Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/210/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 7

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG1066849
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foud in 2 bodies in diamioud formation Vincent & 3oters to Ilef to I man gull + Sergt Brown DCM MMG 2oters to Grace wood. The Jerms were runnin throwing away hit varis & clearing out. A few were trying to loot a canteen but the scouts fired on hhem to & k a few hp.&. the rest ran. Our barrage ws still on Gall the abt 3 heavy guns, & RHA (not much of a barage). Ater looking into the stables & duponts in Tally they got up to 200 prisoners
An Engineery shop, kil store, conteen & Hges of some sort The germs set fire to an orderly room here - a typewr. was salved from it but I papers adat be Bt. The Aujonts near Susan Wood were burnt by (the owing in of a phosphonas bomb wt set fire to two of them. Ont of one of them came 38 prisoners). There as a cantern ext to orderly rom, w grapes, wine, Schnapps 7 in ande parcel Champaque. Wh we troke, & aquenrs, Cips. T.
Sin Lows, S.9 guns & bip. were jot there but most migs. were along I bank W of Sussn wood. The objnc ws on the rl on I next ridge. In 1 suall wood just w of Moyan wood a neg. ws holding out to 15 men. They were infolader 46 Bn, not firing on xTBr. Vincent 7th Scllick (DEM crept up wit to the bow. Edge of wood & knew 2 bombs to abt 3ogds of them. - & the ferms surrendered. The man gan out of wood (1 post ws or 1 Edge). He shouted
in Good Enlish. Don't Stat me, dont shoot me I am an Celsation Vive to France! They were now on the objec. Ahead then as a bit of scrub w dujonts in it . They went Straight on & jot a no of prisoners out of this Hope wood us on their ot plank Fully 1000 germs were fleeing N.Wds towards merecourt. There ws a Sector of 7guns wh whelled gound abt on final objec just Nof 1 road & were feri
at 45 Bn digny ing Andter Section ws on frd Wof Boyart. And one ferman Mf. for ½ hr as fighting from the Willow. the advance as delayed tise negt &a bit thro 48 Bn. tanks being knocked out. The sectus of yois ahead were very well fought retirnng & opening afain they were seen at this stage & L.G. fire ws brought outs them & they cleared out. One by gun at Prryarl? back kept on firing at intervals loods Corbie
There as enfileds fire from Nof I Somme. On (objice the tanks presently came from 46 Bn direction. They cruised about a bit. Then as they came back round hoyau wood a S t from behind Merecourt & Chepilly cliffs banged at them. In 1 after, 4005 hrs li after ppositin ws taken. few 5.90 felt in jvalley. Up to then all I fire had on Enplade. The geres had direct obserate ap the valle on green tine a few fernan planes came over
w migs. & mgunned droses a them. Then our planes did good work & fermans cleared. On objie our planes were Scarcer returned for petrot its.) and Ove Jerman c plane put down 3 of them in t0. ninutes. (48 pasted tho). That night at dusk 45 Bn relieved rehelfof 43Bus port. Next day (Aug. 9) I Potts one man went it by day & crossed the Rd fom Proyart 5 (a Hacque factory. He met as opposite just sumply walked out. He hat watched (place for an Lour
& reckoved there we no one there Re Eus Din came tro t day & their left ws at La Flaque. G5 Bor had not be told to advance. That night 45 Bn ws sent ordered to sway up as marked on my map). First a reconnaisance patrot under t Vincent as sent out F. wentalory frly live to Road to not Poyart. Tey were ving on to I vellage when they heard ferman being poken in teir left rear - commands, & shovels rattling on marching men along 1 other 2d from RoyertS
I withdrew his patrol as these ferms got into th2 S.W. o Proyart. Abt an hour leter they began to send up flares & tear -8 in w mys fire His seems t have be first gaurisonning of live ahead at all. That night also I ferws revewed T fire along the Main road & the thue line. The La Flaque dumpws full of wood some of stacks were buring. Bobl they had bn set firet There as avery by dump of mills grenades there In the rear line of the Bray t Notrd were foum two
Poue Poms 1½ in bore(abl to a brass cartridge case & holos steel nose cap fall of magnesian powder (flere powderwhite flare poobl the flamin onious - not strups of sausages but a fast pale blue light . The Sausage strungs were sd by A jerm. prisoner to be firet by granaten werfers. The onious were tracers for a pompon From there t Bn went to Sailly Caurettle – Tthe to Harboumeres & Letions where thy el the 3rdEn & had some not bombin. The forms Es were very game there - continualy renewing bonb attects - adnt

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