Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/136/1 - 1916 - Part 5

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First World War, 1914–18
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2 53 ad H0 t or where cnless are you g further instrus ye done have Dur bo levd past amment assmpet w the head twice saw The Bn last ad Slightl him me they sd tod him back try e to C He was in &r we do & was taken kn wo an se a 6
54 onguet bethink pt. able to was Oe X of supiy a bit do when ae mo eent 2e wa n ond lo were mooth Shelling w& On Socy tine near Guary ground 0 relieved They were Din t night a abt Boe I am. no M bi0 g8 ght 114 7 had to do trip Rodoa back to 4 y narry 84 BM. mf. w0 time
him with bac bought 10 t be en A Coy had at am Cut they At or am 38 6 toms Cat moved fo another Muarry from fens pt Ave half Fet till there. They stayed Ev 26 Aug Early d up M when t or and Guarry to apt Lanye 4 of Aug 26 22nt by evy line holden Were. veoush held be Duran night Br
56 of relies 22 Se Bn 0 erce out pt b 9: protect to compn pl tey on 4 at relieved These were B we lear 14 6 Sam. harry 10st no one Aug on out. The continuate Young 2 had on that day much emproved affordy good protector Abt misday on Ay 24 it began to rain the first expcc. wS mnd. 16 cal ho
54 there they Bor went to -short rest. fulle Sansage Brickfields straight away + billets en Albert tt night 411 Casualties first in two 32 offrs trips were Or 11ofr0. 2 k. or dofwr &over 200 dead 2in CCog permt disable all offis ex Landside & Blan are wack or onlay
fer S were Ea affection shell send i feature fun tt the sbocks Pozures ent of 59 arneatieres in At Bois Greneer salient the 2End Bn Abt end of Jane after wh had on tunning the germs with saids lost men in 60 10days offrs wa 1k 60 0r casnalties. During Pozures both Durnford ti was doing his job upon the chalk it There were British lyvy above the Chalk Pit & Durnford buried these with Scottis Lang
in D. yr 26 Voy Servcan a ll ot dew cere ations sio Medal. Selver in there o2 404 61 t6.0 Yers Amb wounded were lying out by the amble. The shells secm to rig the wor drount just ale tim Each One th ill in bee the little a before

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(a runner) Pte Fenn of B. Coy
went right to the bomb post,
took Capt Smith under
armpits & pulled him
into a shell hole -
Smith ws dead
but pte. did not know
this & they were

able to get his
belongings.
A runner came to
Rodda & reported Smith
killed. Smith came b
R.∧ sent reports to Col. Forbes
tt they were in
positn, gave map refce.
& drew a sketch.
Got a reply:

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"All O.K. Hang on
where you are unless
you get further instrns.
Our boys have done
splendidly."
Cumming got past
54 & was sniped
in the head twice.
The last Bn saw of
him -2 slightly wd
21 men sd they wd
try & get him back
to Quarry. He
ws in nomansland for 2
days - & was taken
by a German working

 

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pty behind Mouquet F.
One L.G. was able to
do a bit of sniping
whenever movement
was seen.
33 were lost out
of B. Coy.
Shelling ws mostly
on Skyline trench &
on ground near Quarry.
They were relieved
tt night by 4th Divn
at abt 1 am. 4th Bde
brought no m.gs.(14Bn).
Rodda had to do trip
back to Quarry 4
times- & 14 Bn mg. ws

 

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brought back with him
A Coy had to be in Toms
Cut at 2 a.m.
At 6.30 or 7 am they
moved from Toms Cut to
Quarry, & another
coy ws sent from
Chalk Pit to 1st Ave.
They stayed there till
early evg of 26 Aug
when they moved up
to Quarry (C. under
Capt Lanyon).
22nd by evg of Aug 26 27
were holding left line
previously held by
21 Bn - During night

 

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of relief 22 Bn sent
out a covering pty
& 2 L.G.s to protect
pty working on commn
trench to Pt 77.
These were all relieved

by 14 Bn & were clear
of Quarry by 3 a.m.
on Aug 27. Lost no one
going out. The continuatn
of K trench had bn v.
much improved that day
& afforded food protectn.
Abt midday on Aug 26
it began to rain &
tt ws the first expce.
they had of real mud.

 

Diagram - see original document

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From there they went to
Sausage Gully - short rest -
Brickfields straight
away & billets in
Albert tt night.
Diagram - see original document

Casualties in first
two trips were 32 offrs
& 752 o.r. ; & 11 offrs.
k. or dofw & over 200
dead (52 in C Coy).
(All wd offrs exc.Handaside permly disabled)
(& Blakeshaw  are back or on way back)

 

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The genuine shell shocks
were a feature of Pozieres
-each gun tt went off
affecting them.

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- at Armentieres in
Bois Grenier salient
the 22nd Bn (abt
end of June after
we had bn turning the Germs.
up with raids - lost
60 men in 10 days.
4 offrs wd, 1 k. & 60 o.r.
casualties.)
During Pozieres both
times Durnford was
doing his job up on
the Chalk Pit. There
were British lying above
the Chalk pit & Durnford
buried these with" Scottie
Lang."

 

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22 Bn. got
36 decorations
in Pozieres.
6 MC.
1 D.S.O.
27 MM.
3 D.C.M. & 1 St George Cross
1 Serbian Silver Medal.
All these in 
Pozieres

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Flers. 6th F. Amb.
Wounded were lying
out by the ambc. The
shells seemed to ring
the wounded round
just clearing them each
time. One fell in
the Ambce a little
before.

 

  

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