Casualties in the 4th SAI up to 10th Oct:-
| Killed | Wounded | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Other ranks | 24 | 98 | 5 |
- 14th to 17th Oct
Camped at High Wood
Parties employed in :-- Burying dead men and horses
- Dugouts
- Digging front line trenches
- 18th Oct
12pm 120 men under Captain Ross sent to support the attack by the 1st SAI on The Tail. Asked to perform a bombing attack on Snag Trench - 19th Oct
4th SAI relieved by 6th King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Proceeded to Mametz Wood
Small parties of Captain Ross’s raiding party returned
The raiding party expedition led by Captain Ross was not successful. - Total of 1150 casualties across the SA Brigade including 45 officers had been incurred between 9th and 19th October.
- 20th to 26th Oct
The KOSBs had only slightly more success than the SAI regiments
Camped at Mametz Wood
Providing working parties - 2nd Dec
Major General Furse G.O.C. 9th (Scottish) Division deprived of his command being superseded by Brigadier General H.T. Lukin (formerly O.C. South African Brigade)
Lt.Col. F.S. Dawson (formerly of the 1st SAI) promoted to command the South African Brigade
The Butte de Warlencourt was never captured during the Battle of the Somme
Further reading
Wikipedia article about the attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt.
Pyramids and Poppies The 1st Infantry Brigade in Libya, France and Flanders 1915-1919 by Peter K.A. Digby. §16 The Butte de Warlencourt
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