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28th
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At
8am the battalion assaulted on enemy trench East of the Salient without
success. The attack was well executed by B company, but the
assaulting battalion was hit with a very heavy bomb fire from both sides
of the trench & suffered heavily. Two bombing squads effected an
entrance but were bombed out or became casualties. 2/lt A.W BAKER was
missing + believed killed. A heavy bombardment supported the attack +
was heavily replied to. B
Company lost 10 killed + 49 wounded. The enemy attempted a counter
attack but was caught by our Lewis guns +
they suffered severely
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