area.

Sept. 15. 11th Essex attacked and captured trenches just clear of
Holnon Wood, taking forty-six prisoners.

15-16. Divisional front re-organized with West Yorks on right and
Essex on left.

17. West Yorks attacked Holnon Village and Essex Badger Copse to
establish starting line for general attack on 18th September
--fighting all day--Essex eventually successful--West
Yorks unsuccessful.

18. _General attack_ to capture high ground overlooking St.
Quentin--71st Infantry Brigade on right, with D.L.I.
attached to capture Holnon--16th Infantry Brigade on left
--latter advanced 3,000 yards--former held up by
Quadrilateral--right made little progress as French failed
to capture Round and Manchester Hills on right flank.

19. Attack renewed on Quadrilateral but unsuccessful.

20-23. Digging new assembly trenches and bombarding Quadrilateral with
heavy artillery.

24. Attack on whole IX Corps front--18th Infantry Brigade
on right, 16th Infantry Brigade on left--fighting all day;
half Quadrilateral captured by nightfall.

1st Leicesters, attached to 18th Infantry Brigade, captured
Douai Trench east of Holnon at 10.30. p.m. by moonlight.

25. Gradual completion of capture of Quadrilateral. Selency
Village captured--Position consolidated.

26-30. On position.

Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. Relief of Division by the French.

Oct. 1-3. Resting in Tertry area.

4. Division relieved 46th Division--D.H.Q. at La Baraque, 71st
Infantry Brigade at Magny la Fosse, 16th Infantry Brigade
took over line with 139th Infantry Brigade (46th Division)
left at Sequehart under 6th Division.

7. 71st relieved part of 16th Infantry Brigade on left next
to 30th American Division.

8. _General attack_ towards Bohain--71st Infantry Brigade on
left, 16th Infantry Brigade on right, 18th Infantry
Brigade in Divisional Reserve with West Yorks (attached to
16th Infantry Brigade) attacking up valley, French on
right--all objectives gained by night.

Oct. 8-9. Took over part of line by night from 30th American Division
and handed over part to 46th Division.

9. Attack under a barrage at dawn towards Bohain and Fresnoy
--Bohain captured during night by 9th