The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 2 of 3Ponsonby, Frederick
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The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 2 of 3
Ponsonby, Frederick
Great Britain. Army. Grenadier Guards; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
1. The Battalion will be relieved to-night by the 2nd and 3rd
Battalions Coldstream Guards and part of the 41st Brigade on the
left, and will form up on the assembly area S.W. of Ginchy.
2. Companies will detail guides as follows to be at H.Q. at 7.30
P.M.:
No. 1 Company, 4 guides.
No. 2 ” 4 ”
No. 4 ” 8 ”
No. 3 Company will not wait to be relieved, but will move off to
place of assembly east of the Waterlot――Guillemont road. On
relief, Nos. 1, 2, and 4 Companies will march to H.Q. of No. 3
Company, where they will draw rations and water. They will then
move on to their positions in assembly area, where fresh meat,
sandwiches, and rum will be issued.
3. The assembly march will be carried out in absolute silence,
and there must be no smoking, and no lights shown. Between dawn
and zero (about 6 A.M.) there will be no movement.
4. Companies will each detail one N.C.O. to report at H.Q. of No.
3 Company at 6 P.M. to get rations ready for issue, also one
officer to be at H.Q. No. 3 Company at 4 P.M. to be shown
forming-up positions. Companies are responsible for reconnoitring
the route to H.Q. No. 3 from their present positions.
5. _Dress._――All men will carry two bandoliers S.A.A. and two
Mills bombs. This must be made up before leaving the trenches.
Every third man will carry a shovel, every fourth man a pick. Two
days’ rations will be carried.
6. _Forming-up._――Companies will form up as under on the assembly:
_350 Yards Frontage_
No. 1 Coy. No. 2 Coy. A.
100 yards.
No. 3 Coy. No. 4 Coy. B.
Line of platoons at forty yards’ intervals. G.G. lines are A and
B. Lateral pegs on the company frontage at ten yards apart.
Forward direction time boards are five yards apart, one central
line and two on tanks.
7. The Brigade will attack at zero on the morning of 15th on the
left of the Division. Six tanks will co-operate on this
Divisional front.
First objective T.8.a.2.5――T.8.d.3.7.
Second objective T.2.a.9.4――T.8.b.2.3.
Third objective T.3.a.5.9――T.3.L.2.6.
Fourth objective N.3.a.0.9――N.34.C.9.0.
8. Infantry will advance to the attack of――
The first objective at zero.
The second objective at zero + 1 hour.
The third objective at zero + 2 hours.
The fourth objective at zero + 4 hours 30 minutes.
9. The attack will be carried out as follows:
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