| Hour, date, Place |
Summery
of Events and Information |
Remarks and references to
Appendices |
May 12th
Dug Out SE of BREILIN |
All preparation
having been made to take over trenches near HOOGE, a
change of orders necessitated on moving off at 7:30 pm
to take over un-reconnoitred trenches 1/2 mile East of
POITIJZE from the Buffs noted all movement near trenches
impossible in daylight.
|
2/Lt. Blofeld killed and 5 O/R casualties. |
May 13th
3:00 am |
Trenches were held by Regiment as follows:-
In I.6. (a & c) = 2 Sqns = 170 Rifles
In I.5.b = 1 Sqn = 85 Rifles |
*** 2nd Life Guards had dumped their Machine Guns in
POITIJZE, according to Sir Morgan Compton (Signals
Officer, 2 LG) at around 7:00 pm of the 12th in POITIJZE |
| 4:00 am |
A violent
artillery bombardment was opened by the enemy AAA This
continued till 7:15 am save two feeble Infantry attacks
were replused. |
|
| 7:15 am |
An artillery
officer reported that the men were falling back from our
front on our support trench owing to both our flanks
becoming exposed. Our support trench very quickly became
untenable owing to the enemy having worked onto the
right and left flanks. This necessitated a further
retirement on to the G.H.Q. line. The very heavy
shell fire prevented our efforts to reform a line during
the above retirement. But the regiment was reformed in
the GHQ line by 8:30 am where it remained in support
till 7:30 pm. Colonel Ferguson was wounded just as he
reformed the regiment in the GHQ line. |
|
| 2:30 pm |
It should be
noted that a party of 2 officers and forty five men was
despatched with entrenching tools at 2:30 pm in support
of a counter attack being made by the 10th Hussars along
the YPRES - FREZENBERG ROAD. This party later helped to
repel a counter attack made by the enemy on the 10th
Hussars. |
|
| 7:30 pm |
The Regiment
(Less above party of 2 officers 7 Forty five men) was
moved up to fill a gap on the left of the 6th Cav Bde &
occupied a trench line along road running NW in I.5.c. |
|
May 14th
3:00 am |
The Regiment
was now withdrawn to GHQ line the gap as above been
taken over by the Durham Light Infantry. Major Torrin
took over command. The regiment remained in support
dugouts just South of the YPRES - ZONNEBEKE ROAD in GHQ
line approximate to POITIJZE. |
|
POITIJZE
8:30 pm |
The Brigade was
relieved by a Brigade of the 2nd Cavalry Division and
moved back through YPRES just South of VLAMERTINGHE
railway station about 12:30 am |
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