The infantry lay out as close to the barrage as possible before zero, and moved in _on time_ as soon as the Field Artillery barrage lifted.

The attack was looked upon for some time as a model of really close co-operation between infantry and artillery.
For this operation, skilfully planned and most gallantly and successfully carried out, the Division received great praise.

The casualties were 70 officers and 1,700 other ranks.

(A very full account of this operation can be found in the fourth volume of _The Great World War_, published by the Gresham Publishing Company, Limited.) Other incidents of the tour in the Salient were the gallant voluntary assistance rendered on the 6th July 1915 by Lieut.

Smith, 1st North Staffords (died of wounds), with his grenadier party to a post of the 41st Brigade which was being heavily attacked, and which brought him the thanks of General Allenby, commanding V Corps; the enemy gas attack of 19th December 1915, when no actual attack was launched against the Division, and the minor operations near Turco Farm and Morteldje Estaminet on 19th-22nd April 1916.