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  • #31
    Monday 24th July 1916. Day 24

    Pozieres

    Both sides shelled Pozieres all day, the British bombarding OG1 and 2 while the Germans shelled the Australians in the village.
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    • #32
      Tuesday 25th July 1916. Day 25

      Pozieres

      At 2am the 5th Australian Bn captured OG1 south of the railway and moved on to OG2. After a heavy exchange of grenades the Australians fell back to OG1. On the right the 10th and 19th Bns attacked Munster Alley between OG1 and OG2. The 10th captured a strongpoint on the OG1 junction and the Germans were pushed back along Munster Alley as far as OG2. The 8th and 11th Bns pushed north and linked up at the cemetery north of the village.

      After dark 2nd Australian Div relieved the 1st Australian Div in Pozieres. In three days the Australians had lost 5,285 men.

      Guillemont

      3rd Div was relieved by 2nd Div.
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      • #33
        Wednesday 26th July 1916. Day 26

        Pozieres

        1/7th Royal Warwickshire Regt of 48th Div linked up with the 2nd Australian Div in the north of Pozieres shortly after midnight.

        At 3am a company of 20th Bn (5 Bde) attempted unsuccessfully to raid OG1.

        In the afternoon, 17th Bn and the bombers of the 18th began fighting in Munster Alley.

        23rd Div relieved 1st Div in the line between Pozieres and Bazentin Le Petit.
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        • #34
          Thursday 27th July 1916. Day 27

          Pozieres

          1/8th Royal Warwickshire Regt of 48th Div bombed forward north of Pozieres as far as a track running from Ovillers to Courcelette.

          17th and 18th Australian Bns continued inconclusive bombing in Munster Alley.

          Delville Wood

          At 7.10am after a one hour barrage on Delville Wood the 1st Bn, KRRC and 23rd Bn, Royal Fusiliers of 99 Bde, 2nd Div began their advance from the south. By 9am they had occupied a line 50 yards from the northern edge of the wood. At 9.30am a German attack forced back the right side of the line slightly so that it ran just east of King St.

          In conjunction with 2nd Div, 1st Norfolk Regt and 1st Bedfordshire Regt of 15 Bde, 5th Div attacked the west end of the wood and Longueval village. The Bedfords linked up with 2nd Div in the northern end of the wood. Longueval was occupied almost as far as treet>Duke Sttreet>.

          That night 17th Middlesex and 2nd South Staffords (6 Bde) relieved 99 Bde. 95 Bde relieved 15 Bde.
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          • #35
            Friday 28th July 1916. Day 28

            Delville Wood

            6 Bde fought off a German attack at 9.30pm.

            95 Bde occupied treet>Duke Sttreet>.
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            • #36
              Saturday 29th July 1916. Day 29

              Pozieres

              7 Bde, 2nd Australian Div overran OG1 with three battalions- 25th, 26th and 28th – in the south of Pozieres. Halted by wire when they advanced on OG2 they were driven back to the start line. In the north of the village 23rd Bn of 6 Bde overshot their objective and were halted by their own barrage.They had to pull back over part of their own captured ground as they were out-flanked by the Germans who had driven back 7 Bde. At the end of the day the 23rd was left holding a narrow salient north of Pozieres pointing towards Mouquet Farm.

              High Wood

              1/4th Seaforth Highlanders of 51st Highland Div attempted to take a strongpointat the eastern corner of the wood with no success.

              Bazentin Le Petit

              10th Bn, The Duke of Wellington’s Regt attacked at night along Gloster Alley, reaching to within 25 yards of the Switch Line by Dawn.

              Delville Wood

              12th Glosters and 1st East Surreys attacked in Longueval. The Glosters occupied a line 500 yards north of Duke St while the Surreys made no progress.
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              • #37
                Sunday 30th July 1916. Day 30

                High Wood

                A three battalion attack from 153 Bde, 51st Highland Div on the south eastern corner of High Wood and treet>Wood Lanetreet> commenced at 6pm. It was unsuccessful and the survivors dug in 200 yards in front of the start line.

