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September 1916 Attack Made   15th Sep 1916 In Action   16th of September 1916 Ground Gained   16th Sep 1916 Large number of Casualties   17th Sep 1916 Stretcher Bearers   18th of September 1916    18th of September 1916    19th of September 1916    20th of September 1916 Poor Conditions   21st of September 1916     21st Sep 1916 Poor Sanitation   22nd of September 1916  24th of September 1916 Reliefs   24th of September 1916 Orders   25th of September 1916 Attacks   26th of September 1916  27th of September 1916    27th of September 1916 Attacks   27th of September 1916 Instructions 28th of September 1916 Reliefs 28th of September 1916 Attacks Made   29th of September 1916    29th of September 1916 Orders   29th of September 1916  29th of September 1916    29th of September 1916    29th of September 1916 Orders   29th of September 1916 Orders   30th of September 1916 Patrols   30th of September 1916 Barrage   30th of September 1916 Orders Amended   1st of October 1916 Attacks   2nd of 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1917  30th of April 1917  1st of May 1917  1st of May 1917 Orders 2nd of May 1917    4th of May 1917  5th of May 1917  13th of May 1917    15th of May 1917   17th of May 1917  18th of May 1917  19th of May 1917 Concentration 20th of May 1917  21st of May 1917  22nd of May 1917  22nd of May 1917  23rd of May 1917 Dispositions 24th of May 1917  25th of May 1917  26th of May 1917  27th of May 1917  29th of May 1917  30th of May 1917  31st of May 1917  17th Jun 1917 Into the Trenches 26th Jun 1917 Attack Made   27th Jun 1917 In Support 29th Jun 1917 In Support 1st Jul 1917 In Support 2nd Jul 1917 Reliefs   3rd of July 1917  4th of July 1917    6th of July 1917  10th Jul 1917 Reliefs 10th of July 1917  14th of July 1917  19th Jul 1917 Attack Made 19th of July 1917    20th Jul 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jul 1917 Reliefs 21st of July 1917  24th of July 1917  25th Jul 1917 Raid 26th Jul 1917 Raid 27th of July 1917    30th July 1917 Arrival at Mercatel  245 Machine Gun Company The Company arrived in Boisleux au Mont at 0430 on the 30th July and was met by the Divisional Machine Gun Officer (DMGO). They marched to a camp NW of Mercatel. Mercatel is south of Arras in the direction of Bapaume. The OC 245 MG Company Reported to the GOC. 150th Infantry Brigade who informed the him that his Company is to be the Divisional Machine Gun Company of the 50th (Northumberland) Division and will be attached to Divisional Headquarters and not with 150th Brigade. War Diaries 31st July 1917 245 MGC Setting up base camp  245 Machine Gun Company having arrived now at its base near Mercatel, commenced work erecting huts and tents and generally settling in. One man was sent to VII Corps Rest Station, sick. War Diaries 1st August 1917 Inspections  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel. Received Operations Order No.115 but the Company is not affected by this Operations Order. GSO1 visited the Company and informed me that the Company would not take over trench positions until the 7th inst. (GSO General Staff Officer). Copy of Operations Order GSO1 5oth Division. No.115 Copy 23. 150th Infantry Brigade to relieve 149th Brigade in the Vis and Guemappe sectors on night 4/5th Aug 17. War Diaries 1st Aug 1917 Working Parties 1st of August 1917    1st of August 1917  2nd August 1917 Movement Orders 3rd August 1917 Movement Orders 3rd Aug 1917 Working Parties 3rd of August 1917  4th August 1917 movements 4th Aug 1917 Reliefs 4th of August 1917  5th August 1917 Operational Orders  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Received orders from DMGO that S2,3 and S4 positions are to be taken over on the night of 6/7th August. Gave orders to 2/Lt. GE Barnes to take up remaining 3 guns of No.1 section on the night of 6th inst. (appendix No.5 letter, DMGO 50th Division.) Copy of Appx No 5. Letter on relief DMGO 50th Division. 