Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/174/1 - October 1917 - Part 4

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In the first 50 yds
several offrs. were hit
by m.g.
Lt Walters ws hit in
this way (B Coy). thro chest
Lt Baldwin (Commdg
C Coy) same way - hit
in ankle tho abt 7 ft high
- also in thigh.
Capt Chisholm (O.C. A Coy)
m.g. thigh, ws hit
away on the right
during / advance, but
later.
Lt Penny, bombing Offr,
in / c of dumps (m.g.) abt
same time as Chisholm.
Capt Lt Sharland (D Coy)
(Hobart son of padre at
Bellerive_ killed down

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Probly 
Certainly Crest Farm
here is Meetcheele
or Bellevue.

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near Ravebeek.
L^t Grant A Coy ws
k. across Ravebeek.
abt 8 a.m.
Lt Whitaker C Coy - Lannaston
- ws hit by m.g.
bullet in thigh in
the advance.
2 Plns worked
across the Ravebeek
as this seemed to be
/ most obvious
opposition - & Grant
ws with one of these.
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[Abt 7 a.m. when ^protective barrage
gave no indicatn of
line & small pties
were going ahead.

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The barrage ws difficult
to follow.  Some ws ahead
& / barrage didnt affect
the parties at all.

While they were
consolidating with 37 Bn
they cd see small parties
coming up behind & they
were heavily sniped
from Crest Fm. Sergt
Dennis ws sniped here
& those who went out
to him were sniped too.
(He ws brought back at
dusk by L^t Jackson.  As
he ws being dressed he sd
"Well, I ll take of my hat to
/ Hun Snipers").

Lt Swan ws with one of these. 
advancd pties
They were able to advance
straight ahead ^walking - the sniping
going behind them - one
L^t of 38 Bn captured a

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Certainly
Meetcheele
& Bellevue →
^x probly along
Waterfields Bellevue
Rd.

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Germ. m.g. on rt past
Crest Fm in a little
trench in a hedge.  One man
tried to run. They shot
him. This offr took the
gun, turned it along /
Ridge agst / Germs
there hurrying up to
Crest Fm. from Paschend.

When the NZs cdnt
At an early stage /
Germs ran from Crest
Fm.  The NZs were held
up.  Men were on / road
SSW of the Fm trying
to get up & dropping^x -
By this time / Germs
had reinforced the Fm.
Swann ws E of this Rd
but the main rd on / crest

see also end of book
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was out of view to them.

There ws a S. Pt on
the ridge rt of him
before Paschendaele.  The
Austns got this &
sent back some prisoners;
but when they saw no
support coming they came 
back.  The Germ. returned
& made it hot for
them retiring.

S. thinks Crest Fm
ws never taken by our
people.]

Swan says a party
of men got over /
crest somewhere into /
village & he thinks they
never got back, & were
probly prisoners.  
Clearly / lot we saw near ^Meetchel

40 Bn see.
L^t Chambers
across [[?]]
Returns evn with
Charlesworths. away
18 Days.
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4^th Ruddock. C Coy.
Foster Green.

12th Chamberlain. A
Giblin D Coy
Garrard B
McIntyre.