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WAR DIARY
of
1st Battalion The York & Lancaster Regt.

 
Vol. 2    page 23

 

 

Trench
Length in Yds
No of rifles
36
290
102
37
61
30
33 34 35 *
595
246
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946
378
K.O.Y.L.I.
in support =
107
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946
485

* Shown in detail on page 21

In Companies with the Royal Artillery the following arrangement for support had been arranged by K. O. S. B.'s - The Code word Short Range would direct the 75th Battery R.F.A. to fire on a German Battery located about 1500x (approx.) in front of 36 trench - The Code word Shell would direct the 75th R.F.A. to fire on a German "?????"

 
5.30 am     27.2.15     VERBRANDED MOLEN
Following message sent to Brigade headquarters "All quiet nothing to report

 
8 am         "         "
Casualties during previous 24 hours one man wounded -

 
11.30 am         "         "
Following message sent to Brigade headquarters "All quiet nothing to report -

 
8.50 pm         "         "
Report. - Owing to the length of the Connecting trench between 36 & 37 ...