GREAT WORK ACCOMPLISHED—HOLDING UP A
GERMAN ADVANCE—SILENCING SNIPERS IN A
DERELICT TANK—AND SOME OTHER THINGS[ToC]
From the official narratives available it is possible to amplify, in some few instances, the great work accomplished by the Battalion, and which is told but tersely in the War Diary from which the previous pages have been collated.
Taking May 3, 1917, as an instance, when the 23rd Royal Fusiliers formed a part of the attacking force, we are told it was determined to capture—
Fresnoy Trench on a front of 1,400 yards.
Oppy Support, by a bombing attack, over a length of 200 yards.
Crucifix Lane, by a bombing attack, over a length of 200 yards.
Form a defensive front facing south on a front of 400 yards, and