Friday 15th
March 1918
During the
night of 13th/14th March, a platoon from D Company, 1st/5th Battalion,
Bedfordshire Regiment at Mejdel Yaba(1) salvaged about a hundred shells. These
were probably left by a Turkish mountain gun battery which is known to have
been somewhere in the vicinity. Meanwhile the companies in the line worked on
their defences - sangars - small enclosures made of rocks.
The Bedfords
are in the line with 75th Division, a mixed formation of units from the British
Army and Indian Army. Just before dusk it was reported by Outram’s Rifles(2),
on the right, that the enemy were concentrating in front of C Company. A patrol
was immediately sent out but could find no trace of the enemy. At the same time
a British aeroplane was dropping lights and firing tracer bullets about 1500 yards
to the north of the nearby Wadi Rabah. The 'plane did not leave until quite
dark. Patrols were sent out to the wadi at dusk and returned about 9 p.m.
having found it to be all clear of the enemy.
Source: X550/6/8
(1) Now Rosh
Haayin
(2) Formerly 23rd Regiment, Bombay Infantry
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