Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/190/1 - 1915, 1918 - Part 5

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First World War, 1914–18
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110 (Wood in erge - at were but the either by us k- barryge our caught in thes 10070 not a bit too slow this I wood frd in the Iut wood near te fort as were taken onep CM.G there ws a tittle scrap. in more guas were got the right prong. A B J.S. Waggon was in H23 & all men werek, on to rews of hoose in ad his
0 th in 2o15 ws the only good scrap. A ferman HAr (Coy. ws here & a dressing to. The S.Bs & the platoon in reserve put up a great scrap wit 2 heavy gur Lynas put up a signal 1 for a tenk but at ebod ame momen) threw a phosphon bourt into 1 dugont & werek ie al 18 Pear 2ws so badl sited that tho the 16th raided it i afteds crept by daylight theo I cropt sat in his wire
t at see us. fer be battelions d were laylight & by intersfered wby no Ih You takks stoppe our after the objic ar gained & did preat work 2 ofrs were al ma Capt Woods, (an Lt. Blee (just back from Cadet school- previously C.S.M. of y Also the C.S.M of C. Coy Serg Blinman. Woods also was once CPM of CC they were all buried in same pave
Linces did very good piece cought him in haue just before 1 barrage started & 2 pieces in the back one of wh cat his braces. He wd & back. He had the lef Coy, joining 15 Bn. The said which he lid ws on Jane 15/16 on the Pear He got a 2ad bar to his M.C. for it. At Hebuterne Ahearne & Aaro made the attack on the folly sage: (they came down see the C.O. at his request he made a sugfeste & th then worked it out 110
10 Leaken

110

were Germs in / wood

but they were all

k - either by us or

caught in our barrage

as they ran.

100 yds in 3 mins ws

not a bit too slow going

thro' / wood.

In the Y rd in the

wood, near the fork

3 guns were taken in

one possy - L.M.Gs -

there ws a little scrap.  2

more guns were got in

the right prong.  A British

G.S. waggon ws in tt rd

& all / men were k, one

w / reins o / horse in his

hand & all his legs blown
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off.

At 15 central there

ws the only good scrap.

A German HQrs. (Coy)

ws there & a dressing

Stn.  The S.Bs & the platoon

in reserve put up a great

scrap with 2 heavy guns.

Lynas put up a signal

for a tank but at /

same moment somebody

threw a phosphorus

bomb into / dugout &

all / Germs were k.

Pear trench ws so badly

sited that tho' the 16th raided

it & aftwds crept by daylight

thro / crop & sat in his wire

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/ germs cd nt see us.

The battalions dug

in by daylight & were

not interfered w by

German sniping.  The

tanks stopped for an

hour after the objve

ws gained & did great 

work.

2 offrs were k.-

Capt Woods, (an original man)

Lt. Blee (just back from Cadet

School- previously C.S.M. of C

asa Coy)

Also the C.S.M of C.Coy Sergt

Blinman.  Woods also was

once CSM of C Coy - &

they were all buried in /

same grave. 

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Linus did very good work

a piece caught him in /

hand just before / barrage

started & 2 pieces in

the back one of wh cut

his braces.  He wdnt

go back.  He had the left

Coy, joining 15 Bn.

The raid which he led ws

on June 15/16 on the Pear trench.

He got a 2nd bar to his M.C. for

it.

At Hebuterne Ahearne & Aarons

made the attack on the

follg page: (they came down to

see the C.O. at his request -

he made a suggestn & they

then worked it out) ↓

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Diagram - see original

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