245 MG Coy. to take over new positions S2, S3 and S4 on night 6/7th August 1917. S.O directly responsible to GOC 151 Inf. Brigade (Right Sector) 5th August 1917. War Diaries 5th of August 1917  6th August 1917 Movements 7th August 1917 Movements 8th Aug 1917 Activity in Front Line   245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. At 1100 a practice barrage was commenced by all arms, during which fire was opened on the right of Lanyard Trench isolating that trench from St Romart’s factory. (see Map 6) The raid was postponed. War Diaries 9th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. At 1100, the practice barrage of the previous day was repeated. Zero hour for the raid was at 0745 and rapid fire was maintained for 90 minutes. One NCO was wounded and sent to 20th Casualty Clearing Centre. A suggestion was forwarded to the DMGO that relief of guns in the Right Sector should take place on the night of 13/14th August and in the Left Sector on the night of the 12/13th August. One OR was wounded in Egret Trench. War Diaries 10th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Received Operations Orde No.117 (50th Div.) warned that all officers in the trenches were considerably handicapped by not being in telephonic communication with Divisional Headquarters also with Right and Left Brigade Headquarters. This was reported to the DMGO. Organization. The establishment laid down for a Machine Gun Company in the field does not seem sufficient. A Transport Officer is required during trench warfare. The weather clear but unsettled. There was heavy rain during the week and storms on the 9th and 10th August. Copy of Operations Order No.117 GSO1 50th Division. Copy No.20. 149th Inf. Brigade to relieve 151st Inf. Brigade in Cherisy sector on night of 12/13th Aug. 1917. War Diaries 12th Aug 1917 Orders 12th of August 1917  13th Aug 1917 Reliefs 14th Aug 1917 Leave  245 Machine Gun Company report from Mercatel "Lt. AJ Barnes proceeded on special leave of absence for 10 days." War Diaries 16th August 1917 Orders for Move  245th Machine Gun Company have their HQ at Mercatel and are in the trenches. Received Operations Order No.118 from 50th Division: "151st Inf. Brigade to relieve 150th Brigade in Vis and Guemappe Sectors on the night 20/21st August 1917." 16th of August 1917  17th August 1917 Activity in Front Line   Layout of Machine Guns under new Divisional Defence 245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Conference held at 245 Machine Gun Company Headquarters at 1200, attended by DMGO and OC’s 149, 150 and 151 Brigades together with the OC. 245 MGC. The new Divisional Machine Gun Defence Scheme, part of the VI Corps Defence Scheme, was discussed. Received a letter from Divisional HQ, showing division of gun positions under the new Defence Scheme and indicating that all guns are to be in position by 0600 21st August. Copy of Divisional Letter GX4025/34 GSO1 50th Division. 1 Attached Map (Appx No.12) substituted for previous M.9 Maps. 2 Right Brigade to occupy positions 1 to 7 inclusive and S1 and S2. Left Brigade to occupy positions 8 to 15 inclusive and S8. 245 MG Coy. to occupy positions S3 to S7 and S9 to S12 inclusive. All guns to be in position by 0600 21st Aug 1917. Remaining 7 guns per Brigade MG Coy in the line to be at the disposal of GOC Brigade 17th August 1917. War Diaries 18th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Attended VI Corps Horse Show at Bihucourt, with one entry in event 18, a pair of mules. War Diaries 19th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Issued with Operations Order No. 1 for reliefs on the nights of the 19th, 20th and 21st August. War Diaries 19th of August 1917    20th August 1917 Activity in Front Line   Divisional Positions of all Machine Guns by Company 245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Received orders from DMGO that post S3 need not be occupied. Posts occupied by the Company on the night of 20/21st were S4, 5,6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and S12. All guns were in position by 0600 21st August, according to the Divisional Letter. A map was issued showing the positions of all machine guns in the Divisional Sector and how they were divided amongst the Companies. War Diaries 20th of August 1917    21st August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Relief postponed as gas is expected to be released in the 50th Divisional area. Issued orders for reliefs to take place on the night of 22/23rd August. War Diaries 22nd August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company at Mercatel, sheet 51B France 1/40,000 M.24.c.2.4 and trenches Section Reliefs. 