Sunday 30th
December 1917
With two days
of 1917 to go, the enemy evidently felt some sort of show of aggressive intent
was in order. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment is in the trenches near Villers-Plouich
on the Cambrai battlefield. They moved up to the line at one hour’s notice
owing to an enemy attack on 63rd (Royal Naval) Division’s front on Welsh Ridge.
The enemy
attack was in some force and was assisted by the Germans being dressed in
white, camouflage which was very successful in blending in to the snowy
conditions. They managed to get into the front line trenches and they hold them
still. These trenches were in something of a salient into the German lines so
it is likely that the divisional commander will write them off.
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