26.10.1916 BELLACOURT: Captain & Adjutant CB Johnson rejoined from England.
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26th: A quit day. In the morning the Duke of Devonshire inspected the 5th Battalion & visited the 6th Battn Headquarters in the line.
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25.10.1916 BELLACOURT: Lt Col. GD GOODMAN CMG returned from Divisional School. Relieved 5th BATTN in RIGHT SECTOR.
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4am: Early in the morning we stopped the enemy working in front of Blaireville Wood by Lewis gun fire.
7.30am: 6th & 8th Battalions relieved the 5th & 7th in the front line. The 5th returning to BAILLEUVAL.
10.15pm: In order to cooperate in a raid carried out by 137th Infantry Brigade on our right, a bombardment of the German BLOCKHOUSE was continued for 30 minutes. Our left group RA, one 2″ trench mortar & a stokes mortar, which was brought into action in the RAVINE cooperated. The enemy retaliated with several batteries of 77 & 4.2 howitzers & several trench mortars on both our sectors. Some damage being done to trenches.
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24.10.1916 BELLACOURT: MAJOR SAXBY to Hospital.
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24th: A very quite day. Weather became mild and wet.
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23rd: Situation normal. Night extremely cold.
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22.10.1916 Bellacourt: 2/Lieut JGJ HUTTON rejoined with 4 other ranks from Base.
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22nd: Situation normal. Night extremely cold.
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21st: A few trench mortars fired by both sides in our left sector.
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20th: A very quite day. One of our aeroplanes was forced to descend close behind our support line near BLAMONT. The enemy shelled the machine intermittetently making very poor shooting.
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19.10.1916 Trenches: Relieved by 5th Battn and went back into Bde Reserve at BELLACOURT.
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9.30am: German field battery fired about 25 rounds into left sector trenches.
11.30am: Our howitzers shelled enemy trenches in front of BLAIREVILLE with effect.
7pm: 5th & 7th Battalions relieved relieved 6th & 8th Battalion in the front line – the latter returning to BAILLEULVAL.
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Tom Beswick, a stone quarryman from Peak Dale and a pre-War Territorial in “B” Company was admitted to the North Midland Field Ambulance, 43rd Casualty Clearing Station and 2nd Canadian General Hosptial suffering from sycosis (inflammation of hair follicles). He was later transferred to England for treatment. Tom returned to France with the 33rd Reinforcement in April 1917.
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18th: Situation normal.
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17th: A very quite day.
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