Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/208/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG1066584
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up into Rollin Y from Caual but my. at Allans stopaw it. They ken with B Coy went round by Tesupol 4 past Ponsot Y into Rolin G & came down T wh is int side of hile to I flet in pout of it. They stoppe ture till & ten put a section out onte the XRd in 3 centrel. wh we there all night till next ip attack Dury I night they crossed over into Breseler Alley & attacen from these got into pay l without opposite & then workd up it to NE There they struck oppositic ferms out. The & bombed
Res. ferms (2 Jds. Dion) fought well to bombs but were out fouth wLg. & bouebs - one plen worked ap Frame, the rest up Aster t (where some yaus werek. By abt 8-830 K had Sentari & FinnlY. A big batch of Eo ws got from Aster 4 near its pacte wo Ttame. When his opposibe wI struck Mept Trompson turns his LJ. down 14 from 1 Juieti -5 of Aster-Zunmermaun Yept Weathers gumped up on side of y here becd see fermans - went along at 7or 8yds. & ten trew bourle at them. They didn't give in at 1 first go. Ae got down into
14 & got some move bombe The L.G. Ws trned on agains Weakers jumped up again in same place & hurbe we mave bourt (1 ferms had shotat him but missed) & the Jerms fave in. Thy fot out on top & marches back Terewere t 150 ohi too teken by his Coyalone.
63Bn Brayser Sone. The B Bn made its approve march abt 4.45 5a.m. 22 Ang I came under re beevy shellfire onway to support poath heavy ast 58 casualties bay in seppt allday bs te ordered tofom a Ans defensive flenk for the Corps, No of Bois do Taillis – indepet of anythng th I Buitish were doing. They moved there Esq 22 aug. Thereabt 2 hrs & found to British had already made this. Flank being secure Ber w. Withdrawn to Bois de ressie o Night of Aug 25/26 - hurin advance in dark Heavy thanderstorn. wcn
advancing to get touch bet Enemy - firin h go unto deonte as found them in pitch black.
From T.O. H Oliver G3Bn: Sept 29 - Oct 5/3 Bn & campednear Templeux guersed. 43 41 42 44 43 in this posite bec after passing green line the port expanded & they were to become left Bn of Brigade in front line going up on left of 41. They left Templer at I am. & advanced in arty formati a cross country N. of Hargecourt Missaye # 41 0 44 were held up came back to B H.O. abt 9.30 & Bn
stopped automatically in support sooyds behind yn (one cay in tns. of blown out tenks, anor loy in Sunken Rd S. of Ronssoy) At 4.00 pm. Bde Ancelle advance & sdt further strus adbe issued. Lete preliary came ap order for 43 to assemble w p2 & 44 in A27 centrel, to atteck Nwds up the Hindly line towds Bony. The Bn At 8.15 moved upinto Trcaugh Trench (whole Blepin up as far as it cd); tatee the Coys went across to near Quennemont Im & tence
into Top Lane. The night &driztng a very very derk the Bn tumbled almost by mistake outs a part of 42 Ba in toulane. in Quennemont Iou - heard from them & there were others (some 42 Bm nearer Hindby Lim near 27 ctl. They got into Top Lane I getting near I fay corner reds ftts fune w Hindly line ran into A fermer post. Tey divnt know where (ferms were fire af coming from WF NE and 1 ferm ws known to be close They bombed I ferms
out & pushedon to junation prshed down to jain 44 & at same time Islable around posts facug MxEe Ljuaction In this operati direction Ws very difficult indeed to fint owing 5 darkness, drizzle & were - 42 found this also] (enos preent) Capt Movan, then decide to try, push up, clear ferms out oT Syetem towds Bony (in both t Li This began at 11.30 nixt - Ay 32 day when 44th supplied a coy in the Support 2of1 true & 43 worked up pout 2t 44 Coy reportu
4a & Te names of these offis were N. MK. McDonald, N.RW Scott H.RD Thompson. abtnontt they cont get on owing to opposite by mps, artilly &bombs at 1 Juneti o top lane & I support live At 1 pm. 43Bn had pot to A21B0.2 & we held tere I men ptout & worked t a positie to S.W. of BorryT there sniped I crew of a fernan T.M. Wh hadbu finy at them from Iend of a sup I.W.0 village. The fan ws stopped to tae Apta). But in the pty of 43Bn wh her worked up 17 3offs were wd & 4 men wd, &2 meerk. The pty had to withdraw to 1 strongpoint near 1Nendo 1Sunkend

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