Essex
into line, relieving 1st Buffs and 1st K.S.L.I.

April 20-21. Line partially withdrawn to allow of bombardment.

21. Attack by 14th D.L.I. in conjunction with 46th Division--
successful--two machine-guns and thirty-six prisoners.

21-22. 14th D.L.I. repulsed two enemy counter-attacks.

22. Attack by 14th D.L.I. and 11th Essex in conjunction with 46th
Division--latter unable to attack Narwhal trench on account
of uncut wire--11th Essex unable to get on--14th D.L.I.
took objective, but gradually shelled and sniped out and
driven back to original line--forty-six prisoners and three
machine-guns.

22. 1st Leicesters relieved 14th D.L.I.--9th Suffolks lent to 16th
Infantry Brigade--position became stationary with enemy in
Nash Alley.

23. Small enemy raid dispersed and an identification obtained.

26. G.O.C. 71st Infantry Brigade assumed command Loos Sector vice
G.O.C. 16th Infantry Brigade to northern sector of Division.

27. Enemy raided in Quarries Sector--one prisoner taken by us.

28. Raid by 9th Norfolks (No. 8 Platoon) stopped by new wire--same
by West Yorks, also unsuccessful.

29. 7,000 gas shells by enemy on Vermelles, Philosophe, and Maroc.

May 2. 46th Division took over portion of Southern Brigade area.

5. Enemy patrol entered our lines, but was shot and identification
made.

9. Enemy attempted raid on 2nd D.L.I., but driven off.

13. Heavy enemy bombardment in 14bis Sector--raid broken up as it
came out of trenches by artillery fire.

15-16. Enemy raided Boyau 46 and captured four men.

20-21. 1st West Yorks raid (2 officers and 52 other ranks) entered
trenches but enemy fled--no result.

22. 1st Leicesters raid (B Company, 4 officers and 132 other ranks,
under Capt. Wykes) in Quarries Sector--several dug-outs with
enemy in destroyed.

May 28. 2nd Sherwood Foresters (6 officers and 133 other ranks
under Major Addison-Smith) raided under cover of a smoke
barrage--captured two prisoners and destroyed some dug-outs,
machine-gun entrenchments and tunnel entrances.

June 1. 1st K.S.L.I. (3 officers and 130 other ranks under Capt. E.
Spink, M.C.) raided enemy near Hendon Alley--sixteen Germans
killed and machine-gun entrenchments b