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

May1917
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GOUZEAUCOURT  9/5/17
Battalion in Brigade Close Support. Men employed in erecting shelters and improving billets. "C" & "D" companies furnished working parties at night for digging Front Line trenches under R.E. supervision.

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Battalion in Brigade Close Support. "A" & "B" ^ |Coys.| employed on working parties for digging out Front Line trenches under R.E. supervision at night.

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Battalion in Brigade close support. All four companies - "A"- B - C & D employed at night in working on the Front Line system of trenches under R.E. supervision.

Experimental Rockets were fired at 9.30 p.m. from the Front Line trenches and this battalion rendered a report as to visibility; which was good. Major ANDREWS left the Battalion to take over the temporary command of the 19th R.W.F. in DESSART WOOD.

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Battalion in Brigade Close support. All four companies again employed at night on the Front Line trenches under R.E. supervision

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Battalion in Brigade Close Support - All four companies again employed at night on the Front Line under R.E. supervision.


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The Battalion relieved the 18th Welsh at night in the Front Lines and the disposition of the companies was as follows:-


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