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Army Form C.2118
17th (S) Bn.
The Welsh Regt.
September 1917

September 1917 Diary Pages:
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Map. Ref. COUZEAUCOURT SHEET 1A 1/20,000

VILLERS - PLOUICH    LEFT SUBSECTOR
1/9

Battalion in Brigade Reserve. Day spent in resting and cleaning up Captain J.N.GILBEY - 2nd Welsh Regt - reported for duty and took over duties as a/Adjt. vice 2/Lieut H.P.A.BAILEY


2/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve. Battalion working under R.E's on Front Line system: 1 Coy. by day and 3 Coys by night.


3/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve - Working on Front Line System - 1 Coy by day and 3 Coys by night. A. Coy bathed at HEUDICOURT. B & C Coys carried out musketry practice on range near QUENTIN MILL in R 31 d.


4/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve - working on Front Line System as usual - B Coy bathed at HEUDICOURT.


5/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve - working on Front Line System as usual - C Coy bathed at HEUDICOURT. About 4 p.m. a shell fell on a shelter in "B" Coy's billets near QUENTIN MILL killing 10 O.R. and wounding 3 O.R.


6/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve - working on Front Line System as usual - D Coy bathed at HEUDICOURT.


7/9
Battalion in Brigade Reserve


8/9

Battalion in Brigade Reserve. Battalion relieved the 18th Welsh in the Front Lne and the dispositions of the
comapnies were as follows:__

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