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SECRET Copy
No.
17th
Welsh Regiment Order No. 52
Reference Map 51c. S.E. 1/40,000
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The
40th Division on the right and 92nd Division on the left will attack
and occupy the enemy lines on 23rd October 1917 from Q.6.a.0.0 to
fork roads (inclusive) at K.28.C.2.5.
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The
120th. Infantry Brigade will attack on the right of the 119th
Infantry Brigade and the 227th. Infantry Brigade on the
Left.
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The
boundary with the Right Brigade will a line drawn between Q.4.d.2.9.
and K.35.d.5.0. and with the Left Brigade Q.4.a.6.8. and K.35 central.
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(a)
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Each Battalion will attack on 200 yards front. |
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(b)
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The
19th R.W. Fusiliers will attack and capture the
first objective on the and the 17th Welsh Regt. on the
left.
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(c)
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The
12th S.W. Borderers will attack and capture the final
objective on the right andthe 18th Welsh on the left.
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The
dividing line between Battalions will be a line drawn
between Q.4.a.8.2. and K.35.d.2.5.
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(a)
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The first objection is shown on accompanying sketch plan marked
C-C (Q.5.a.33.-K.34.d.7.2.)and the final objective is marked D-D
(K.35.d.5.0 - K.35. central)
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(b)
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Zero
hour will be notified later.
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Artillery
Barrages will be as follows:
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Minutes
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From
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To
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Enemy Front Line - B-B |
Zero
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2
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| Creeping
at 100 yards in 3 minutes from B-B to C-C |
Plus
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2
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Plus
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14
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| On
first objective C-C |
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14 |
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16
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Creeping
at 100 yards in 3 Minutes to 240 yards beyond C-C
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16
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"
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23
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| Remaining
on above. |
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23
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"
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33
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| Creeping
to final objective D-D |
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33
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"
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43
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| Remaining
on D-D |
"
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43
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"
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46
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| Creeping
to 300 yards beyond D-D |
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46
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55
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Remaining
on above
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55
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85 |
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The
Battalion will find its own moppers up.
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The
moppers up will follow immediately behind the first wave and will
be composed of the weakest platoon of each company. They will be
employed in mopping up the German Front Line B-B. Moppers up will
wear their caps.
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The
Battalion will form up A-A and B-B (marked by letterred Notice Boards)
on a four company frontage in lines of column of platoons and will
up as near as safety will allow, and at zero plus 2 will advance
behind the barrage at 25 paces between lines and 50 paces between
waves, with the exception of moppers-up who will keep a distance
of 20 paces between them and the leading wave.
The Battalion will form up in the following Order:-
Left to Right. A. D. C. B Companies
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