Day Twenty Four on the Somme

Monday 24th July 1916 From our Correspondent in the Field

Early this morning the Australians again made attacks at Pozières, trying to push up from the village to trenches north and east of the village. The British 1st Division also attacked on the Australians’ right. In both cases some small successes have been achieved, we understand.

We have been told that these battles around Pozières may hold the key to the battle as a whole. The area around the village stretching north-west to the hamlet of Thiepval is the highest in the area and will give a commanding view of German positions to north and east. This will allow our artillery to register more successfully on their targets which should make further attacks easier.