12.10.1916 LONDON GAZETTE: CAPT R SAXBY to be Temporary Major d/- 5.9.1916.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

12th: A few more 77mm fired on to own left sector support line during the morning. Lancaster Sap and the front line shelled by a heavy trench mortar & field gun in the afternoon.

A Brigade Assault Competition held at BASSEUX in the afternoon. See here Pages from WO-95-2692-6

A combined bombardment of the enemy’s front line & Communication trenches carried out by 18 Pdrs and stokes mortars from times during the night.

Enemy appeared to be ——- and opened a prompt & fairly heavy fire from trench mortars.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]