Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/207/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 4

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG1066583
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appll not notices. He thre a bomb & then gumped into 1 post io his bagonet - V [ot Opnsoners (2 M.M.). This we as they weregetting wer the trucifin. He took his psoners to BnHD Nex day. Aug 11. he Coy saffered from sniping down on I river t st. They Kenselve saw 1 fermans in Artiler fornati Workey down across the monk Ofrevine (on 1other side O1 river) E got L.G. I Vick. fur ont kim at 1100 zols. TheGeman had to deploy at once. The Lerms. were fired at by 59 Bn, in one directi down (raving & Re 49 from spend heave wart on Re EOE The8 post with the Vickers & 7men 1bg. team were blown out w
Ne. same. te pens are seen coming down from Chalk pozzies from abt I litt clusk to N.E. of Bray & they got arty onto them. That Evg everyone of reedy for a Cpte but it never came off. It wd have bu a becoy gattack Tis day runners were subjectet to rifle fire & mi. fire from both sides. there had been an Autictank out rifle in port of wape woeds at I stert of attack S Fearnside as ad rethur badly in I shoulder on Au 4 by shellfire. He ws down I ravine in his phe post at I head o it. Ae ame back to Coy Hgrs & was going
back to Bn Hars alon the Cor liie Rd when he thwe & ymen were grabber (one had a broken arm) his genman post ws still lef by I road. Cloy saw tem taken (abt & sentout but I sty came under heavy fire Cot Cronch (who had a Belgian Crix de perre) one1 Paschen dacle Davestmen in 1 Bn, who was knowen as I best ront in the Bn -eplin I leading phe but not scenting to night - was kile by a shellon Aug 11 Afine Youngster - Enessian sunner by name Bogg – W K working on road the lines near the it ws
a very heavy day for liso Frunners. O A ferman my post at I bottom Of revine of aunoaging the 49 on sug. of Aug 12. Taublin got the arty outs it & the 4th Not tobbet right into it. Te Bn ws not sure if I tanks ad be there or ntt - & dt ws a great sarce of confidence to hew to see them turn up. They tooked on them as a sort of flank guard. One tank stayed by I cross reals at pressaire bood & find NE. Two or Totus went ortalon 1r0at. BCoy had 10.K. 1miny 8Sl 6d LFrennside d7 pisoe by one of our own D Armstron sheles Arrott wd during tates staye
B. by hes 108420 9o. wou di fires in Bray were ngnlo starte or my I1 by our arty Others were started in Nenville Apptz B Ifermans. The whole back countie tof Bray seemed to be buring villages – the erman had set fire to them there was no regater hap over ty 1ferms aget the 49th. A few Jusmans may have dribbled up on the left.
✓ 224 ou 37 7 D. 50. A. 2t Et Sept 3.5.15 M 2 lef phrs got to the Farm. Teryt Catts to rt plus at still in touch with trim to Abt A. There the line split & the left wentat the Farm. (W Taylor ws K. as soon as the Attack taster 2/5 Dickson Pot into 1 Farm,
ws shot in I leg & took a feuman cony out of a sogry w a M.G. in I Farm. He mast this feance carry the M.G. out, & gt back & as sent to hositel These 2phis on left more or leas disappeased - some If them have never been accounted for at all. The other 2 plus got into 2 shellhols in pont of the ferman post at 77C belitee it hhe rest of 52 Bn. There were Gernaus at 2. but at I time they did not know to there we a post at7 - No post wt seen at first but Cetir ferms were seen at ebt where
it is market in the shelch. The 51 Bn dbe picked up on I left port diggny in The shellholes wh Catts &the 2 plus were in were part of an old 2 very badly blown about that oming Abt 9 am. (the firms. being between there & the 51st Catts wait across to the Im - porpod joiy as cast as he cd -& saw a Coy Agrs of 57 Bn there. They were in the monthof of it deport. The other end ws full of ferms. Whom tey had shut in. They pomised send a phe to connect
57 E Ct Cittir Eestere Infout D Frict nond 1 Dicksons M.9. The loy Agrs was at an old cellar Entrance to a duy out at A men were digging a Commn T. from Bto A Cabt 2 1 deep ti up with catts party Bloy Maje MacPherson ws in /C but after Beevo as wd thet took chayeor port line there.) Just after bitts ashed for these the tarm ws very heavily shekw. Ie plu did not arrive. It was short after this 4 I ferms came wasking in between 52x 51 & were clearly getting heavily firidat from the 515t - th 52n was also firing at them. (Calls hadsent out to get touch with the 52nd or the rl but could not get toach with tem at any time. Only Abt
were left in this graup at his time. To sart with there had been about 20. (ano of prisoners had been pt in posts on the rt of the farm- as far as can be remembered & escortid back, & a no of men had wounde. most of these casuattis were by mig: fine fom the it pot) The femnan Gatteck Por about as for as t- the were using Egg bambs apt 51Bn. They did not get into the Term at this ti The part wo Aitts moved back Abt F.T. round the Edge of

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