Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/211/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 10

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First World War, 1914–18
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BBn reyed no fighting to I right. The jermis keptup a long distance ny. fire from near Mericourt somewhere. In nyhs of Aug 9/10 one Cory. (left of 13Bn) swar forward onts the Mericourt Royert RLon I hill top into oll French Trenches. The 16 Bn were to link up making a flank down te road wh curves towds Morcourt. 13Bn moved N. up I trenches but on reaching Iread ty met I at JC.P.S jerms who were hold my a post just across I road. Every man who looked
over I trech here - 30 4 of time - ws shot & road cdnt be crossed. They helt I truch to near day break. Just before day briak For 4 ferms came out to a neg from theis post tere & came across Iroad tods our trench H Player who ws at End of trench jamped out w some men, shet I crews Lot I gun. After to there us no trouble but thnk us in air. There we ont observate from there. but noone cd get down road to 12 cetial whres the H Bn was. The slooting from
I trenches across 1rd ws too hot. Te same night the took over from 48Bn to the I. cooner of the cope in 13A. This ws part of the objie of 16 but 48hed taken it as 16 ws involved on its lep. The place ws pretty quiet him On Aug9 an the after? when Americans & Brilish ettacke Chipilly a splended view us to be had by 13 Br. Ohre Jerme ed be seen behind Harrige. some comiing up to have a look some later ranning. There ws a smoke barrage on Chipill
but on 1 North of the saue troop by I woods ourpeople co be seen comvy on behiw I barrag &1 Anericans in Several places involved in a ahead of their banay Mey dug in on top o( clif - they didnt seem to ouch I low ground & they seemed to lose Gressaire Wood after once having gt it. tere B a lot of regfire the tinks came out beyond wood, the troops appeared but recel in later were not vis wood
Sept 18. 13 Bo Bn. some pt in told butish time tmi I of Seancourt. Their way obive at to connectwith 15 Bn beyond to Verguier, Toen npping ap L5.V Exactt as at Hawel. The smoke ws hickn than or AngS. H afict Even the treaat. it ws impossible to avoid disoyanisat as to you had a leater to a compass be cd see precticall none of his men. 4PBn as it tos served right & 13 Bn Struck 48Br objective in part at Deant
At the hop off, Leent Macquire haidhis of B Coy (who had M.C. the night before - one I best offis Bn had) ws k. on the tipes by a shell of ours. All 1 ferms neet to before Dran E seem to have be K or wd by our barrage. They had an out post tine At Dran truch wh struck by is detid parties one pty consisting lest turner & 6 men worked ysit. Just as ty reached I treck a ferm. M.J opened on them by 1 soant It K. Lerft Lihon-DCMTBAT MY. (from Wangarvan?, nea Dubbo). He ws bounting down
towds 48 Bn on top of parapet & (gun opened in his directu. Turner left 2 men to wetchl right (after collaring to MJ.) I borked (sometimes using bomibs) up towods LVerguier. Te fof ws starting to lift & (Jerms I be see. They putag &o scrip after his in His brench. (The st got Tmss & crews, a Doctor, & an adod Dressing Ste). As they got ap towds! rost sunning St tro 4B. a pty of ferms passed going t along [rd abt rooyds away in full as marching order. first
105 Cept tener thought they were his men, I Sterted for them When he saw ty were ferws. Unfortunately we had no L.G. there. Mey then day in aheadI brown line pest te ndof the topse at 85A 25. they were het there way End to Dearfanise when they had to start for Isecond objoe. The Gernaus steller them while on this live & they het a few casualties. If us now cleerer as soon as I barrage came down (8.30) the menprped & shook themselves wi arts foration & went on up
the redge a very little opposition. There were to be 2 Coyo in I firs advance & 2 in Iseand. but as the pf desorganise them (whole practicall went forward as one to the Hobive; & afterwos in orderto maintain Connecte to 15Ba on left 7 45 on rt tose the whole tine had again to goforward most a 1 camalties occurred before reachey 1 first offie - part caused by our own barrage wh as arregular in pasts – & part by ferm. nigs. (not many ferman sheling)
Wt 1old British outpost live at Coronet Post etc. the live ws close on its varsage C when the ferms were rush they put up no show. Att 70 480 prisoners were ot out of trench leadin [(beyond line) near ascension Im- norh many in one deep dujont at far end of it. They were garriion of post. 12 o13 Mgs, mostl maanted, were taken there but not a shot we firid - & 2 mustes bey day in along I foud slope 15. Threeposts were sent out 50 left across 1 gully to connect 15. Bn. While degping in the

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