Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/141/1 - August 1916 - Part 3

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First World War, 1914–18
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1s6 From Lett N.C.O. one posts each dur afternoon shelling Heavy Relieved abb pm. Esp. tto Canadians be 13 Bn. 4 am. 4 Sept. on at posses. fr. 14 w of in m. 4 2 21 Che omen ly to hotd post 7under O6 510 Pn. Chency Pota of.C. for this. He checked Es
29 when C. attack eveniys 5B were driven back an his right fermans his treed toget round He got his left flant Lent tu onto them co See The in earth 5 but had by to st Son. He ws he heldon. trat Spelled & fermans lett get at aun round shoulder of the bill pc He lood abt 10 to be replaied is chad 2nd & ws wentin on night aro 60 reld. after over L Gunner Mosterer w his 2pt were knocked 6 pieses Men him (He Pot. DC.M) beside worked 84 Cohen
31 ranner. 7& Cuary as be tw a track Sap we merely wh as shele Suped aay mess Cohen farried MN 4e 9ol when In Auld 4 2nd ext h own Sup in of Shaken w burie be connected he on but up FC. it 8 m (par sent to itie re 2r is at take and day him a men dusk of 4 2 were hit L. M.G. detache H.O. Yh. Penn wh waid thid wa in 13. Con. Barrage to Y near M. Dm pty CN.H Herberts with
32 p0 Tunner Dick p X Cana 6 Quarry M.AL on right 126 Bartsch F.a 4ept Sr bearry worke F. Coulter D. to ho cnder heavy shellfire sttedother bearers. all od were evac 80 Bn 4 54 do Serg J.E. Edwar 4 to Eata his men to ed Shelhis encen tha Sayaly on cligin S0 I hinself o badty shaken. 67 dy a7 Hc Lunsel. a in M.H burier d Stacey Durry attack 5. B Shellfire the evem 2 a He comm heavy on 2 P6
39 of it ale wd for a T.W. e D Osborne it 9 Hers dropped l from at who 4 wer his to an canyou from &9 Bn tine hous Cuarr Po 4 255 mosth B her shell fire in Ser Stop in ae 4 to De cover las take Suider Suppo its front ling ranners 6ot di a (Te de se this
34 Wrigley Ad j1 600n for Operate Order 3rd Bde. at Landeny and with Records

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55.  From 55 to 59 ws
held by 5 posts of one N.C.O.
& 2 men each.
Heavy shelling durg afternoon
esp. abt 6p.m.  Relieved
by 4th Coy, 13th Bn. Canadians
at 4a.m. on 4 Sept.
Losses.
1 offr.     14 men  k.
1 offr.     58 men w
                 4 men m.
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 2.           76
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2/ Lt Cheney, 30 men & 2 L.Gs
to hold post 77 under O.C.
51st Bn.  Cherry got a
M.C. for this.  He checked

 

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Cheney
at 77

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enemys c. attack when
51 Bn were driven back
on his right.  Germans
tried to get round his
left flank, He got his
L.G. onto them & sent them
to Earth.  Cheney cd see
th Fm. had bn lost but
he held on.  He ws
shelled. & Germans tried to
get at him round left
shoulder of the hill.
He lost abt 50 p.c. of
his men who had to be replaced.
Went in on night of 2nd & ws
reld. after over 60 hours.
Cpl. Mortimer ws his L. Gunner.
Men were knocked to pieces
beside him ( He got D.C.M.).
Pte P.S. Cohen worked 

 

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77.

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betw 77 & Quarry as runner.
Sap ws merely a track -
wh ws shelled & sniped -
 Cohen carried many messages.
He got M. M.
Lt P.H. Auld, M.C., when
thrown in to support 52nd
he ws buried & shaken
but hung on & connected
up.
J.C. Smith ( [[?]] M.C.)
sent to reconnoitre Park
Lane by day; taped it at
dusk.  2 of 4 men w him
were hit.
Cpl. Penn H.Q. L.M.G detached.
ws in B. Coy wh went thro
Barrage to trench near M.Fm
with Herbert’s Pty. (M.M.) 

 

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L. Cpl Dick runner from
Quarry, & to Canadians
on right (M.M)
L/ Cpl F. A Bartsch & L/Cpl
D.T. Coulter worked S.-bearing
under heavy shellfire to & fro
& stimulated other bearers.  All
50 Bn wd were Evacd.
(M.M.)
Sergt. J.E. Edwards - when
his trench ws under heavy
shellfire encouraged men to
go on digging - tho slightly
wd himself & badly shaken.
He himself ws digging out
and buried men (M.M)
Pte B.G. Stacey.  During c. attack
S.B.
The enemys shellfire ws
v. heavy on Commn trench. He 

 

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Got cleared & got wd
away.
Ptes. T.W. Dixon, C.G.
Smith, S.A. Osborne:
(who finally at Flers dropped
in his tracks). Were
carrying from 49 Bn
front line , Quarry &
50 Bn H.Q.s, mostly
under heavy shellfire
& never stopping to
take cover.  They also
Guided supports to front line.
(The runners did a lot of
this guiding). 

 

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Wrigley - Adjt. 60 Bn.
for Operatn Order 3rd -
Bde. at Landing -
Are they with Records?

 
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