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At 6.30am 6 ofcers and 216 other ranks of B, D and HQ’s Company’s
reported in assembly area. They had not returned too long from working
parties (5.15am). and were somewhat exhausted, having marched ve miles
each way to work, and having done a heavy nights work. Some shelling
of Battalion assembly area during the morning, but no casualties were
sustained. No news was received from A Company whose battle position
was 1 platoon in C.29.a. Company less one platoon in Vaulx – Morchies
line.
At 7.30am wire received from Brigade advising that enemy were
concentrating in Corn Hill Valley.
At 9.30am Commanding Ofcer visited Brigade HQ’s and received verbal
instructions to move 2 Company’s owing to the enemy having driven in the
left front of the Brigade sector.
At 10.40am C and D Company’s were ordered to move. Ofcer Commanding
C Company to go to right Battalion HQ’s and place his Company at the
disposal of the Ofcer Commanding 9th Norfolk Regiment, and D Company
to hold the trench running from Lagnicourt Switch and C.29.b. 10.90 to
C.29.b. 90.70 to cover the southern exits from Lagnicourt, and trenches
C.29.b. 90.70 to C.30.a. 30.80. The reasons for the move were that
information had been received that the enemy was in Lagnicourt, and these
two Company’s were sent forward to protect the left ank of the Brigade, as
apparently Lagnicourt Switch was not held and enemy had broken through,
reaching C.28.b. 90.90 and the strong point C.29.a. between 10.00 and
11.00am.