Charles E.W. Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/53/1 July 1916, casualties of 24 July 1916 pt1

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1st night. 104 agst 2 strong points.
1 offr wd.
6 men k.
28 wd
2 missing 
We made 5 bombing attacks
that night on 2 points
and one the night before & Brit. had made 3. 
Before 9 Bn (1st wave) attacked -
when lying out into open (of course
they went a bit far, abt 50 yds from
German trench [trench] 
The Russian who cried.
The bomb fight 

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67 Notes & Sketches made by me in Pozieres
on visit with M. Maas to 9.11.&
3 Bns, H.Q. & front line on  July 24^th.
We were with Medcalf. 11 Bn, abt 4 p.m. in Copse
S. of road. (S.W.B.
28.8.26 
Brit officer who surrendered 
3 a.m. string p1 
100yd 
7^th Bn 

  

This morng at Daylight Germans
started T.M.s & Heavy shelling.
White (9 Bn) got behind Tramline
6 ft down A & B Coy men there
Each man had 3 sandbags
but now scarce. Dry earth wont
(Village seems to command ground ahead of it.)

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hold — 12^th Bn has taken up.
White's (9Bn) Enfilade was a sniper.
Sniping very good.

2nd wave.
sapping here
last [[?]]
12^th Bn dug here
  
Early Sund 23^rd morng just after daylight saw 100 Germs
running into village. Didnt shoot any –
Didnt know if our own men.
They got into dugouts on road.
16 Capt^d at midday. The Doctor said
(2 Drs & officer). "It's a blessing!"
One sniper up a tree (?) Didnt
get him.

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11 Bn. Yesty afternoon (23rd) at - 4.30
Two patrols of abt 20 each went out
to lake officers were taken here
in houses. They
thought they were surrounded
Orders to join 1st Bn trench
  
No exact [trench] post
rly - men
cdn't find it.
11^th 5 offrs k; 7 w.
All Coy Commdrs gone
Was no 2nd [trench] for 11^th 
Not recognisable. Some
got too far looking for
it & had to be called in

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July 24
Posts
X 4B 7.2
X 4d 3.8
X 4b 3.3
X 4a 9.3
4 a 8.2
4 a 8.0
4d 1.8.
4c 6.5
up to X 4c58
Up to Farm this morng
3rd Bn
had 107  Casualties including 7 offrs.
3rd Bn formed
up again on tramline

wh ws parallel to the objective
(The 3^rd who were to go
past 2nd objve did
this & it saved them)

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Position Jy 24. aftn.
No deep dugouts
on 3rd Bn

Germans shelling this.
We went
300 yds
up this
July 23/4
German [trench]
8 Bn posts
sg. posts
digging here to
4 Bn.
3rd Bn
15 to 20
yds
behind
3rd Bn cdn't find
objective.
Not much fire
Once reached Pozieres line
all right. All Germs had cleared
Pozieres trench
B. Watch

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Shelling of Pozieres & German str point
7.30 July 24

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White Rd
White Rd
Rails
Contalmaison
Not one Straggler
View of Contalm Blethxx from Pozieres (looking back over ground of advance.) as from near
Casualty Corner.)

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Casualties to 6p.m. 24 July. 
Div arty          &H           am. 
                                                 6 
Eng.                       3.             43     
1                             10            232 
2                              4            359 
3                          ?  7             107 
4                              5               23  
1 MG                                          12    
2 HQ                        1 
5                                                 18 
6                                1                39 
7                                2                71 
8                                2                27 
9                                8               150 
10                               5               121 
11                                9             540 
12                                7               88 
3 MG                          3               21 
1 LTM                                            8 
P                                  2              30 
Aamc                                            22
                                  ___________________
                                    69              1917

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F.W. 
1. Maj. Lindeman  k
Capt A.C. Mackenzie  k
    "   MW  McVean w.
Lt GH Yeomans  k
2/Lt  H A R Atkins  k
2/Lt  B H F Collier  k
2/Lt  L G Blackmore  k
2/Lt  G B Alford  w.
2/Lt  K H McConnell  w.
2/Lt  H E a Beckett  w
  
2. Lt W J Hoot  k
Lt C L  Shorter  k
Lt  C K Miller w.
Lt C. P. deWinter w.   
3.

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4.  Lt H H McCarthy  k.  (23 July)
Lt D W Isaacs   w
Lt P W Hay   M.
Lt W P. Clemenger  w.
2/Lt E. K. White   w.
  
6. 2 Lt J. W. Forbes  w.
7.  Capt J. C. Campbell (MO)  w
2/Lt.  L. E. Trawin   w
  
8 Lt. J. Biggsley   QM  w.
2/Lt  J. E. Harris sl.w. off duty
  
9  Lt N. C. Weymark   k
Lt C M Ruddle  adjt   k
Maj. W. M Young   w.
Capt. S. N. Lawrance   w.
2/Lt C. O. Thompson   w
2/Lt  J. P. Rankema   w
2/Lt  J. H. Lukin   w.
2/Lt  A. P. Blair    w
  
10 xx. Capt W F J McCann   w
Lt  A C Sandland   w

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Lt H W Thomas   w.
Lt A. E. Wilmer   w
Lt A. W. Collins   w.
  
11 xx. Capt H A Mansfield    k
Lt J. G. Nichol   k
Lt S. T.  Forbes   k.
2/Lt W. G. Hastings   k
Capt F. G. Medcalf   k. ???
Maj. J. T. Milner   w.
Capt G. G. Campbell   w
2/Lt  A. C.  Elliott   w
Lt  H. Davison   w
  
12 Capt. I.S. Margetts   k.
Capt. J. A. W. Kayser  w.
Capt. J. A. Foster   w.
Lt A. Green   w.
Lt R M Thirkell   w
Lt A T  Brine   w
Capt C. J. Tozer  (RMO)   w

3 M.g. Capt B. H Walther   w
2/Lt F. Archer   w
2/Lt W A McPhee   w