Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/195/1 - August 1918 - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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74 ferms abday shelld sorts intermitent. all in) of chells to all men were patin dijouts exc. sentris ferms twice fatl 8n Cloy 0 that day were stoo to and B attack came but noting repalse being re t p At Coy of Bn 15 Rosieres moved Vanvellers reachin am on Aug12 at there fight This all the i Abeus fighting as Bde to the
1 It ws Cape Hcles. arer undoubledty for infantr Leavy toot between He condination Canadians & Auston as bas Coyn little coperstn ti ther arte 65 When SBn attached the took an anwound id forman prisoner. Whihe he ws waiting one of his own anti aircraft guus got him shot him ths 1 foot He ws born in U5 a his fathr & mother were swetes. The father wos a naturatisn gerus 6
195 served in Ifernan be had He ws going on Army. leave on the previous but got Ml I Sunday Ds going to Hospital. He return abt Ay 9 to anit & ws to b on leave on fand a any when he we captd. Hews down a admout io a pal when Dediy Starnd the first they he knew as a boub coming down Tis mate started to run & lef him - he waited &ws captd. This man sdd to be td rater be wod & a prisoner in Spile of bad luck on leave in than Berlin today
af sot bo bis & 20Co out of fighy. - &15 decoratios out of the 2 fights (Herlih & Kehous) Hesd oe March & April 7 they thought everything was couleur de Rose - cont To wrong; now they thought they idat wan but newkn co we He knew we had 14 million aucricant in France. Hedthere ws tous of plain food on fermany bu for hexaries such as Chocolate you had to pay. He ws surpriow at our while brear disgu i all e Stafford pln Commor of Divy sot a M.C. for his work in this show when he reinforce CCoy. Stobie Sot his M.C there too

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All day Germs shelled
intermittently - all sorts
of shells (77 to 8 in).
(All / men were put in
/ dugouts exc./ sentries.)
Germs twice c/attd 8 Bn
that day, & once C Coy
and B were stood to
but nothing came, attack
being repulsed.
At 11 pm reld
by a Coy of 1st Bn
& moved by Rosieres 
to Vauvillers reaching
there at 1 am on Aug 12.
This fight ws
likened by all the 2nd
Bde to the fighting at 

 

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Cape Helles. It ws
undoubtedly a very
heavy task for infantry.
The coordination between
Canadians & Austrn
Corps ws bad &
there was little cooperatn
w arty.
________
When 8 Bn attacked they
took an an unwounded German
prisoner. While he ws
waiting one of his own
anti aircraft guns got him
& shot him thro / foot.
He ws born in USA -
his father & mother were
Swedes. The father ws a
naturalised German so 

 

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he had served in / German
Army. He ws going on
leave on the previous
Sunday but got ill &
ws going to Hospital.
He returned abt Aug 9
to unit & ws to go on
leave on Sund 11 Aug when
he ws captd. He ws down
a dugout w a pal
when / shelling started
- the first thing he knew
ws a bomb coming down
His mate started to run
& left him - he waited
& ws captd.
This man sd tt he
wd rather be wd & a
prisoner in spite of /
bad luck than on leave in
Berlin today"

 

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C Coy got 5 MMs
& 2 DCMs out of this
fight - 15 decoratns
out of the 2 fights (Herliville
& Lihons).
Bn
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He sd in March & April 
they thought everything was
Couleur de Rose - cdnt
go wrong; now they
thought they cd nt win
but neither cd we.
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He knew we had 1½ million
Americans in France.
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He sd there ws tons of
plain food in Germany but
for luxuries such as
Chocolate you had to
pay. He ws surprised
at our white bread &
dug into it all he cd.
Stafford, pln Commdr
of D Coy got a M.C. for
his work in this show when
he reinforced C. Coy. Stobie
got his M.C. there too. 

 
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