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Army Form C.2118
17th Bn WELSH REGT
MAY 1917

May1917
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MAP REF. SHEET 57 c S.E. 1/20,000

GOUZEAUCOURT   6/5/17
       After the operations in LA VAQUERIE, the Battalion assembled in Quarry in R. 25 d for the Roll Call & then marched back to DESSART WOOD arriving about 7 a.m. The remainder of the day was spent in resting and cleaning up. At 8.30 p.m. the Battalion again moved forward to GOUZEAUCOURT to take up positions in Brigade close support in the old main line of resistance and the dispositions of the battalion was as follows:

'A' Coy in sunken road at Q 30 b 5.2
'C' Coy in Quarry in R. 25 d
'B' Coy in Fifteen Ravine R. 19. d 'B' company on left 'D' to the right
'D' --------- " ------------------------

B.H.Q. in N.End of GOUZEAUCOURT at Q. 30 D. 9.8

Casualties Major R. J. ANDREWS M.C. and 2 Lt W.J. MOULD
slightly wounded and at duty

do     7/5/17
Battalion in close support.

During the night C Coy furnished a working party for digging front line trenches under R.E. supervision

do     8/5/17
Battalion in close support. Battalion employed in draining and improving billets. During night "A" & "B" furnished working parties for digging Front Line trenches under R.E's.

Captain P. Williams 19th R.W.F. left Battalion & proceeded on a course at the 4th Army School at FLEXICOURT

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