Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/51/1 - July 1916 - Part 2

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1st Bn 190 ^German Inf Regt ws withdrawn
on 8 July, filled up w recruits
(60 in Coy of 120 only) & sent
in agn on 12th July
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Civil inhabitants & prisoners
of war are being evacuated.
(behind German lines). Town
Mayors are being told
to erect barricades
& entanglements in villages. 

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2nd Anzac. Sugar Loaf Salient
5^th Div. ordered on Frid. 7. to go into
line - Then 2 days march
from front.
Sund/mond night July xx 10/11 ½ 13^th & ½ 8^th
Bde went in & part of arty.
On Tues. 11^th July rest
of 15^th & 8^th & whole 14^th went
in.
On Wed/Thurs. whole
        12^th/ 13^th

Division.
Friday 14^th warned of
fresh move.
Moved 15^th & part of 14^th

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into new positions on 
night of Sat. 15^th. Rest
of Inf moved on night
of Sund. 16^th (finished 3a.m.
bombing ws to start at 4)
5^th Div Arty in new position
on Saty night.
4^th Div Arty & British
(125 guns) partly on 15^th, partly
on 16^th.
Whole of ammn. bombs
trench stores dumped at
proper places by 4 am. on 17^th.
 

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(No necessity for me to
go up before the 19^th)

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5th Divn relieved 4^th (wh left
on Tues. 11^th/12^th (clear).
On Saty night Germans straffed
just S. of Trou (front held
by 58^th Bn.) a little near
[[?]] Ave. All men
in area were casualties
(abt 100) & Germans left
a dead man & a Lewis
gun. Parapet badly
knocked abt. Heavy 
stuff. (Sat 15^th-night).
 

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from Brigadier
Graf v. der
Schulenberg.
6^th [[?]]. Inf. Bde.
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[NB. For this area see
photo wh. Gen. Macay
mislaid & of wh he
permits me to have
reproduction].
21st Bav. Reserve Regt.
opp. this part.
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[[Hero?]]
German order.  12^th July 1 a.m.
"To L^t. Col. [[Kumine?]]
1. The 183rd. Inf Div is in
action. The 12^th Res Inf. Div.
has attacked supported by
heavy arty fire.
2. The Bde has received a
report via the 183rd Inf Div
 

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tt / order to evacuate
Mametz wood was given.
By orders from highest quarters
patrols are to be left in /
Northern skirts o / wood &
commn w them is to be
secured.
The barrage fire zone
requested by 1 Bde, tt goes
|||| South of the "Grab" thro' /
wood, will be maintained
for / present . . . . . . .
As reserve o / army group a
bn of reserve Inf. Regt 9/, a
quite fresh unit, has arrived
at [[Frers?]]. Further fresh units
will arrive this evg. on / field of battle.
 

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[The Germans are recovering
their morale now tt they
can get food & water more
easily - all exc. the 2nd
Guard Reserve Divm wh
is having a bad time from
Bazentin & Pozieres].
We have given up High Wood.
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Our airmen have bn firing
on German troops p 6
cases are quoted in /
communique.
Lt. Miller (pilot) & Lt Short
(observer) seeing tt our cavalry patrols were being
held up by m.g. fire,
 

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flew over & engaged / enemy
who in order to point out
where to our cavalry where /
m.g. fire was coming from.
The enemy fire was drawn
successfully & each time
/ enemy fired at our aeroplane
our inf. ws able to advance.
This was repeated 6 times.
Cap^t Evans & L^t Long fired on T
scattered / remains of a
Bn who were entering Le [[Teansloy?]].
etc.
 

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(X see later)
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Summary of casualties in Diary of Ober-Leutnant Bedall,
O.C. 16. Bavarian Regt.
Loss of Reg/ from July 1 - 12.
Officers 6k.    14 w.
o.r.         126    642
                          76 m
                            5 gassed
                            16 sick
Total 800
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Since 12th we (The British) have taken prisoner
5 off. 340 o.r.

and all who have bn k &
w. since July 12. Our
[[?]] has greatly increased since then.
 

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Guns taken up to
July 17. noon.

[* These are in         (5 ------- 21 cm hows
Mametz &                 (3 ------- 15    "        "
Bazentin                   (4 ------- 6" guns (taken at Liege)
woods*]

4 guns calibre unknown
1 - 5,5 Belgian (small) gun
37. Fieldguns - 77 m. & 10.2 hows.
14 Automatic Rifles.
52 m.g.
30 . minenwerfer
2 searchlights.