6th Battalion War Diary, September 1916: Difference between revisions
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|{{left|Morning quiet 12 noon – 18th Div our left attacked and carried SCHWABEN.|offset=5px}}
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|HESSIAN<br>ZOLLERN<br>SCHWABEN
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|{{left|32nd Bde came up on our right and attacked STUFF redoubt – This attack was somewhat difficult to follow and no direct information could be obtained. From [[sniping]] however it would appear that whole redoubt was not carried.|offset=5px}}
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|28/29
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|{{left|Another night of pretty heavy shelling – this was more on ZOLLERN where D Coy lost <s>a number of men</s> and Lt JJ Johnstone and a good many men.|offset=5px}}
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|29/9/16
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|{{left|Morning quiet (comparatively) Casualties (further) up to 12MN were Officers - K1, W1; OR K10, W42.|offset=5px}}
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|3-5 PM
|{{left|Relieved by 6th LINCOLNSHIRE REGT – we suffered no casualties during relief in spite of the fact that an attack was being made on further portions of STUFF REDOUBT and the relief had to be carried out through enemy barrage.|offset=5px}}
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|FIRST STREET
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|6 PM
|{{left|In [[dug-outs|dug outs]] round X2a19 (FIRST STREET). Casualties 29th Officers K–, W-; OR K5, W21.|offset=5px}}
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|30/9/16
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|{{left|A very quiet day in support – SOS sent up about 7 am by someone – we were not ordered to move however.|offset=5px}}
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|7 PM
|{{left|Relieved by 3rd WORCESTER REGT and marched to .|offset=5px}}
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|HEDAUVILLE
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|10 PM
|{{left|HEDAUVILLE arriving their 10 PM and bivouacking for night. Copy of report rendered to 33rd Inf Bde on operations 25-30/9/16 attached and [[6th Battalion War Diary, September 1916/Annex J|labelled J]] (Ref 11Div/GS/16?).|offset=5px}}
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|HEDAUVILLE
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|{{left|Summary of casualties during operations 26-30th. Totals.|offset=5px}}
:{|class="diarytable" style="width:50%;"
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|Off
|OR
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|Up to MN.
|26th
|K
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|14
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|colspan="2"|
|W
|3
|46
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|— do —
|27th
|K
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|14
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|colspan="2"|
|W
|6
|55
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|— do —
|28th
|K
|1
|10
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|colspan="2"|
|W
|1
|42
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|— do —
|29th
|K
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|5
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|colspan="2"|
|W
| –
|22
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|colspan="2"|
|Missing
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|1
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|K
|W
|M
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|Total
|44
|175
|1
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{{left|Note. Guns 1-4 and 6 were captured in JOSEPH and SCHWABEN trenches. Guns 5 and 7 in HESSIAN.|offset=5px}}
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|{{right|[Signed] ''D Mathers'' Lt Col Commanding<br>6th Border Regiment<br>1/10/16|offset=25px}}
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