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Appendix XI

Copy No 19

 

55^th (West Lancs:) Divisional Artillery

Order No 17

 

28/3/16

Reference Trench Map

1/10,000 sheet FICHEUX

 

1. House at X.3.d.8.9 is used as a dump and is to be dealt with as follows on March 30^th.

• At 7 a.m. 3 18pdr batteries Right Group

2 18pdr batteries Centre Group

will each fire 3 rounds gun fire with shrapnel.

• From 7 a.m. – 7.45 a.m.

Section 6” Howitzers

One      8” Howitzer    6^th H.A.G.

are each to fire 10 rounds.

(III)        From 7.45 a.m. – 8.15 a.m.

2 4.5” Howitzer batteries Right Group will each fire 20 rounds H.E.

(IV)        From 7 a.m. – 8.15 a.m. Machine guns of 134^th and 166^th Infantry Brigades are to cooperate.

(V)          From 8.15 a.m. March 30^th 8.15 a.m. March 31^st batteries detailed by Right Group Commander will fire salvoes at irregular intervals every hour in cooperation with machine guns.

100 rounds 18pdr H.E. and 200 rounds 4.5” H.E. are allotted for this purpose.

 

Note.

Ammunition expended on above tasks is extra to weekly allotment.

 

1. Benson

Major R.A.

Brigade Major

55^th (W.L.)Div. Arty.

 

 

Issued at 6 p.m.

Copy no    1.  Right Group.

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

19, 20. War Diary.

21. File