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Between 3.30 pm & 4.30 pm     18.2.15     VERBRANDEN MOLEN
Company Sgt Mjr ELUIDGE with much difficulty went down ? trench and got within 20x of a house in which some Germans were signalling from, in an endeavour to see a sniper who had been shooting at men in Y1 trench, when he got up to the house, he discovered a man signalling who he shot. This caused a considerable outburst of fire. -

 
4 pm     18.2.15         "
About 15x to 20x of a trench was blown down and totally destroyed by German mortars. As soon as this was done, a party of 30 to 40 of the Enemy rushed out of their trench unarmed (as far as could be ascertained, with the idea of throwing Bombs) "C" Company in P2 trench under Lieut GAUNTLETT at once opened rapid fire on them, from what could be seen, only 2 men escaped. -
The order to the O. C. support, to send one Company to Battn head quarters was cancelled. -
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4.40 pm     18.2.15         "
The O.C. B Company reported that everything was alright but wished to have some Royal Engineers to help repair the Breaches that had been made. -

 
5.30 pm     18.2.15         "
All was Reported quiet to Brigade head quarters. -

 
8.30 pm     18.2.15         "
Fatigue parties belonging to the K.O.Y.L.I. arrived at Battalion headquarters bringing barbed wire, sand bags, very lights, gabions etc. These were sent up to the Companies. -

 
9.30 pm     18.2.15         "
All was Reported quiet to Brigade headquarters. -