Relieved for rest on the 16th, the Division came in again on 21st September, and dug good assembly trenches.

The most forward portion of the line taken over by the Division consisted of 250 yards of one of the main German trenches, which was held by the Germans on both flanks for some distance.
Fortunately we were in possession of the communication trench leading up to it, and during the three nights after taking over considerable excitement and amusement were caused by the occasional arrival of German ration parties at our part of the trench, having failed to hit off the part occupied by their own troops.

Uttering many guttural oaths these fled for their lives, speeded up by our machine and Lewis guns.

A few prisoners were captured in this way, and some valuable information obtained.

Spurred on apparently by the loss of their rations, the Germans attacked on the 24th September both flanks of this trench under cover of a mist, but were driven back without reaching it, except on the extreme right.