21st August 1916
On the 21st
about 5-30 am. The Germans made a weak attack against Barricade near 31 which
was easily repelled. Between then and 12 noon we made three attempts to occupy
31. We occupied 31 for a short time but were bombed out. At 12 noon “B” Company
had orders to take the line 31-51. Orders for this attack were received very
late and the Company commander only had 50 minutes to get his men into
position. They consequently started late and failed to reach their objective.
About 6 pm. “C”
Company took over front line from “A” Company. “D” Company moved up in support
and “A” and “B” were withdrawn.
Night of 21st/22nd
was quiet.
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