rain permitted it to be done out of sight of the enemy. The lamp was more often used, be- cause the operator did not need to stand up, and it could be seen at night. The main means of communication was by telephone and tele- graph carried by over- head wires, usually out of German artillery range, or by under- ground wire in the for- ward brigade areas. On 1 November 1914, the strength of the Company was brought back up to 203 all and 78 horses. Training for 1 which for 1 CID, Div Sigs Coy consisted mainly of con- necting the far-flung units of 1 by tele- phone, had CID begun in the face of the worst wet weather in living mem- ory. Beginning on 21 October, it rained on 89 of the next 123 days, and the Canadians lived in a sea of mud, where their uniforms never re- ally dried out. Between 4 and 6 December there phones, field cable on drums for pack animal was a violent storm, that blew down tents and transportation, and a cable wagon for the tele- forced training to be cancelled for several days. graph section, which had 10 miles of single Gradually, the troops were placed in huts, cable and 3 vibrator (telegraph) offices, one in although 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade (4 CIB) the wagon and two portable sets with a 10- cell stayed in tents until it sailed to France. The 1 wet battery. Most of the equipment and the Div Sigs Coy was more fortunate and were put training associated with it was soon to be shown into winter quarters at Enford, a few miles north to be of little value on the Western Front. Visual of Bulford Camp on the main road from signalling by heliograph was im- possible Amesbury to Upavon. Remarkably, cases of because of the mostly flat terrain and prevailing sickness were low and the morale of the men weather. The use of flags and lamps were only remained high. Part of the reason was the possible in positions where the ter- decision of the Divisional Com-
phones, field cable on drums for pack animal transportation, and a cable wagon for the tele- graph section, which had 10 miles of single cable and 3 vibrator (telegraph) offices, one in the wagon and two portable sets with a 10- cell wet battery. Most of the equipment and the training associated with it was soon to be shown to be of little value on the Western Front. Visual signalling by heliograph was im- possible because of the mostly flat terrain and prevailing weather. The use of flags and lamps were only possible in positions where the ter- rain permitted it to be done out of sight of the enemy. The lamp was more often used, be- cause the operator did not need to stand up, and it could be seen at night. The main means of communication was by telephone and tele- graph carried by over- head wires, usually out of German artillery range, or by under- ground wire in the for- ward brigade areas. On 1 November 1914, the strength of the Company was brought back up to 203 all and 78 horses. Training for 1 CID, which for 1 Div Sigs Coy consisted mainly of con- necting the far-flung units of 1 CID by tele- phone, had begun in the face of the worst wet weather in living mem- ory. Beginning on 21 October, it rained on 89 of the next 123 days, and the Canadians lived in a sea of mud, where their uniforms never re- ally dried out. Between 4 and 6 December there was a violent storm, that blew down tents and forced training to be cancelled for several days. Gradually, the troops were placed in huts, although 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade (4 CIB) stayed in tents until it sailed to France. The 1 Div Sigs Coy was more fortunate and were put into winter quarters at Enford, a few miles north of Bulford Camp on the main road from Amesbury to Upavon. Remarkably, cases of sickness were low and the morale of the men remained high. Part of the reason was the decision of the Divisional Com-
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