evacuation--Sir Ian’s reply--He is recalled 356