Wednesday 13th
September 1916: From our Correspondent in
the Field
Today the 6th
Division has relieved 56th (London) Division in Leuze Wood. As soon as they
arrived, in the early morning, 18th Brigade assaulted the strongpoint east of
Guillemont and north of the wood called the Quadrilateral, where the attack by
the Londoners was halted on 9th. The line of the road from Ginchy to Leuze Wood
was occupied but the Quadrilateral itself remained un-reached due to the
intensity of fire from its defenders.
The unlucky
8th Battalion was involved in this attack. The adjutant told me that Captain
Steyer with B Company co-operated with 18th Brigade. These men managed to bomb
their way about 100 yards along a German trench causing considerable casualties
to the enemy.
The attack
was repeated at six o’clock this evening with two platoons of C Company
assisting the 18th Brigade in a frontal attack. This attack is now dying down
since, once again, it is impossible to get near the enemy position.
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