Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/271/1 - 1917 - 1938 - Part 12

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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Open for review
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RCDIG1066709
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I's cilt posts in t & mamply cane down t close to yo of G. 2 gans on G were still in act, shortening sange. is crept under thei sange - 2 fleop still in action, & doing damage. At this pt McN ws on his own to hold tere while guas cd get out. Here lapt Newlands presently found him & heped him to holt guas up treve. Just before this MN bw up first fliot w a mells grenade. asstee 2 SMswere W Newland's witdrawn to take temps posite on Central od temply. Before and jun got out Newlands ws ad & McNus left on his on. M N we in a shell hole - gun got thro' & p passed leaving MW on his own. Io got past almost to rd. McN got across tro were to Central Rd. MW tim ogd a pty A p 451
3. £oyd pty wh wsted by N.C.O up 091 while he MN came along parapet throwing boubs & pike up a phel & fired at Gs. South of Jn o G.C. M.N walke along paropet funy w L.G. till it ws carashed. They cleared Ol 1 & F to near top; also in OG.1 ½ way pour on bourb stop to the Suaken ad, & consolt. There, Put in a block abt ½2 way to S. rd. They bang on there tho a shell K.o. whole of bouby post in O.G.1. The 10th reld (ept Cornish) abt Ppo.

Gs estd posts in F & main pty came down
too close to jn of G. 2 guns in G
were still in actn, shortening range.
Gs crept under their range - 2 flw p
still in action, & doing damage. At this
pt McN. ws on his own to hold  xx
there while guns cd get out. Here Capt
Newlands presently joined him & helped
him to hold guns up there. Just before
this M'N blew up first flwp w
a mills grenade -
W Newland's asstce 2 S/Ms were
withdrawn to take tempy positn on
Central rd temply. Before 2nd gun got
out Newlands ws wd & McN ws
left on his own. M'N ws in a shell
hole - gun got thro' & Gs passed, leaving
M'N on his own. Gs got past almost
to rd. McN got across thro' wire to Central
Rd. M'N then orgd a pty to help tps in OG2

 

 

3.
 fs orgd pty wh ws led by N.C.O up OG1 while he
M'N came along parapet throwing bombs -
& picked up a L.M.g & fired at Gs. South
of jn of G.(37) M.N walked along parapet
firing w L.G. till it ws smashed.
They cleared OG 1 & F to near top; also
in O.G.1 ½ way from old bomb stop to
the Sunken rd, & consold. there.
Put in a block abt ½ way to S. rd.
They hung on there tho' a shell k.o. whole
of bombg post in O.G. 1.
The 10th reld (Capt Cornish) abt 3 p.m.
 

 


  

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