Thursday 30th
September 1915: Whilst the fighting at Loos has been raging those veterans of
Mons, le Cateau, the Marne, First Battle of Ypres and Hill 60, the 1st
Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment have been enjoying themselves in a quiet part
of the line – the area newly taken over from the French just north of the River
Somme.
They have
been sending out constant patrols at night to observe the enemy, learn what
work they are undertaking and damage their defences wherever possible. The
Battalion has erected numerous dummy sniper posts in the hope of attracting
enemy sniper fire, which may be observed and answered, thus making the hunters
into the hunted. The adjutant tells us: “The dummy posts attract a gratifying
amount of attention from the enemy's marksmen”. Since 25th of September, the
day the Battle of Loos opened, the Battalion has lost one man killed and two
wounded.
Source: X550/2/5
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