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| Place | Date | Entry | Scribe | Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Field | Thursday 01/Aug/1918 | Company engaged on Musketry & Lewis Gun Practice & Firing Range Practices. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Friday 02/Aug/1918 | Company engaged on Musketry & Lewis Gun Practice & Firing Range Practices. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Saturday 03/Aug/1918 | Company continued above training. Party of Officers & NCOs reconnoitred position at S.21.c central, routes, tracks & c: 64 2ft 9ins guns & baseplates taken by lorry to forward dump at BRETENCOURT. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Sunday 04/Aug/1918 | Projectors & Stores for Operation G.J.32. drawn from Southern Dump. Two lorry load 'dud' stores returned to work shop. Portion of Dump at GOUY requisitioned by VI Corps: Coy employed in removing stores. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Monday 05/Aug/1918 | Operation G.J.32. approved by VI Corps and arrangements made by O.C. Coy for work to commence, programme & c being settled later: Coy engaged on Musketry Practice. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Tuesday 06/Aug/1918 | Two sections moved into forward billets of BOIRY ST MARTIN + 200 4ft guns & heavy baseplates taken forward for the above operation. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Wednesday 07/Aug/1918 | Owing to bad state of road they had to be dumped in rear of position. Guns dumped on 6/8/1918 collected by G.S. limbers and taken on to position: road repaired: roads passable for lorries: O.C. Coy accompanied C.S.S.R.E. Third Army on reconnaissance of area South of MERC. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Thursday 08/Aug/1918 | LT G.I. PAINE took over command of Coy from CAPT K.C. HORTON R.E. on leave to UK: 200 Projectors dug in at 5.21.c. central for operation on MOYENNEVILLE & further stores taken up to position: Minor operation on NEUVILLE VITASSE, 132 drums which could not be fired on operation G.J.30. were fired at midnight 8th & 9th, all drums discharged on one salvo: Wind at zero West by South, 5 mph: Enemy retaliation mild & no casualties. | Lt R. BLACK | Appendix 1 |
| In the Field | Friday 09/Aug/1918 | Further work carried out preparing for operation on MOYENNEVILLE, 680 guns in all being dug in at S.21.c. central & loaded ready for firing. | Lt R. BLACK | Appendix 2 |
| In the Field | Saturday 10/Aug/1918 | Further work carried out preparing for operation on MOYENNEVILLE, 680 guns in all being dug in at S.21.c. central & loaded ready for firing. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Sunday 11/Aug/1918 | Further work carried out preparing for operation on MOYENNEVILLE, 680 guns in all being dug in at S.21.c. central & loaded ready for firing. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Monday 12/Aug/1918 | Further work carried out preparing for operation on MOYENNEVILLE, 680 guns in all being dug in at S.21.c. central & loaded ready for firing. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Tuesday 13/Aug/1918 | 3 A.M: 680 drums fired into MOYENNEVILLE, Wind West by North, 4 mph: 88 Projectors dug out of old position, 70 of these carried to a new position & 20 dug in for operation on BOYELLES: 250 2ft 9ins guns were reset at position S.21.c. central for further operation on MOYENVILLE: 400 drums & charges were taken up & 250 guns loaded: On night of 13th & 14th 56 guns dug out at old BOYELLES position & 71 carried on to new position. Work curtailed owing to raid on immediate front & also owing to a relief party of 100 Americans who were to have reported at 10:30 pm did not arrive till 1 a.m. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Wednesday 14/Aug/1918 | A further 455 Projectors were reset for the Operation on MOYENNEVILLE & 350 drums & charges taken up: a total of 705 guns being now ready to fire there: Arranges to fire on night of 15th & 16th if conditions favourable: A Platoon of Coldstream Guards attached to Coy temporarily to assist in digging & for the operations in hand: 115 guns dug in at new BOYELLES position - of which 50 were set aside for an oil shoot to accompany raid: 90 guns & 81 baseplates dug out from old position & 112 guns carried to new position. