Maude was a good A.P.M.His police were well looked after and adored him.

He never wanted an officer or man from the trenches to get into trouble, but did his best to get them out of it when they were in it.

Often have I been sitting at dinner with him at the "Hotel de la Paix" and one of his police would come in and say, "A young officer is at the 'Godbert,' sir.

He's had too much to drink, and is behaving very badly." Maude would curse loudly at his dinner being spoilt, but would always leave at once, and would calm down whatever young firebrand it was, find out where he had to go, and have him seen off by lorry or train to his destination.

All this meant much more trouble for Maude than to have him arrested, and much less trouble for the culprit; but he always put them on their honour never to do it again; and many are the letters I have seen thanking him for being "a sport," and promising never "to do it again"; and asking would he dine with them the next time they got a night off?
That was Maude's idea: he could not do too much for the men from the trenches, and they appreciated it.