Tuesday 8th
August 1916 From our Correspondent in the
Field
Just after
midnight this morning 17th Division managed to finally advance the British line
north of the village on Longueval. Delville Wood, however, is still not fully
in our hands.
The main fighting today has been, once more, for the
village of Guillemont, which readers may recall was attacked by 30th Division,
including 2nd Bedfords, on 30th July. The 55th (West Lancashire) Division
carried out the attack at 4.20 this morning in conjunction with the French
army. The French attack did not get so far as Maltz Horn Farm but the 55th
Division succeeded in penetrating the Guillemont defences. However, the Germans
managed to isolate those who had got into the village. I believe there will be
an attack on the village tonight to try to link of with these men. 2nd Division
also attacked to the north of the railway line which curved around the northern
edge of the village and Guillemont Station was captured.
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