| Regiment | 1st Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | France, Warlencourt |
| Entry | 12.00. Battn advanced by Bounds in direction of BEAULENCOURT M17 (Sheet 57c S W ). D Coy acting as advance guard, supported by A & C Coys with B Coy in reserve. 1st Bound LUISENHOF FARM ROAD N13d - N19b. 2nd Bound Sunken Road from N21a - N15c. 3rd Bound N22a 5.0 - Trench in N16c. 4th Bound N24a 5.1. - along BEAULENCOURT ROAD to N18 a 1.0. (Appendix14). No opposition was encountered until the 3rd Bound had been reached when the Battn came under very heavy machine gun fire from BEAULENCOURT and heavy shell fire. The Battn consolidated on the 3rd objective and maintained the front line there. (Map Sheet 57c S W) Casualties: Killed Officers Nil. O R Nil. Wounded Officers Major J A Muirhead, DSO. Lieut L E Neale, 2nd Lieut P L Hull, 2nd Lieut E J Duley, (At Duty) OR 14. Missing Officers Nil, OR Nil. Major G T Parkes, MC assumed command of the Battn. |
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