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pigeons, and 2 signal lamps,of the attack and make forenemy's territory.

If a dugout or shelter can

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urgency be supplemented byduplicate messages, but assystem is to avoid casualtierunners for communication

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Officers in charge.— Office—— —; center party, Lieut.

parties: Right, Lieut. ; Medical. One stretcher be

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crater and enemy back countplied with ground flares, etc.,—

Dumps and material. Pos

No. 2, Gobron ; No. 3, Tancho

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Each of these parties willclose at hand, one of the thparties will connect the cratepossible. " "

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—Trench mortars, medium.

lowing points : (A ) A.10.d.08front line. Stokes: Formand A.10.d.05.38. —

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works in conjunction withThis party is responsible fo rThree men will carry shovels

No. 8 section enters trenchb l h f d

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wire. Three scouts will guitapes as they advance. Thback wounded prisoners. I

the above purposes they wi

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—Information to enemy. A

should they be taken prisonerinformation other than theirmake it a point of honor nomay prove of value to the e

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List of copies :No. 1 to division.— —No. 2to infantryNo. 3 to battalion.No 4 to machine

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—Attacking party. A t zeroofficers, advanced across "nenemy's parapet found thatthe parapet forming an obstathick Both officers forced t

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The only position at whichsome position just south ofline. I would think this wasThis conclusion is arrived at

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Another dugout was discovlarge dugout with two entranmans; one came out. I t wa

ordered the charge to b

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tion and came in directly aftwounded with this party. S

Bugle was blown for aboutas the parties appeared to be

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3. Trenches and dugouts in4. No machine-gun emplace5. Raiders not bothered by

of barrage.6. Excellence

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4.5 howitzers :

One section on supporOne section on suppor

There are in addition

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and will take up position fr1 party will enter enemy tralong north to M.10.c.16.148trench at M.10.c.10.45 and wi

S T t will

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All ranks must thoroughlywounded of our parties must

Prisoners.— Prisoners or mately sent back to headquartertwo empty sandbags for carry

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ppend ix No. 3 to

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A p p e n d i x No. 3 to O

B y Maj. , command

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""0 group carries guncottmachine guns and works alonready to jump into trench if" "

D group carries mobilealong trench and is responsible" "

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"X " group forms a blockhour moves up to enemy

Ckoweg communication trencwill carry three shovels, slung

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Two scouts wil l carry tape

position, then they wil l lay "wire and wil l guide the blocthey wil l remain at this p

same and wil l attract the atte

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to "jump off" from in orderfamiliar with their own trench"out their "jumping off trenc

senior N. C. O.s were taken

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At the end of the half hour,"been destroying the red ob"Upon reaching the red objedated for two and one-halfvanced through the second"

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Secret.

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meantime he will concentrateenemy wire.

10. Brigade machine-gunstructions division.rom

11 The artillery will operat

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8-2-1917.Copies to—— —

infantry.——infantry.-—infantry.—

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—-—the battalion and will nshown as C-D on attached m

For this part of the operatiwhole party must be clear of

b l 41

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covering party to them in thtwo companies are clear owill fall back to our lines anthe O.'sC. their battalions; kin retirement the whole party

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The other two platoons wilenemy trench running N. andkeeping well up to barrageplus 11 minutes, clearing en

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Time.—Reference hour wmany hours plus or minus oplace at 4 a. m. the message "

The following code will be

CREAM Raid will take

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—Lieut. Col. ) headquartersalso between advanced brigadquarters.

8. Watches wil l be synchroni

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ORDE

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1 intention — Raiding par

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Zero to zero, plus 50 -minenemy front-line trench to rig—

6. battalion. The ra

under Capt. -, will be divight fl ki g party 1 l t

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guns to fire to left. The remto mop up front line, will

and holding the enemy trenchTouch must be maintained-— — —9. battalion. The

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ing that point at zero minu

HOLLOWAY and PELLETIE——rear of battalion in fro

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talion. Lieut. to makereport center to enemy trenca distance of about 25 yards." — —

4. Section G." Lieut.li f AA 10 t t

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11-2-1917.infantry.— infantry.infantry.

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saw no evidence of battalionquarries was, to his knowledge,

Tram line 9.a.4.6 had been

of rail were seen standing up

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battalion will crossnear IRISH CRATER, an

CRATER, will endeavor tobehind the craters, surroundin

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FULL REPORT ON RAIDTRY BRIGADE NIGHT

. Raiding parties commencedpoints to assembly positions

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also accompanied this party.mobile charges placed with go

wounded during withdrawalCasualties: Killed, 1 offic

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One and one-half inch Vervals from points in our fronfound to be of great value to

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