| Regiment | 8th Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | France, EPINETTE FARM |
| Entry | In accordance with orders issued by Brigade the Battalion assembled for the attack. Prior to the assembly the Battalion was holding the front line astride the main ENGLEFONTAINE-LANDRECIES road in A.13 b and d with Batt Head Qrs at BOUSIES WOOD FARM. A Coy were on the left and C Coy on the right with B and D Coys in support and reserve respectively in the orchards in A.13.b. The Battalion was relieved at dusk; A Coy by the 6th NORTHANTS and C Coy by the 11th ROYAL FUSILIERS. On relief of these two companies the Battalion moved to their assembly positions - B and D Coys moving without relief. The relief was successfully carried out and by 21:00. The position of the Battalion was as follows:- A Coy in shell slits in orchards immediately S of the road at about F.12c.75.95, with B Coy in slits 100 yards West. C Coy were in slits North of the same road at about F.12a.9.2 with D Coy on their left. D Coy were in touch with the 13th ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS on their left. Batt Head Qrs were with the 10th ESSEX REGT in the cellar of PETIT PLANTY, at A.7.d.0.4. The objective of the Battalion was to take the RED LINE (the road running from the Cross roads in A.10, exclusive, to the Cross roads at A.17.a75.85) clearing that part of MORMAL FOREST that lay East of the village of HECQ. The first objective (the RED DOTTED line) from the D of ROUTE D'HECQ to the P of MON FRE DE PREUX was to be captured by the 7th ROYAL WEST KENT REGT and the 54th BRIGADE, while the Battalion with the 13th ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS (38th Division) on the left and the 10th ESSEX REGT on the right were to go through and capture the 2nd objective. |
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