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Thursday 15/Aug/1918 | MOYENNEVILLE shoot cancelled owing to unfavourable conditions, Guards Division having asked for a more extensive shoot on same village: resetting of above 705 guns after firing & digging in of a further 1495 guns was arranged for but whole work restarted one day on account of shoot not taking place. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Friday 16/Aug/1918 | 160 Projectors with drums dug in for new operation on MOYENNEVILLE, & 260 projectors & camouflage taken up to position in lorries: Three Platoons of guards (Pioneers) for digging reported 3 hours late but considerable progress was made in the time at disposal: A further 45 projectors were set & loaded making 750 guns ready for shoot: 50 guns for BOYELLES shoot loaded with oil drums & made ready for firing in conjunction with raid by Guards Division. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Saturday 17/Aug/1918 | 3 A.M: 670 drums C.G. fired on MOYENNEVILLE: No enemy retaliation & no casualties: Wind WEST, 5 mph: Four batteries had leads broken owing to adjacent batteries not firing simultaneously: These guns will be reset: BOYELLES oil shoot did not take place owing to raid being postponed on account of information received from a prisoner: 700 projectors were dug in, set, loaded and camouflaged for new shoot on MOYENVILLE. | Lt R. BLACK | Appendix 3. |
| In the Field | Sunday 18/Aug/1918 | Operation on MOYENNEVILLE cancelled on account of situation on Guards Divisional front. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Monday 19/Aug/1918 | 4 A.M: 50 oil drums fired into BOYELLES: Wind West North West, 5 mph: The raid which was to have been made in conjunction with this shoot was cancelled but Guards Division ? the shoot alone: No further gas projection on MOYENNEVILLE being possible for some days: Sections in forward billet were brought back to company: Arrangements were made to dig out the remaining 4' Projectors at NEUVILLE VITASSE. | Lt R. BLACK | Appendix 4 |
| In the Field | Tuesday 20/Aug/1918 | O.C. visited Guards Division to arrange for oil shoot on MOYENNEVILLE in lieu of gas, but nothing could be arranged owing to a desire to avoid movement of Transport at night or anything in the nature of retaliation. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Wednesday 21/Aug/1918 | No work possible owing to operations on Corps Front: Coy engaged in fatigues: Lt BLACK proceeded on detachment to H.Q. Special Brigade R.E. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Thursday 22/Aug/1918 | Mobile projector operation suggested to VI corps & idea approved by G.S.O.2, provided approval of Army obtained: Coy trained in sandbag emplacements. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Friday 23/Aug/1918 | Company engaged in experiments with sandbag emplacements, also musketry and close order drill. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Saturday 24/Aug/1918 | Company engaged in experiments with sandbag emplacements, also musketry and close order drill. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Sunday 25/Aug/1918 | Company engaged in experiments with sandbag emplacements, also musketry and close order drill. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Monday 26/Aug/1918 | Company moved from GOUY to TERRAMESNIL: Arrangements being made for small mobile projector attack. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Tuesday 27/Aug/1918 | Company engaged in arranging billets & c: 2/Lt HODKINSON inspected targets at MOYENNEVILLE & HAMELINCOURT: Lt BLACK & 2/Lt YATES rejoined the Company. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Wednesday 28/Aug/1918 | Coy engaged in musketry & drill & further Instruction with sandbag emplacements: Arrangements set on foot to move to GOUY dump. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Thursday 29/Aug/1918 | Coy engaged in musketry & drill & further Instruction with sandbag emplacements: Arrangements set on foot to move to GOUY dump. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| In the Field | Friday 30/Aug/1918 | Coy engaged in musketry & drill & further Instruction with sandbag emplacements: Arrangements set on foot to move to GOUY dump. | Lt R. BLACK | |
| TERRAMESNIL Sheet 57D H.19.6.0.3. | Saturday 31/Aug/1918 | Digging out of guns at MOYENNEVILLE position continued: BOYELLES & NEUVILLE VITASSE targets visited: Complete specimens of German Projector, drums, charges were obtained near the latter: Old dump of Baseplates at BOYELLES light railway siding recovered & taken over, only about 30 of them slightly damaged. | Lt R. BLACK |