Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/211/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 4

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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bn out to the second finger & knew tt it as not all one plelian but to dup gallies werein between. Bridges wanted his trench duy 150 yds out so as to aecy make a Kedan tere it clear I torks from Turbey Kuell also). He came abong one day & finding Of in I trench tolo heen to have I trech made. Jen- Maclegan led turned up meantime, & Col. Johnston. Bridges sdan engineer tdbe neededto wark 1 place out. Capt to Bage - (the S. Pler man. David & Rechleton 2) ws wander walking up 1 truch & Bridges is Heres the man; saw him.
lesd. & toto Bage to be ws togo out with DB & Sets this trench. They were to seg it out. That night s togo out to Bomen, dig it & occupy it. Lates a Commn trench cod be medt to line in rear. Briges Sew them in I MJ. At Spon. they went out got outs 1 top of ridge- & there O/B left 1 coserry pty under Selby. Then W/B. Rage &2 Sapper yomplers coent on Crawling bes tre Iserul to do I actual fegin Tmmedy in port of our truches ws a dif, working up to a crest. Ten a dip.
It wos on I face of this second dip to the treck ws to be sted. had southern end of bil of Cord- Bap ws or 1 notth of it. they had fuished the S. face & Bage ws hearer in his prg (they had crawled out) with a lump of store when I f turks opened fire pone 1 directu of Lone Pine. There must have be I miss. some rifles. Bage cos bit first in I arm, then in I leg, then in I head (wh kelled him). He s brought in to night. That trench ws never dug. They got out eventually by
Tunnelling t rough into first valley in thee plaas DB two, heave one towds turkey knotl). Then a trech we built onto Ireverss slope of sill Spar. Then they tunnelled thoo to again broke out into a port linc Trothen 11 Bu handed over to 10 Bn. DB cime out w bit by Shrepnel in Reserve This we abt I meddle of July HPozieres – The system of attack by (ridaugd wh 1 Bn on The Semecircular t the 15 Bn tried to take 1 previous night with t suffotks was Drate Brockmans dea. Gen Cox had laid it down to it us to be taken by an assult 1001 road, as before DB had seen Britil lying there & be told Boand he wd take it from flank by the diajoe
44 At Bullecourt. Hws Black who decided to go on when the lanks were not at Iwize - Come on boys - bugger the tanks He, till then at I rear of his company, led them from there onward. He st them into I first G & then to (second thre I wire. He stayed to watch him thro I were & as the last went tho he ddt his runver - Tell tem 1 first objic in jained? That sunner came to H.Q. to D/ Brotin but Black Cs K. as Imerseg ws gu. Merray we his boson be he friend. When Black ws killed het be atified till he goe out & went ooer & saw him himself, lyay there. Black said to DTB as he went out
5o this attack: Well Good Bye colonet. I mayn't come back but will get the Hindeby him
12Bde Angd from Jenbease RBde had been in old front line. As soon as 32d Div moved thro, 12Bde moved on in rearsf freen line The brrage ws cler.18 Bde wh hed warpisce Rd on its st. The ferman shelling we very scattered & light - our heavies nast have disorganied his guns. But (fog ws To thick to (w [ smoke) I srevailed them seemg 3yds ahead. Yet they bad to mose this Accroche wood witout fetting lost & over (bstin grounds Te L0. & a part went on a rear o ead Divn - & laid tepes.
Then they returned to their Bns. Bat soon after (stert Isaa got up + gave him their direction. They then knew they were ryht. Before the lift of barrag from green line tey were in + plac. 45 46 48 The 48 Ba was to attack with parties (Mckers Junners, pleame Lewis funners, brench morters,) In tanks; one Mark 5 ster tank failed to reach 1 stert. In 1 other cases1 parties Went on WI tanks (in A few cases only in him orders were apt it as it w
too hot-leave addered to they shdnot go in (teake) & most of perhes moved beside ttanks. The Mark 5 Stur tanks were not a sncelss &1 parties bet eventell to go on without tem. Soon after leaving Tgree hine they met fermans about the gan positions – both artiller nfant. They heldap the 45 Bn for a while fering derect at I tanks. 46 Bn however got shead on 1rt & below 45 Bn forward. Te Red line came this the Harbounieres moscourt velly It was very well held+ from ne
opposite side german betteries were prey direct. In to alley 10 a bty of bin guns who had only arrived lnight before from tille – they had no Ammanite We cantd 1off freas & most of seen Our troops worked there th vally by usig cover -but lost more heavily here then Elsewhere. They found 60 transport horses- light hosses- here. Te mail cart ws just getting aay. They were clearing 65 but wen outo tosoe o1Cully near Any wood when the horse ws shot & we got mails & packages. There were to two cantees in Ivelley & all sorts of stores

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