2nd Battalion War Diary, December 1914 (view source)
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|At about 11am Major Warren received orders from 20th Brigade for 2 companies 2nd Border Regt. to attack enemy's trenches at 6.30 pm/ 2 companies of Scots Guards attacking their front at 6pm. In the trenches at about 2.30 pm Captain C. Lamb DSO, was informed by Lieut. Sampson B Company that B & D Companies would attack at 6.30pm. At about 3pm Major G.E. Warren arrived at the trenches with Captain H.A. Askew and B and D companies. Major Warren gave orders that A & C Companies were to make attack not B & D Companies. The left was to be the road running SE of LA CORDONNIERE FARM, and the right to be the Scots Guards whose left was the SAILLY-FRAMELLES ROAD. This necessitated the moving of the whole of C Company to the right - A Company also moving their position. B and D companies were to get behind each man of A & C Companies and help them out of the trenches. The companies were not in position until well after dark and consequently no one knew exactly their correct front or point of attack. At 6.15pm the companies advanced – strength about 300 men. Both A & C Companies reached the enemy's trenches <s>reached the enemy's trenches</s> being fired on the whole time crossing the intervening distance between trenches – about 150 yards. Many casualties occurred in this advance, some of our men being hit by our own Artillery, which opened fire at the same time. Owing to our Artillery fire the Companies withdrew about 50 yards, lay down and waited for orders. The order came after about 1 hour to advance again. The Companies did so but the attack failed and they retired to our own trenches and lay down in front of them. Major Warren then collected the remnants of A & C Companies and brought up 2 platoons of B Company under
Casualties. Capt C. Lamb DSO and 2nd Lt. N. Castle were wounded in first advance – Captain H.A. Askew<ref>Capt. Henry Adam Askew, Mentioned in Despatched, died 19/12/1914 aged 33. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. Son of Mrs. E. A. Askew and the late Canon Askew; husband of Winifred Askew. Served in the South African campaign.</ref> being killed on top of enemy's trenches (Captain Lamb<ref>Capt. Cameron Lamb, DSO. Died 29/12/1914 age 35. Buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery. Son of the late Sir John Cameron Lamb, C.B., C.M.G. and Lady Lamb.</ref> died of his wounds 11 days later) Lieut. M.S.N. Kennedy was wounded in second advance. Total casualties Other Ranks:- <s>40</s> 123.
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