 In an adjacent sector , a short truce to bury the dead between the lines led to official repercussions ; a company commander , Sir Iain Colquhoun of the Scots Guards , was court @-@ martialled for defying standing orders to the contrary . While he was found guilty and reprimanded , the punishment was annulled by General Haig and Colquhoun remained in his position ; the official leniency may perhaps have been because he was related to H. H. Asquith , the Prime Minister . 
