Friday, 10 June 2016

10th June 1916 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary routine; 180 men on fatigue during the day.
2nd Battalion – Weather clearing up. Usual fatigues.
Officers 37.    Other Ranks 933.
2/4th Battalion – 
1/5th Battalion – 8.15pm Lieut E.W. Mountford & 30 N.C.O’s & men proceeded down river to try & surprise some smuggling they returned unsuccessfully at 11.45pm. A garrison concert was held in the Battn lines.
1/6th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & continued training.
7th Battalion – BRONFAY FARM.
All Coys on fatigue for R.E. 1 O.R. wounded rifle bullet. Lieut A.J. Haggard rejoined the Batt from M.G. course.
8th Battalion – 
10th Battalion – Trenches - Quiet
11th Battalion – 4.30pm The enemy bombarded GLASGOW REDOUBT with Ariel torpedoes and 16 pounders in retaliation for an intense bombardment of a work they were completing opposite 124th Infy Brigade.
Casualties – Capt C.J.Hogan slightly wounded. O.R. 1 killed and 3 wounded. At 12 midnight 10/11th June a patrol of 3 men under Lieut Milne and 1 officer and 2 men of the Australian tunnelling company crossed to the RED HOUSE where it was supposed that tunnelling operations were in progress. It was found to be unguarded and was blown up with 50 lbs of ammonal.

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