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Map.
Ref. 57 c S.E. 1/20000
GONNELIEU
Right Subsector
22/7
Battalion in Front Line. Both Coy. fronts patrolled at night. A search
party was sent from the left Coy. front to endeavour to find the missing
men of precious night's patrol, but without success.
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23/7
Battalion in Front Line. NO MAN'S LAND patrolled at night and hostile
wire examined.
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24/7
Battalion in Front Line. During night 24/25 the enemy heavily bombarded
our Right Coy front - about 1 am - with rifle grenades & aerial darts
for about 5 minutes - followed by 3 minutes intense bombardment with gas
shells. H.E. & rifles grenades & aerial darts. Casualties 2 Officers
- LIEUT D.K. WALTERS and 2/Lt R.S.R.DAVID and 11 O.R. were slightly gassed.
1 O.R. killed and 1 O.R. wounded.
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25/7
Battalion in Front Line - Inter-company relief, night of 25/26th D
Coy relieved A on the right and C Coy relieved B Coy on the Left. Patrolling
at night as usual.
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26/7
Battalion in Front Line. Patrolling whole Battalion front as usual at
night
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27/7
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28/7
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29/7
Battalion in Front Line. About 6 pm a prisoner was captured about
R. 27 b. 5.1 by L/Cl Rogers No 26388 of C Coy. The prisoner was a signaller
- L/Corpl - who had mistaken ou line for his own. On night 29/30 July
the Battalion was relieved by the 18th Welsh and on completion of relief
moved back into Brigade Reserve, takin over billets from the 12th S.W.B.
The dispositions
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