Quiet night & day. A few shells on our Support line during the day.
Heavy rain in evening. Trenches in bad state.
2nd August- TRENCHES
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1st August- TRENCHES-SUCRERIE- MAILLY MAILLET.
‘A’ Coy shelled during the night without damage. Fine day. 126th Battery R.F.A. covers our front.
31st July- Trenches
Quiet night & day. Draft of 115 men joined from base & 2nd Lieut S.H.Dowson, C.B.Sharpe & D.H.Willis. Casualties today 1 killed.
Up to this date the following numbers of Officers & men have passed through Battalion.
Officers served with Battalion 93.
Killed & believed killed 20.
Wounded 23.
Missing and prisoners of war 9.
Approximate Nos of NCOs & men 3638 [i.e.served with the Battalion]
Killed 3245
Wounded 1060.
Missing & prisoners of war 381.
30th July- Trenches
Quiet day, a little artillery firing during the night. ‘A’ Coy’s line being shelled but without damage. Fine. No casualties.
29th July- Trenches
Quiet night and day. Our artillery took over from the French. Work continued on trenches. Fine. No casualties.
28th July- Trenches
Quiet night & day. Work commenced on the Trenches. 1 man wounded. Continue reading
27th July- Trenches
Very quiet, a few ‘Little Willies’ but retaliation from 75’s soon ended any trouble from the Booches [sic]. Rain in evening. No casualties.
26th July- TRENCHES- SUCRERIE, MAILLY-MAILLET
Lieut Elkington wounded at 7am. by a Sniper. Quiet day. 3 killed 2 wounded.
25th July- BERTRANCOURT
HQ & Coy Officers visited trenches near SUCRERIE, MAILLY- MAILLET at 4 am. Battalion moved off at 8 pm. & took over trenches from the French, relief completed by 9 pm. Continue reading
24th July- BERTRANCOURT
Inspection in the streets of the village by General Munro, Comdg 3rd Army at 3.30pm. Fine day.