2nd Apr 1918
Left Warloy 7-30pm and relieved the 7th Border Regiment in right Battalion area of left Brigade sector - 35th Brigade on right (dividing line Albert - Bouzincourt Road) 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on left (junction about W.21.a.8.8)
3rd Apr 1918
Line Organised as follows:
B Coy - Right front Coy
D Coy - I Platoon
A Coy - Centre Coy
C Coy - Left front Coy
Line Quiet
4th Apr 1918
Bouzincourt: Increase in enemy shelling on Divisional front. Captain L. Fenton wounded
5th Apr 1918
Bouzincourt: 4am - Received warning of probability of attack at dawn
7am - Heavy Barrage came down on Batteries on line in front of Bouzincourt and on front sytem of trenches.
Intense barrage opened further south where attack developed earlier but spread further north and culminated at 9.30am in intense T.M. [Trench Mortar] barrage and all calibre shells on whole system
9-30am - Enemy launched attacks along whole Brigade front. These were repulsed at all points. Enemy advanced in close formation 3 different times against out left and centre Companies but were repulsed each time with the help of the 9th Royal Fusilier
10am - the situation appeared to be normal
12 noon - a heavy barrage again opened up on whole system and enemy succeeded in entering trenches held by centre and left Companies. The position of right Company and I Platoon D Company remained intact.
2.30pm - Commanding Officer sent up remaining 3 Platoons of Reserve Coy to try to restore the situation. The side of the slope which the Company had to advance was exposted to intense M.G. fireand the Company suffered 50 casualties including the Company Commander Capt J.R. West MC and Lieut A.G. Punnett. The company reached the line of the support trench and dug themselves in there.
The situation remained obscure but reports were received from the O.C. 9th Royal Fusiliers (whose front remained intact) that he was gradually re-occupying the line held by our left Company, till at 6pm he was holding the original front line for 300 yards S of his original boundary. This left a gap of about 600 yards still occupied by the enemy or under his control.
8.15pm - Officer Commandined decided to deliver a counter attack with two companies 7th Royal Sussex Regiment at dusk. This attack was delivered under a barrage at 8.15pm but was only partially successful owing to the intense M.G. fire om the ridge which had to be crossed. END
