Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/200/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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down. There as no leaion ith 9f Bn on the left. The 9 Bn came along later in After - (the day Willims wd out w them? This night Aug25/26 CCoy 12 Bo ws on the Sanken R'd running down from I hill W of Bois d'Olignyse into Coppy on their left ws Capt Tullocks loy of 11 Bn. Other coy were on rt up the C.T as above They rested th night & fermshd 10Bn went tho0. 45 7 Bet down a heavy smoke barrage + under cover of it
at abt dusk they withdrew their M.C. posts. The ns were firig of their dumps during to night. Next morning our men fe 12 Bn were moving out over the ground where the had fought - where their mater bay- scarcely credible to them (Bn Progart Apt Tullock 11Bn. DC met a pty of 15t Bde wh ws explaiting towds Iroissy on Aug 23. & hadnt heard O the Barrage. by stayed t
9Bn At Noissy posts being behind 12B facig D0 11B T they were witdrawn to a quarry & rested & then pat in t support 12 By next day - moved across the creet on the left & got into Olympia wood, connecti with Fellicks Coy on their right
9Bn were to be on the left this day, but weren there graham ws on rtg 12Bn. this day. There we &. Leavy niffire met Tullochs Coy this Da. & very accuate wp pie g00 a gooyds. In Evg I ferms putdown a berrage & cleared of it hill practically altogeti as DCoy posts a dy a sery Su out towards well 36 Bois Coindu Verger. delayed in sot
to OBn ad attack unde a barrage wh wd have fallen right into their posts meas t (1Bn). And imcitely after ws to G B lieve them to round to et & support oysh we go Grahaus on w 10Bn (on its rt men bere brough Te back in I rain, & give hot food. Th further mess it att ack ws p Jame. to in in a trench in fom bood. They moved on in get touch at last found G0 w
them ap in I brick work complete their we an attact i with all That uunt 1113n we rel by 5Bde
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down.
There as no liaison
 with 9Bn on the left. The
9 Bn ame along later in  / 
aftn (the day Wilkins ws
out w them?)
This night Aug 25/26
 C Coy 12 Bn was on the Sunken
Rd running down from / hill
W of Bois d'Olympia into Cappy.
on their left ws Capt Tullochs
Coy of 11 Bn. Other coys
were on rt up the C.Ts as
above.
They rested tt night &
10 Bn went thro. They The Germs had
put down a heavy smoke
barrage and under cover of it
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at abt dust they withdrew
their m.g. posts. The
Germs were firing off  their
dumps during the night.
Next morning our men
 abn  12 Bn were moving out
over the ground where they
had fought - where their
mates lay - scarcely credible
to them. 
11 Bn  Proyart

Capt Tulloch 11 Bn.   D Coy
met a pty of 1st Bde  wh
were exploiting towards Froissy
on Aug 23.  & hadnt heard o
the barrage.

D Coy Stayed the night
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Diagram - see original document

They were withdrawn to
a quarry & rested and then
put in to support 12 Bn
next day - moved
across the crest on the
left and put into Olympia
wood , connecting with
Sellick's Coy on their right

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9 Bn were to be on their
left this day but were'nt
there.

Graham ws on / rt of
12 Bn. this day. 

There ws v. heavy mg fire
met Tullochs Coy this day
and very accurate m.g fire
at 700 & 900 yds.  In
 / evg / Germs put down a
smoke and sneezing gas
barrage & cleared of tt
hill practically altogether. 
D Coy was then instrd to
dig a series of posts
well out towards the SW
of Bois Coinda Verges.  There
they set a delayed message  
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tt 10 Ben wd attack under
a barrage wh wd have
fallen right into their posts
(11 Bn). Another message
immediately after ws tt 9 Bn
were behind them and they wd go
round to rt & support
Grahams Coy who ws going
on with 10Bn (on its rt).

The men were brought
back in / rain , & given
hot food. Then came a
further message tt / 
attack was postponed
to 7 am (?)  They dug
in in a trench in front
of Garenne wood - They
moved out men to get truck
w Graham & at last found
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them up in/ brick works
having completed their
work without an attack. 
(They had bombed along).

 That night 11 Bn was met by 6 Bde.
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