Took over 11th Bgde O.P. 75 yds S.W. of Report Centre. Located ourselves by taking bearing on Taffy Trench, Sugar Trench and Sugar Refinery"
"21/10/16
11:30 a.m. Six Batt moved up to advanced trench
11.55 a.m. Small parties of 102nd moving up.
11.58 a.m. 102 Batt moved up in sectional rushes
12.10 p.m. Artillery opened up along entire front on Regina trench. batt. on left of 102nd went over top.
12.12 p.m. 87th Batt went over.
12.40 p.m. First prisoners of 102nd coming back from Regina Trench.
1.00 p.m. Artillery fired pretty well nearly dead down eliminating rifle + MG fire.
1.08 One of our planes went over and dropped flares.
1.50 p.m. 100 Germans massing in PYS extended out and lay on top of ridge in M.7.6. reported this to G.H.Q. Our shrapnel smothered them.
2.18 p.m. 100 Germans massing in North M.8.C.
2.25 p.m. 30 more joined them. reported G.H. covered them with shrapnel.
2.47 p.m. 40 Germans moving in North M.8.a. reported G.H.Q. Shrapnel followed.
4.00 p.m. Our line pretty well consolidated. Light failed. We went home."
Eric Fry Diary for 21 October 1916
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