Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/212/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 3

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First World War, 1914–18
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in Brasso Redoubt to Maxwell, 18Bnwto sent him up a plu (abt 12 men) abt 2 am Tis phy remainst I rest of night Just before daybreak ferns opened w T.Me pok to their trothrewa fe flares - but didn't come at it. Again at daibreat the fers put ovrr some more T.M. bombs presently our barrage can down in distance. This showed to someting as doin & 23 Bn ws coming out. Te Terms got up is if to leave their trinches & our LGs. got onto them at Abt 105
yds. A Lieutenent & 19 men werek & taken pirsones. The post contained 3 light mgs. the 18 Bn Ration Pty had clearly walked into his lot for put of rations (white breat) was tere. Te ferms had put I white bread into their packs. Te aer were very toud at a long march to start with - lasting several day as of. Ty had had a rough time W. of Clery in te old bank shelled oo S.Q. Butcer Kis fight I men worke almost on their own - 3 or 4 in at bgrin The toy wt weak from I start (not move then
Alt 70. when W. of 1 Soune lost a few at Clery; the casnatlies were in I end 28- of whom I were killed rest all being mg. wds & a few Combwounds The bombs wh got into fost were just 8g bombs an officer w A vichers gun ion ame ap durin 1 of & leam Teoff plaustins in save yx they sea pt i afte (3) in reserve. stayed the When Alem was 4 attacked he sent for this gun wh as bought ap (on occasion of one of these attacks; 2 Machine gunners were killed.
2Bn Sernancourt. Apt. Cor Faser. OBoose K Boase bad 1 rt of his phe abt where the buffers ly sidi -01 at the t end were shanting switch was Lef of the ws at bridge. 111111 I Teven weredig in on pozzies on 1to o1 bank on its N. side. Tos a field offire on 1 femans Kay depended on firing over Prails. The posite ws an awkward one. The Ledge foot of bank on 1S. at
side ad have gio some cover - but w bombs &xc valling rt I bank above it coat have by hels The Easiest posite wh aveo t in C.C.S. & there postof ws an old 2 just N of the bridge opening abt 30gds day como 5 from 1 opening MllIKIl MuIn T i Buffes They had had a warning of attact from C0 There ws a tobo movening over there also befor attack. You cd see 1ferms movi from one place to another across IAucre Tust as it got light they id
be seen on our side. 1 aere in 20C&d, evidat just timing up to come out. A T.M. bomb w8 1 first sign o f barrage. The P.M. as just S. ofI river it was a pincapple the ver & if seeweed to be trying to reach our P.M. wh ws a little to 1et o1 bidge. Bloy had its it on the level ky over the Hospital siding i ats lef abt 10 yds E ofthe Subway) The first news to left Frase had of ferms actually massi wsa abt an he before
show started. Cept Williams Coy (I) had a frontdabt sooyds of ity E. of Dloy. He sdt to Denn, one of his offes, who had be ont on a dawn patrot, had seca Iferms manin as driven in by one of thegan parties. Frases te sent Boase with Sey out L Morsison, a Coy runner & I ohers. They went ande. I sebway & down towds I ancre & tim turned right & moved down parshel to rises in diamond formate. As the got to one oI small foothred ys a doe ca seemed to be on guard there - starled to powt bark. They id her a lot o
of movement believ I rever wayons had be heard there 5314 night before – some juns apparently bu brought down there & put in, & Amonce for T.Ms. Boase had reported the funs & Frac Sent the reports wh appeared in Dist Samiary). There ws movement also in I village. H ws quite certain to 1 forms were massing Et Lade (who had rt pl reclous to be K. 50 or 60 opp his sector after 1 attack began ]. It is so certain to 1 ferms were caming to Traser stopped breakfast going out, + men. Slood to
At I start 1artillery barrag seemed to go over back – it seemed to be somay from I left & going well back. J. 9 pom I pouses started amed firg out we cd see th fert Comiy over Abt 6 her after the fight began the ferman THe seemed to concentrate on I subway & a definite attempt occureed to blow as of 4 pert. Abt tmns or toms after anty had began the ferman cnfy as seen advancry. Opposite 1 Embanks ferms came out from
directi o f niverbank in extended order - you a only just I'll I firms owing 6s 1 mist. Agst 1 sabway Jervis came out 0.1 Houses out o1 backgous, and Every where, very thick There us a hidden wig. in B's pl, on 1 forward slope Of Embankt, hidden behind hidge on 1S.W. side of Subway. This nig as firm down I road & must have bn doing a lot of demage. This gun cleared I road, but 1 germs were comay out of the louses on 1 at o1 vellage & out the back gdus. Te Es

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