Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/152/1 - April - May 1917 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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63 had e los the pincapples. we put up again a bi barreg of rifle grenides tambs. This time for beakened & we rushe as far as C.T. atpts There were a lot of ferm o dead in the trunck a doctor & fmen in one dugont - he ws & Acently w lft a bomb nolling down. The up & were Snen co taken prisoner. wade nt A lob. down the C.T. into their O.3 H. Senta part eiftemen down this & ty placed a post here
64 He fams were runnnn top & alon here were out C.T few bombs fell into stretch of 2 we took the next lot Easel - ferms probe saw fordons comin Keir poutal attack- We passed t M.G. posite t 283 The bruch block of gun ws lying there & amnunita, out fan wo gone.] In a dryout farter down, wh sctts bomber & burnt, the an I some men were aftods found. There were Sc righs in 1 LxS be had reacher 2062220 when, as we were
in 65 a bombiry down 2 Scothich officer as seen standing up on 1 parapt abt 4 traverses down. He got up & saw him there - & then went along 2 to weet be Scots recognsed the bouts- & were chased att to traverses down out fort H. ws looking nt them abt the C.T. at e he but it we the Devons they expectin to see. Capt. Lordon went out with Sergt & 3orp men. all were k. except one ma who as wd. They bent 7got out as soon as into the Y & wery hit
tront fire Enfitade from me Oveant &+ our own writel his s correcte& All ferman Stef ors heavy? Feb 8 67 by fire from Jerman Str. pt in2 opposite (E of XRd) The Gordons + 9Bn overtirhe crytieav arty te day o we lost heavily by ts 73in D Coyatogetter That night a stx pt. ws put in C.T. at pt 19.

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had bn losing men thro
the pineapples.
We put up again a
big barrage of rifle grenades
& bombs. This time Germs
weakened & we rushed
as far as C.T. at pt 60 19.
There were a lot of Germ.
dead in the trench, &
a doctor & 6 men in one
dugout - he ws k. by
a bomb rolling down.∧ a sentry ws left. The
6 men came up & were
taken prisoner.
A lot of Germs made

down the C.T. 60 - 63 19 into
their O.G.2.
H. sent a party of
riflemen down this C.T
& they placed a post here
 

 

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The Germs were running
now - over top & along
C.T. There were only
a few bombs fell into
next stretch of trench.
We took the next lot
of trench - easily - Germs
probly saw Gordons coming
in their attack-
[We had passed the an M.G. positn
at 28 B 3½ 9½ - The breech
block of gun ws lying there,
& amnunitn, but gun
ws gone.] In a dugout
farther down, wh Scots
bombed & burnt, the
gun & some men were
aftwds found. There
were 50 rifles in / trench.
We had reached past C.T. 28 B 2½ 9½
(abt )when, as we were
 

 
 

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bombing down trench a
Scottish officer ws seen
standing up on / parapet
abt 4 traverses down.
He got up & saw him
there - & then went
along trench to meet him.
Germ Scots recognised the
bombs- & were chased abt
2 traverses down.
H. ws looking out for to
meet them abt the C.T. at ∧ 28 B 5.9ax pt 19.
so he but it ws the
Devons they expected to see.
Capt. Gordon went out
with Sergt & 3 or 4 men. All
were k. except one man
who ws wd. They went
out as soon as they got
into the trench & were hit
 

 

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Fire from front,
enfilade from
Queant, & some of
our own until this
ws corrected x
All German stuff
heavy. Ours heavy &
field guns.

 

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by fire from German Str. pt
in trench opposite (E of X Rd)
The Gordons & 9 Bn
overlapped.
arty tt day very heavy X —
we lost heavily by this 73 in B Coy altogether.
That night a Str pt ws
put in C.T. at pt 19.





 


 

 
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