                Simultaneously 19th Div attacked towards the Switch Line west of High Wood under cover of a smokescreen. 7th Bn, the King’s Own and 10th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt captured the eastern half of Intermediate Trench but failed to advance further. On the left flank 10th Worcesters and 8th Glosters weren’t even that successful.

                Delville Wood

                In conjunction with the attack on High Wood and the Switch Line, 5th Div renewed the assault in Longueval. 2nd Bn, Kings Own Scottish Borderers managed to get one company through Delville Wood where they dug in. The rest of the company was halted by shelling. In the same brigade (13 Bde) 14th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt, was halted by MG fire. Reinforcements by three more battalions failed to renew the advance.

                Trones Wood

                2nd Ox& Bucks LI and 24th Fusiliers (5 Bde, 2nd Div) attacked Guillemont Station from Waterlot Farm but were forced to withdraw.

                30th Div attacked Guillemont from the trenches south of Trones Wood at 4.45am. A company of 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regt with a company from the French 153rd Inf Regt captured Maltz Horn Farm. 20th Bn King’s Regt pushed forward through the German front line as far as the road running south from Guillemont to Hardecourt. Here they consolidated with the help of 17th Bn King’s Regt. The 19th Bn King’s Regt advanced as far as the south east corner of Guillemont but retreated later in the day in the belief that they were surrounded. 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers (90 Bde) made it into the village consolidated and fought off a counterattack before being surrounded and over-run. The remainder of 90 Bde was beaten back by MG fire.
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                • #38
                  Monday 31st July 1916. Day 31

                  High Wood

                  34th Div relieved 19th Div.

                  Trones Wood

                  55th Div relieved 30th and 35th Divs.
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                  • #39
                    Tuesday 1st August 1916. Day 32

                    Delville Wood

                    17th Div relieved 5th Div in Longueval and Delville Wood.
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                    • #40
                      Wednesday 2nd August 1916. Day 33

                      High Wood

                      16th Royal Scots (101 Bde, 34th Div) spent the early morning attempting to bomb westward along Intermediate Trench with no success. At 11pm another attempt gained 100yds of trench.

                      In the wood itself 51st Highland Div began sapping towards the Switch Line and also towards treet>Wood Lanetreet>. III Corps took over responsibility for the line west of High Wood from 51st Highland Div which was part of XV Corps.
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                      • #41
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                        • #42
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                          • #43
                            Thursday 3rd August 1916. Day 34

                            Authuille

                            West of Pozieres 12th Div sent two battalions- 8th Royal Fusiliers and 6th Buffs- into action at 11pm against the enemy in a trench called treet>Fourth Avenuetreet>. They captured the south west part of the trench and a strongpoint in it. Bombers from both battalions made their way into Ration Trench.
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                            • #44
                              Friday 4th August 1916. Day 35

                              Authuille

                              Another night attack saw 7th Royal Sussex and 9th Royal Fusiliers make a frontal assault on Ration Trench while 8th Royal Fusiliers bombed up along it from the left flank. Further left again 37 Bde of the 12th Div captured the part of Ration Trench in it’s sector.

                              Pozieres

                              The 2nd Australian Division renewed the offensive in Pozieres. At 9.15pm the 18th, 5th (tate>New South Walestate>) and 20th Bns captured the length of OG1 south east of the treet>Bapaume Roadtreet>. OG2 was captured after heavy fighting. Consolidation was difficult.

                              North of the Bapaume Road 7 Bde captured OG1 and OG2 south of the Courcelette Track and consolidated just beyond OG2. The 23rd Bn failed to advance to the OG lines north of the track.

                              The Germans counterattacked unsuccessfully through the night.

                              South of Pozieres the 13th Durham Light Infantry advanced 60 yards by bombing along Munster Alley. A frontal attack on Torr Trench (which led into OG2) failed and The Australians blocked the trench entrance.
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                              • #45
                                Saturday 5th August 1916. Day 36

                                Pozieres

                                The Germans launched a heavy attack on the Australian 7 Bde at 4am. 27th and 28th Bns, having driven the Germans back, advanced and dug in on OG2 and around the windmill. At 5am, on the right flank, 26 Bde fought off another German assault.

                                High Wood

                                The Germans recaptured 50 yards of Intermediate Trench from 34th Div.
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