The bag of the 6th Division amounted to over 30 officers and 1,100 other ranks.
Congratulatory messages were received from the Army and Corps Commanders as follows:-- From the Army Commander--"Will you please convey to the 6th Division my warm thanks and hearty congratulations on their success to-day.
They have done admirable work, and I wish them all good luck for to-morrow." From the Corps Commander--"Well done 6th Division.

So glad casualties so light, considering what Division has accomplished." Almost before the final objective had been captured an order was received from the Corps for the Division to take over a portion of the 30th American Division front on the left, hand over some ground to 46th Division on the right, and attack at dawn on the 9th behind a barrage.

Though very tired, and though it was a pitch dark night, the 71st and 16th Infantry Brigades somehow managed to carry out these almost impossible orders, and advanced splendidly at zero hour--the artillery putting down an accurate barrage.

The attack progressed successfully, the first objectives being gained by both brigades without much difficulty, but the enemy was able to delay our advance from the Railway Line, where after stiff fighting the 1st Leicesters, by a turning movement, captured some prisoners and machine-guns.

The 9th Norfolk Regiment on the left worked round by the north, and during the night captured Bohain, where some 4,000 inhabitants were liberated, and vast quantities of war material fell into our hands.
During this phase of the operations the 5th Cavalry Brigade was attached to the Division, but circumstances did not allow of much cavalry activity.
We were now in a different country to that in which the operations since 1914 had been conducted.