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Appendix VIII

Copy No 19

55^th (West Lancs:) Divisional Artillery

Order No 14

March 24^th 1916

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Sheet FICHEUX

1. On March 25^th batteries detailed below with 6” and 8” Hows of 6^th H.A.G. will bombard Les TROIS MAISONS.

Right Group 4 – 18 pr batteries (less forward section L.Bty)  Objective Front line X.2.b.70.32 – X.2.b.90.15.  2 – 4.5” How Batteries (less I section) Objective Front line X.2.b.70.32 – X.2.b.90.15.

Centre Group 2 – 18 pr batteries Support and communication trenches on above front.

Left Group 1 – 4.5” How Battery Support and communication trenches on above front.

2. At 10.30 a.m. the bombardment will open with a salvo to be fired by 6” Howitzer section (at R.14.b.), on which all 18 pr will fire 3 rounds gun fire with shrapnel, and will be continued with H.E. at a deliberate rate of fire by all guns engaged until 11 a.m.
3. Ammunition (additional to allotment for current work)

Shrapnel                  H.E.

18 pr per gun                 3                          10

4.5” How per gun                                      10

1. Benson

Major R.A.

Brigade Major

55^th Divisional Arty.

Issued at 8.30 p.m.

Copy no    1.  Right Group.

2. Centre Group.
3. Left Group.
4. 4^th W.L. F.A. Bde.
5. – 10 55^th Div (G)
6. 6^th H.A.G.
7. 164^th Inf Bde. Signals
8. 165^th Inf Bde.
9. 166^th Inf Bde.
10. 37^TH Div Arty.
11. 14^th Div Arty.
12. Staff Captain

18   War Diary

19. War Diary

20   File

21   7^th Corps Arty.