A Short History of the 6th Division: Aug. 1914-March 1919
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A Short History of the 6th Division: Aug. 1914-March 1919
Great Britain. Army. Division, 6th; World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
13. Attack by 71st Infantry Brigade on Quadrilateral
unsuccessful--renewed in evening but only partially successful.
15. _General attack_ by 16th and 71st Infantry Brigades--6th
Divisional objective beyond the Quadrilateral--attack
failed--renewed in evening and failed again.
16. 18th Infantry Brigade into line in relief of 71st Infantry
Brigade.
18. Fresh attack on Quadrilateral after bombardment by 16th and 18th
Infantry Brigades--successful.
19. Relieved.
21. Into line again.
25. _General attack_--6th Division on Lesboeufs, and south to
Morval--by 16th and 18th Infantry Brigades, with 71st Infantry
Brigade in reserve--successful--over 500 prisoners.
30. Relieved by 20th Division.
Oct. 8-9. Into line relieving 20th Division.
12. _General attack_--6th Division towards Le Transloy--by
18th and 71st Infantry Brigades--16th Infantry Brigade in
reserve--unsuccessful.
15. Attack renewed--partially successful.
18. Fresh attack by 71st Infantry Brigade--only partially
successful on left.
20. Relieved--to Corbie.
28. Assembled in reserve to I Corps.
Nov. 25. Into line on Canal Sector, La Bassee.
During Dec. Side-slipped slightly to south.
1917.
Jan. 26. 1st West Yorks raid (6 officers and 160 other ranks under
Capt. Trimble) in Cambrin Sector--five prisoners.
29. 8th Bedford Regiment raid (C Company--150--under Capt. Brewster)
in Hohenzollern Sector--two prisoners.
Feb. 4. Enemy raided 1st West Yorks and captured a Lewis gun and a
prisoner.
Feb. 9. 2nd Sherwood Foresters raid (6 officers and 100 other
ranks under Major Wylie) in Quarries Sector under smoke barrage
by Special Co. R.E.--20 dug-outs blown in--about 60 enemy
killed and wounded--8 prisoners.
10. 2nd D.L.I. raid (3 officers and 38 other ranks) on Mad
Point--over 30 enemy dead counted--1 prisoner brought in
--several dug-outs destroyed.
12. 71st Infantry Brigade scouting party raid partly successful
only--one machine-gun entrenchment blown in.
15. Enemy attempted raid in Hohenzollern Sector repulsed by artillery
and machine-gun fire--one enemy identification made.
16-17. Relieved by 21st Division--to Bethune--Busnes--Robecq.
Mar. 2-4. Into line Loos Sector--from Double Crassier to Railway
Alley.
18. Enemy carried out several simultaneous raids--that on 2nd York
and Lancasters dispersed by Lewis-gun fire--that on Buffs
repulsed after hand-to-hand fighting--that on 1st West
Yorks penetrated and captured one Lewis gun and six men.
19. Enemy raided 2nd York and Lancasters--unsuccessful--two
Germans killed in our trenches.
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