Monday 26th November
1917
On the night
of 24th/25th two battalions of 54th (East Anglian) Division, assisted by the
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade tried to cross the River Yarkon near Jaffa
to drive out the Turks. The attack was unsuccessful. The adjutant of the 1st/5th
Bedfords has wired and it does not appear that they took part in the attack. He
does note, however, that a Turkish officer was captured yesterday as he made a
visit to a well which was rather too close to one of the Battalion’s picquets.
A line of posts had been made to prevent Palestinians moving backwards and
forwards through the Battalion’s line. This was proclaimed in both nearby villages,
there was also a proclamation to the effect that if any Turks were hidden by
inhabitants of the villages, the villagers would be held responsible and
hanged.
The 8th
Battalion are bidding a fond farewell to the front line near Cambrai. They are
in the process of being relieved and will move back to the support line near
Ribecourt which they helped to capture six days ago.
Fighting for
Bourlon Wood still goes on, without much real success.
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