| Regiment | 1st Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Belgium, N of River Lys |
| Entry | In the trenches. After an extremely heavy bombardment the enemy attacked at 3.30a.m. and penetrated the line in both flanks of the Battn with the result that A Coy was cut off. After resisting the hostile attacks for more than 1 hour, D Coy retired to ZAMBUK POST and the Battn took up the line of ZAMBUK POST and ULTIMO CRATER which was held for the remainder of the day. Casualties: Officers Major F G Wynne DSO, Lieut F Naylor, killed. Lieut Col S S Ogilvie DSO, 2nd Lieut Parker MC DCM, Capt F Smith, missing. OR 13 killed, 90 wounded, 75 missing. |
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