However, Hazel secretly goes to see his company colonel, Colonel Buchanan, and asks for James to be moved back to the front line. The Colonel agrees, and James is moved to the Guards Division of the newly formed Machine Gun Corps.
Hazel privately visited Colonel Buchanan, his company's colonel, to ask for James's transfer back to the front lines. Colonel Buchanan agreed, and James was reassigned to the Guards Division of the newly formed Machine Gun Corps.