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5 pm     5.2.15     CHATEAU ROSENTAL
The Battn received orders to move to LA FERME ST MAURICE immediately and attack the trenches which had been captured. -

 
7 pm     5.2.15     FERME ST MAURICE
The Battalion arrived at LA FERME ST MAURICE at 7pm and was placed in reserve. An attacking column having been formed by the K. O. Yorkshire Light Infantry, some of the East Yorkshire Regt & D Company 1st York & Lancaster Regt. -

 
3.30 am     6.2.15     LE FERME ST MAURICE
The trench which it was intended to attack could not be found and the Battalion relieved the East Yorkshire Regt. from the trenches. -
[See appendix No. 3 for position of companies]

 
8 am 5.2.15 to 8 am 6.2.15
The casualties during previous 24 hours were     killed 4 2CO's and men     wounded Captain G H WEDGWOOD (slightly in the head) and 6 men. -
The difficulties of this part of the country are worthy of note the trenches were badly made and very wet those occupied by D Company had practically no parapit and the water in most places was up to the mens knees those of the other companies were not so bad in this respect. - The woods in rear held a few snipers who were troublesome, also passage through the woods except on roads was very difficult. Artillery fire had knocked down so many branches of trees that the whole place