As it was
arranged that our trench in the
Wood was parallel to and facing the opposite
way to the front line of the 99th Brigade in the
wood. Our
line was therefore to be used as a
reserve line for the attack.
The bombardment
began about 5am on
the morning of the 28th and there was an incessant
stream of shells firing over from there onwards all
day. The assault was some time after 7am
and the fighting continued all day. The objective
was to clear the wood, and it was practically
successful, as only about 100 yards of the far
side remained in German hands. We came in
for a good deal of shelling, and were able to
help in supplying ammunition of which there
was a shortage. "C" Company carried it up and we
procured it from battalion HQ and sent it to
"C" Company. The signallers had a terrible time that
day and were continually out mending the
wire which they kept in order nearly the whole
time. They did splendid work and without
their communication the ammunition would
not have been supplied so quickly.
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