No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].

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We were relieved last night MAY 6th by our 8th Battalion. On the same night I was one of the funeral party for 8 of our men who got done in by a shell, all reserve machine gunners and one signaller, one of them was out of our Company.

[1415 Cpl. Alfred Afford]

6th May 1915. We had no cases this day. We were relieved by the 8ths at night getting home about 2 a.m. The casualty list up to date for 6th Battalion was 25 killed and 53 wounded admitted into hospital. This did not include those slightly wounded.

[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]

May 6th. Nice day again. Our artillery fairly active & also grenade throwing on both sides. Lot of rifle fire about 11 p.m. when 8th came in to relief us, one of their officers being wounded. Soup at Locre.

[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]

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George Potter’s record of men killed includes 2 men who died of the wounds at the base hospital (which aren to included in the War Diary record). The number of wounded is also slightly higher that the War Diary.