Thursday 8th
February 1917 from our correspondent in
the field
The 1st Field
Company, East Anglian Royal Engineers is in and around Aveluy Wood, north of
Albert on the banks of the River Ancre. Its adjutant reports that it is supplying
skilled labour to the Divisional Hutting Officer, making brushwood mats and
cutting timber in the wood.
The Company’s
other task is preparing Bangalore torpedoes for use of 6th Infantry Brigade,
erecting a camouflage screen at Courcellette and the establishment of wire dump
near front line. These activities suggest an attack somewhere in the vicinity
of Courcelette soon(1)
Source: WW1/WD3
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