Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/213/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 5

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First World War, 1914–18
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Inor t t your t 6 1 20 L o et t yud moo t t t t t t t with party frimiber dujosets running just wests I blogs on In side o 12d. It startes fom 1 little trench at 15 A9 to 15 D9.9 BrerS Tome of 19 Bn were in right of this trench The Gatteeks by 1 germs. W boubs T.M & M.Gs. (repulur T attacks) came continuorly down Koros & Krisk alleys & ap gott mitano ys At I same time at least S attacks ofsane Sort came down Varna 4 & attempts were made to Cross (road. The 2Mg. Bu had a vickers sens in the trench held b 175190 tesl c he so stopped
t m M in t no p ones & ogoy had come up on rt flent meane ws ap on Proas on 1 slope towds Peronne Capt manifield ventalors this lime & tried to fix it there. The ferms were seen massing due N. of villege (when M. ws w CCoy be got wond of this; & he saw them massing SE. an 16 central) They began trickling down 1saps towds fvillaye (Koros Alley krieg alley etc.) Iows then to manifiits ordereda retirement of 17Br to Iline 0froad There ws a trech Eunning just Wo1 Rd a newly day ferman trench
3so a 27 27 3p 4 t , be yegom boy borgerd $ aon t 7 4 & () t t 3 o t t coec ssis a trin m N 20 on 10 no r 889 ps t Ibayouet. The ferms in the Galsty system were citrer to, capturn, a driven back out 1 mount. Mostof them were taken in stale Y. He attect went hro across Frd & ito Ivilley & stopped on I forward sope oftill betien Ivillage. He left flank as on bent of Bapanne Ro 2ooyds across to lef the cd see 20 Bn. The big came from this bend to to the recived house & mow - thence to 1 Cemetery & 1 litle y E of the wood. Then More men by the pond. Others in vladomir Alley. Cloy wh
7 Fro t t prrodo TFr t t t t i t t t t Mrue R my p p norass o wish had quickly cleared. I Coy took on all 1 many tarpts shead. (gottleeb had be crossed over unheld but 1 germs were in Galety alley acls Septem, prel thick & right on mount. tey cdbe seen mouli their guns on 1 top o1 mount reenving back + forwards. a regular bechine distarby Ander Cover of D Cog B C. went for ward steadily + when D saw them getting on I got up & the whole him drave 1 ferms, runin like sheep, upmount. The pace ws still at doable. cheamg & eusbing every yw
t t rd or toym 7 2 103 ap 40 2 d p or - srgne t no otices the 20 Bn further up dite to I lef - they had not quite reached ditch but were going well. No more ferms were seen till Cottlicb G but in Kholm 2 men of 1913n were net. There the 2Bns became vixed. The attects carried on to Cotllieb Y+ as far as Irly line. The fire there became very heavy +I whole it end of I Coy got extended I new himselves down into. a firing lie. (there as norly bank). There were nunerous targets in post. It ws a clear morning in the slight
J m t 9 t oy t 66 po 18 t 7 Mr The pace as very fast - they doubled practicall I whole way It as 5.10 when they pashed off. When thay started arty we on Gottliel trench I ws a ligts Shispnel barrye It did not for a mark in time o place. There ws no opportu Exc. fo a few germans in I by ditch o1 Canal du Nord. The ferms thenewere firing M.Gs. but it w rushed a a bagoaet - Iidea being to rush all opposite? yell like mad - Te ferms in I canal here were bayousted or cipto. From there. Capt. Manefield
t t t t m onnbn porta Gr t t X m 14 Later C boy folld 1 attack at adistance of abt. Dooyds. Their two offes were later K.& their posite is not certain but probs key ot neaer down to Iriver on flats A loy were at this time behind clearing ou fermans: later they went round right flank by Park wood. Te 2loys Irly were semply gor left turn on to line of rly. After waiting to said CPA bey decided to rish the J.off altho they were I few t. they had doubts as to what we best. They wint thro Trickles wood w Lost Ravine etc on their rt
Gs o or 10 l6 M 1 t t t t n 48t 124 116.9 y t t w 831 t t eay 621 the rest of Bn, D leading, struck of half right to go this Treckles wood. As soon as they get of coad they came on another ply of fermans - they were surprish light sase nvalarin. A rely tine & we thenn corner of BB - & Capt Manifiet halted teen tere as this looked like a good lins for Trempny of. There ws a slight rise ahead. M. went up to 167 of it - & from ther tooking due to hecd see te mount. in raave Bn foumed up with D Cox on et - on a one ple poutap & B loy left loy contb found. Each Coy had only 2 plus.
pr D 1 P 7 0 ep t (x t field 2 anor Capt. Man Ast. Manifield Dloy as a leadiy Coy. They went round two Elen Alley as shelling as heavy in Ivillapints It good yr waited there all night - otd French trust to deorts T0 Br had struck trouble in 1 truches 81 Old French pout line ahead. Whole 1917 Bn ws concentrated in ot Lond Yr those hear it. At 3 am they moved down the Hake R'd. Bnmoved in suugle file A A Coy having CD B one ph in groups ahead working as advance go. ao The road runs t very high banks on left hand side of 2d. on the bank there as a m.g. A Coy started to hunt for fermans there. While A Coy ws creerng this
On left in St A were Capt. Manefield, H Fitzallen DCoyy to Massry (hit by a whizzbay there) to Adam, D Nicholson, H Croft or 3t were Capt Allen, Liend. Helps, Co Robertson A Me Ree ws wt. offr. (5 Nepaw 19 Bn ws k. near Croft - P Hampson also ws here onlife since killed). 7 Bn ws withdrawn when 24 B'n went this. This we much later than dawn. Bobl abt 90 10 am. 24 Bn came too 1tl up to 17 By posite, & wentoon fom there durin (rf. 17 Bn then came back toulfwey Houna Yr Honna Support &ito tue truches at Dark.

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