y
18th and 71st Infantry Brigades--16th Infantry Brigade in
reserve--unsuccessful.

15. Attack renewed--partially successful.

18. Fresh attack by 71st Infantry Brigade--only partially
successful on left.

20. Relieved--to Corbie.

28. Assembled in reserve to I Corps.

Nov. 25. Into line on Canal Sector, La Bassee.

During Dec. Side-slipped slightly to south.

1917.

Jan. 26. 1st West Yorks raid (6 officers and 160 other ranks under
Capt. Trimble) in Cambrin Sector--five prisoners.

29. 8th Bedford Regiment raid (C Company--150--under Capt. Brewster)
in Hohenzollern Sector--two prisoners.

Feb. 4. Enemy raided 1st West Yorks and captured a Lewis gun and a
prisoner.

Feb. 9. 2nd Sherwood Foresters raid (6 officers and 100 other
ranks under Major Wylie) in Quarries Sector under smoke barrage
by Special Co. R.E.--20 dug-outs blown in--about 60 enemy
killed and wounded--8 prisoners.

10. 2nd D.L.I. raid (3 officers and 38 other ranks) on Mad
Point--over 30 enemy dead counted--1 prisoner brought in
--several dug-outs destroyed.

12. 71st Infantry Brigade scouting party raid partly successful
only--one machine-gun entrenchment blown in.

15. Enemy attempted raid in Hohenzollern Sector repulsed by artillery
and machine-gun fire--one enemy identification made.

16-17. Relieved by 21st Division--to Bethune--Busnes--Robecq.

Mar. 2-4. Into line Loos Sector--from Double Crassier to Railway
Alley.

18. Enemy carried out several simultaneous raids--that on 2nd York
and Lancasters dispersed by Lewis-gun fire--that on Buffs
repulsed after hand-to-hand fighting--that on 1st West
Yorks penetrated and captured one Lewis gun and six men.

19. Enemy raided 2nd York and Lancasters--unsuccessful--two
Germans killed in our trenches.

24. 11th Essex Battalion raid on area round Posen Crater (4
companies of 2 officers and 80 other ranks each)--penetrated to
enemy support line and remained one and a half hours--captured
1 officer, 8 other ranks, and 1 machine-gun.

25. Enemy raided 9th Norfolk Regiment and 2nd Sherwood Foresters
and captured nine prisoners, penetrating some distance
between the battalions, but leaving one officer and three
ot