- 5th May
Moved via Blangy bridge to Tray, Trash and Tree trenches north of St. Laurent Blangy - 6th May
Moved up to Green Line north of Fampoux
Intermittent shelling of trenches all day - 7th May
Intermittent shelling
Battalion holding the 26th Brigade’s front line - 8th May
Practice barrage on enemy trenches opposite
Retaliatory barrage from the enemy - 9th May
Intermittent shelling
Another practice barrage but this time with little retaliation
Allied aeroplane came down near Cadiz - 10th May
Intermittent shelling
Shelling enemy opposite Gavrelle
Enemy retaliated
Barrage exchanges all evening
Relief postponed - 11th May
Relieved by 9th Duke of Wellington (West Riding)
Returned to Arras
Billeted at the “Y” Huts (Etrun)
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