The first week of July was given to rest and training at Merris.

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Map II.

The Battle of Messines, 1917.

FOOTNOTES:

[31] The boundaries of the 36th Division, the successive objectives, and all the names used in the following description are shown on [Map II].

[32] The 32nd, half of the 33rd Machine-Gun Companies, and the 19th Motor Machine-Gun Battery, were at the disposal of the 36th Division for the attack.

[33] i.e., four Tanks.