2/Lt. Parsons (No.1 Section) relieved 2/Lt. Derbyshire (No.4 Section) in S4 and S5. 2/Lt. G Barnes (No.1 Section) relieved Lt. Houghton (No.2 Section) in S6 and S7. 2/Lt. Wheatley (No.3 Section) relieved 2/Lt. Attwater (No.2 Section) in S8, 9, 10, 11 and S12. Division of Positions: S4, S5 and S6, Right Brigade. S7, Right of River, Left Brigade. S8, 9, 10 and S11, Left of River, Left Brigade. War Diaries 26th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel, sheet 51B France 1/40,000 M.24.c.2.4 and trenches Received Operations Order No.119 from Divisional HQ regarding Brigade reliefs. Copy of Operational Order No.119 GSO1 50th Division. Copy 20. 150th Inf. Brigade to relieve 149th Inf. Brigade in Fontaine and Cherisy Sectors on the night 28/29th Aug. 17 Dated 26th Aug. 17 War Diaries 26th of August 1917  27th August 1917 Activity in Front Line  245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel, sheet 51B France 1/40,000 M.24.c.2.4 and trenches The OC. 245 MGC, Capt WR Thomson proceeded on leave of absence to UK for 10 days. Lt. LW Rees assumed temporary command of the Company. Weather during the night, very violent storm, strong wind and rain, several tents were blown down and sheets of (screens?) displaced. (Note: the war diary for last item very faint and difficult to read) War Diaries 28th August 1917 Activity in Front Line 28th of August 1917  29th August 1917 Activity in Front Line 29th of August 1917    30th August 1917 Activity in Front Line 1st of September 1917  2nd of September 1917 Intelligence   3rd of September 1917 Intelligence   3rd of September 1917 Intelligence 4th of September 1917 Intelligence   5th of September 1917 Intelligence   6th of September 1917 Intelligence   7th of September 1917 Orders 7th of September 1917 Orders 7th of September 1917 Intelligence   8th of September 1917 Intelligence   9th of September 1917 Intelligence   9th of September 1917 Intelligence   10th of September 1917 Orders 10th of September 1917 Intelligence   11th of September 1917 Intelligence   12th of September 1917 Intelligence   13th of September 1917 Reliefs 13th of September 1917 Intelligence   14th of September 1917 Intelligence   15th of September 1917 Congratulations 15th of September 1917 Intelligence   16th of September 1917 Intelligence   16th of September 1917 Intelligence   17th of September 1917 Orders 17th of September 1917 Intelligence   18th of September 1917 Intelligence   19th of September 1917 Intelligence   20th of September 1917 Intelligence   21st Sep 1917 Working Parties and Training   21st of September 1917 Reliefs   21st of September 1917 Intelligence   22nd of September 1917 Intelligence   22nd of September 1917 Intelligence   23rd of September 1917 Intelligence   24th of September 1917 Intelligence   26th of September 1917 Intelligence   27th of September 1917 Intelligence   29th of September 1917 Reliefs   28th of September 1917 Intelligence   28th of September 1917 Intelligence 29th of September 1917 Intelligence   30th of September 1917 Intelligence   1st of October 1917 Intelligence   1st of October 1917 Positions   1st of October 1917 Orders 1st of October 1917 Orders Received 4th of October 1917 Intelligence   5th of October 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of October 1918  14th of October 1918    15th of October 1918    15th of October 1918    16th of October 1918 Reliefs 16th of October 1918    16th of October 1918  17th of October 1918    17th of October 1918    19th of October 1918 Reliefs Complete 19th of October 1918    21st of October 1918  22nd of October 1918 Instructions 22nd of October 1918 Inspection 25th of October 1918 Awards 27th of October 1918 Church Parades 28th of October 1918 Orders 29th of October 1918 On the Move 29th of October 1918 Orders   29th of October 1918 Orders 30th of October 1918 Move 30th of October 1918  30th of October 1918  30th of October 1918  30th of October 1918 Positions 30th of October 1918  31st of October 1918 Change of Command 31st of October 1918    1st of November 1918 Orders Issued 2nd of November 1918    3rd of November 1918 Orders   3rd of November 1918  3rd of November 1918  4th of November 1918 Orders   5th of November 1918    6th of November 1918    6th of November 1918    7th of 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