Wednesday 5th
December 1917
Early this
morning 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment started to withdraw under cover of
their outposts as ordered by brigade headquarters. This was carried out by
companies from the left, each company sending word when they had got clear of
their position.
By 2 a.m. all
companies reported that they were clear and Battalion Headquarters then moved
back leaving the Royal Engineers to destroy the dug-outs which would be occupied by the enemy. The Battalion then marched by companies to
billets in Ribecourt, where a quiet spell was spent, according to the adjutant.
At 3.15 p.m.
orders were received that the battalion would move at dusk from Ribecourt to
Ridge Trench and Ridge Support Trench shown in pink on the map below. At 5.45 they moved off by companies at
100 yards interval and expect to reach their new positions by about nine o’clock
tonight.
Source: X550/9/1
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