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The War Diary    August 1916

France    June 1916 to February 1918
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August 1916
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BULLY GRENAY   14/8/16 - 15/8/16
     Nothing to report except  -  Casualties -  1 O.R wounded on 14/8/16   

 

16/8/16
The 120th  Inf. Bde.  relieved the  119th  Bde in the CALONNE section.  The battalion was relieved by and took over billets vacated by 40th A & S Highrs in LES BREBIS.

 

LES BREBIS   17/8/16 to 23/8/16
Nothing to report except -
   Casualties  - 1 O.R wounded, 19/8/16

      - 2 Lt P. J. Farmer & 1 O.R,
attached to 119 th Bde Bombing School, accidentally  wounded, 20/8/16
      - 1 O.R wounded
21/8/16

- 1 O.R killed
22/8/16

LOOS   24/8/16
     The 119th Bde relieved the 47th Bde in LOOS section.  The battalion relieved the 6th Connaught Rangers in the right subsection LOOS from HAYMARKET inclusive to Piccadilly inclusive.

     Dispositions on relief as follows  -
'B' Coy from HAYMARKET inclusive to Boyau 33 inclusive, 'C' Coy thence to Boyau 38 exclusive,

 'D' Coy from Boyau 38 inclusive to PICCADILLY inclusive.  'A' Coy in support in the ENCLOSURE, HARRISON'S Crater and MANNING's mound held by 'C' Coy, HART's crater held by 'D' Coy.

     The whole system of trenches is in very bad order, very little shelter for men in the front line, in places none at all, and dugouts in support line quite  insufficient.  Boyaux connecting the front & support lines badly battered, firebays & traverses falling to pieces, first steps in many places non-existent.




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