Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/140/1 - August 1916 - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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89 send dender to Offr. the retire. wback all defence The o This we arorgamie live tl 58 bonbs pleser 6t ove w right 1 ove to 01 ear 82 the ts held the Bombin in pout a connn before did 26 the reach well over The sot ob ve were very heave but losses almost all my! fire from right 15t objic Co reached N.No fermans hath way to 2 i 18000 found but. Germans
90 ou wit + 15 45 Patrick (who captuned can on 14 an. near O3 Iwounded inch O.C. al 15 or 20 ferman were se be rifles ✓ Co but in o eont No trouble a big supply of bourt bs 6 Lor ws taken the bombers sle tween (stan were End ob in shellholes Elc. were Inve There back Lear but to h impossible on it T4 is on it were in Couceliy directo. then 10 ogie Co ot the second e reacted Eight. 32e loased there t told on. They too There were b of to dugouts there. Not of many back from ther got we decided to reture origined ont defence organiced bay hg0 & bounts bein dife being aless thro mid. Henderson wc. bombing officer in both stunts
9 92 2 Point 54 m. Fm. from descripted
20 93 Point 54 M. Ini

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the offr. decided to send
all wd back, & retire.
This ws done. The defence
o / original line ws organised
w bombs & m.gs.
One k
One L.G. ws placed abt 40yds
W of 91; one right of 91;
& the 3rd near 01.
Bombing posts held the
commn trench in front as
before.
B Coy, did not reach their
objve. They got well over
but losses were very heavy
- almost all m.g. fire
from right.
C. Coy reached 1st objve &
half way to 2nd. No Germans
found in 1st obj. but Germans

 

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Losses
A.Coy, came out 22 strong-
With 1 offr. Lt Marks
[[?]]
B.Patrick (who captured gun on 14 Aug) ws missing
near 03. 2 wounded incl. O.C.
Abt 15 or 20 Germans were
in trench.
Germans cd be seen carrying
m.gs away but rifles wd not
go off or we cd easily have
got them. No trouble w
/ bombs.. A big supply of bombs
ws taken - the bombers had
plenty.

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91
were found between 1st and
2nd objve - in shellholes
etc. These were driven
back but heavy loss made
it impossible to hold on.
The m.gs on rt were in
Courcelette directn.
D Coy got their 1st Objve &
some reached the second, on
right. The losses there were
too heavy to hold on. They
got to 95. There were big
dugouts there. Not v. many
got back from there.
It ws decided to retire
on to original trench, defence
being organised by L.Gs & bombs,
rifles being useless thro mud.
[NB. Lt. R. Henderson ws bombing
officer in both stunts]

 

91 U
20
92
Hand drawn diagram- see original document.
Point 54
M. Fm.
from description.

 

20
93
Hand drawn diagram- see original document. 
Pulling 13 Bn [[?]]

 

 

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