Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/149/1 - March - April 1917 - Part 8

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We hold first objective and part of second - have established

block on right of both objectives  - In touch with FAD on left -

Expect heavy bomb fighting in evening - There are 6 tanks at a

standstill apparently damaged (just behind 1st objective there are

4 and 2 near 2nd) Quite impossible to attack village.  A Coy

"FACT" badly cut about by M.G. fire in wire, some of all other

FACT Companies here O.K.  We require as many rifle and

hand grenades as you can possibly send, also S.A.A.  Most of L.M.G.

are O.K. Have 4 Vickers Guns.  Fear Major Black killed.  Several

Officers killed and wounded, no trace Bomb Wells - have plenty men.

Have about 30 prisoners of 124th regiment - will send them over at

dusk.  Look out for S.O.S. signals.  Send white flares (as many

as possible) With artillery support we can keep the position till 

the cows come home.

(Sgd)          H. Murray,

A Coy.

Only officers left that I can see are Hummerston  [[Gokorville?]]

Kerr McLean ( slightly wounded ) Burrows and myself. May be a

few others but have not seen them. Major Black I think is gone,

certainly wounded.  Have nothing to add to Capt. Murray's report -

except to repeat for similar ammunition supplies. Capt. Murray

wishes to add all the following are O.K.  Fletcher. Gardiner, Cooney

Morgan,  Smith,  Rose,  Stones.

We are being shelled on both objectives by 4.5 and 5.9s

Shells well ranged,  coming from S.E. direction - bearing taken from

500 yds S.W. of Church in REINCOURT -

Three runners at intervals have this message.

(Sgd) D. Aarons

D Coy    FILE

 

7.15 a.m.  11/3/17

Cannot estimate number of our casualties.  They are heavy

should think half of those that started off.

(Sgd) AARONS
 

 

Runners names    Sgt,  Bridges FILE

Pte Larratt FILE

Sgt Trick FACT

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