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=Final notes and instructions from Commanding Officer to O.C. Companies= |
==Final notes and instructions from Commanding Officer to O.C. Companies== |
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Objective first day is 2nd line.<br> |
Objective first day is 2nd line.<br> |
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Platoon Commanders select strong point.<br> |
Platoon Commanders select strong point.<br> |
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Dig in whenever halt. |
Dig in whenever halt. |
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None go back as long as can stick out. |
None go back as long as can stick out. [[Shell]]s in wood and on emerging, also our front line. All not hit ''must'' push on. ''Must'' do our job. If all goes well, I stay proper place; if goes badly, I come up and see it through.<ref group="lower-alpha">Things did go badly and he did "come up and see it through" when he made his way to the British front line after seeing his men cut down by [[machine-gun]] fire. [[Percy Wilfrid Machell|Col. Machell]] was true to his word, but was killed upon climbing the parapet.</ref> |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | D Coy. |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 20’ |
| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 20’ |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | B Coy. |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 25’ |
| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 25’ |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | A Coy. |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 30’ |
| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 30’ |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | C Coy. |
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| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 35’ |
| style="padding-left:10px;" | + 35’ |
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| style="width:14%;" | [[Bombardment]] |
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| style="width:11%;" | <center>6-25'</center> |
| style="width:11%;" | <center>6-25'</center> |
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| [[zero hour|Zero]] |
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| <center>7-30'</center> |
| <center>7-30'</center> |
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| Coy. dep C Strokes |
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| <center>+ 15'</center> |
| <center>+ 15'</center> |
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| <center>7-45'</center> |
| <center>7-45'</center> |
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| Coy. dep D |
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| <center>+ 20'</center> |
| <center>+ 20'</center> |
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| <center>7-50'</center> |
| <center>7-50'</center> |
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| Coy. dep B |
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| <center>+ 25'</center> |
| <center>+ 25'</center> |
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| <center>7-55'</center> |
| <center>7-55'</center> |
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| Coy. dep A |
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| <center>+ 30'</center> |
| <center>+ 30'</center> |
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| <center>8-00'</center> |
| <center>8-00'</center> |
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| Coy. dep C |
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| <center>+ 35'</center> |
| <center>+ 35'</center> |
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| <center>8-05'</center> |
| <center>8-05'</center> |
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! colspan="3" | <center>'''[[Barrage]]s''' </center> |
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| <center>A </center> |
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| <center>lifts at… </center> |
| <center>lifts at… </center> |
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| <center>0</center> |
| <center>0</center> |
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| <center>B </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>3'</center> |
| <center>3'</center> |
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| <center>C </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>18'</center> |
| <center>18'</center> |
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| <center>D </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>28'</center> |
| <center>28'</center> |
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| <center>E </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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|<center>52'</center> |
| <center>52'</center> |
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| <center>F </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>1-18'</center> |
| <center>1-18'</center> |
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| <center>G </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>1-35'</center> |
| <center>1-35'</center> |
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| <center>H </center> |
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| <center>" </center> |
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| <center>18'</center> |
| <center>18'</center> |
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*''Important'' — Stokes carriers and D do not check early, so that A and B may arrive at Int. line in time. On arrival quick consolidate, and O.C. send reports. |
*''Important'' — Stokes carriers and D do not check early, so that A and B may arrive at Int. line in time. On arrival quick consolidate, and O.C. send reports. |
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*''Water'' (special) in paraffin tins in [[Authuille Wood]].<ref>Tin baths full of water were also placed in the wood but were speedily shelled to pieces.</ref> |
*''Water'' (special) in paraffin tins in [[Authuille Wood]].<ref group="lower-alpha">Tin baths full of water were also placed in the wood but were speedily shelled to pieces.</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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[[Category:Record of the 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale)]] |
[[Category:Record of the 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale)]] |