Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/200/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 1

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG1066575
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AWM3S Official History, 1974-18 War: Records of CE W Bean, Official Historian. Diaries and Notebooks Hem number: 3DR1606/200/7 Title: Notebook, 1915 - 7918 includes references to the 17th and 12th Battalions and Proyart. AWMISS-SDRLCOC2OOl1
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15 B On Sept 10 read marchi order if arestiny in a gull St billett a as till Sept Early Sept 18 noved up advonc - just in Scancourt It ws raing to night. The C.O. mac To. (B walduc Ra Bradford went up & la 1 tape Bn marched up by th take wh had bn lait. S wes pl bombiry Feance The apo before they left Ba had Mile lp It.0
ws a I tape They got out on td by the 3abo0 The rest coy to on When Ibanage Can pe had not fone 500yds smoke & when taabt no to see Hws v. difficult to 7ds. in direct to wd by Constay ttouch passe orders. Bradford was ton d e con The Genera thro le steck to I high grom ser it ws known to18 16 stelling I velleys gassin mopping up is tod
anything the troof after 12B had to on thro fraud Priel ake the Chetea of its ob Wo wood ar wood is in wh ss, were heard. The flanking itl by me LGs. at abt 207ds. You cd h a see At tdi t 775 had b lation in 2 Brosse wood in 21 contral (11 Bn went tho Npart of & in the W. Edge of Sd Pries one goanclenlot yd2 fired. There
were w theste2 There us no Iwood - it ws very thick scattered if fire - an of & others were captd here There deoutnd th Chalean & f a MJ. Bn w8 the ruins all ten touch ws lep with 11 Ba on left & 15B. on right for liftes abt The at time when they reached e Son - objoe it t bas afwen time As 1 fog lifter Ivarion parte rtiaord it in the
grom ight hat bn. ple all by COFI NCO N.C.OL had wh tho very pulpet were of gica This ws Isecret of use This has alo to be done w our troops. ws kept as a see ws not known if this not be a night attack till within 3 hours of attack 0.12 Ba only 31 on be The fe very much on th igs in this fight
His work noting to On the Tean -Templer Rd where the Bde hopper ther w ne o 4 of 6in, another of 9. abt 10yds o Itape They had be brought up only I night before fight & were situated in Exact positus held be 4 them before I Attact 21 The noise of Thar i their it ws great bs leged b low flyin When 1Bn reached I pt Obyie as 1fog us lifting facn little more N than the were
the oc tobed viy ad 155 ton also exact in posite but facing ar little to So Between th abt 1507ds 2 wi a 11 Bu disnt fire because they thought they were 181 Sr Bu Vice versa. Te erman were jast W of a small wood between Squarest 16 10811. Tlankin were sent out to cut them Off but they got down sor leadgound into Ville While 12 Bn were dijfi en on the E of Gd Priel wood
they were on by sne a qua where there cross fle at 1 time It us a ferm rid post pto ta m a a number if nll 10 lad cansed camatti in the 12130 Is happened to] Batwen digging in in the 12 Bn line, were ed at this time by the bound They went thes whole fight in 1 line ao Irest of Bn

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