Wednesday 14th March 1917 from
our correspondent in the field
Last night
around 8 pm C Company of the 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment was ordered
to occupy the sunken road from the “star crossroads” (where five roads meet as
shown on the map above) north-west to the railway line and and so connect with
62nd Brigade on the left. A and B companies were ordered to move up in close
support.
By 1 am the sunken
road was occupied by C Company under the very able leadership of Lieutenant Steel.
D Company was also in the line on the right of C Company, with A and B
Companies in close support. The shelling was very heavy and there was intense
machine gun fire. These positions have been held all day by the companies
concerned
