| Regiment | 1st Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | France, [Neuve Chapelle] |
| Entry | (Saturday) 12.30a.m. night attack started against trenches and continues till about 2.30a.m. Proceeded with improvement on trenches as far as enemy's snipers would permit. Got all troops except HQ out of buildings by daylight. 9.45a.m. shelling of village and trenches commenced. Ceased for a few hours and was again continued without a break from 2 till 7p.m. Companies in trenches suffered from shell fire, their trenches being blown in by these heavy shells. Village suffered a good deal. B Coy in dug outs outside the village also suffered. Trenches report an attack about 5p.m. Sent up what could be collected of B Coy to reinforce trenches. 2nd Lieut Riddell slightly wounded. 8 men killed, 36 wounded and 23 men missing. It is feared that most of these 23 men were buried in the dug outs. |
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