Lieut. Tomson was one of these, remarking, as C.S.M. Gorse gave him
some rum, that he had had nothing since the attack but "two biscuits and
over 300 cigarettes!"

Throughout the following day we remained in our old front line,
listening to the continuous bombing attacks in the Redoubt, and giving
what assistance we could with carrying parties. The morning was very
misty, and in expectation of a counter attack we were ordered to keep
double sentries, so that the trench was more than usually full of men,
when the enemy suddenly bombarded it with heavy shells. There were
several direct hits, and the trench was blown in in many places, while
one shell fell into the middle of a machine gun team. Serjt. W. Hall, of
"D" Company, L/Corpl. A.F. Brodribb, and Pte. Bartlam were all killed,
and the rest of the team were badly shaken, until C.S.M. Gorse and
Corpl. B. Staniforth came along and helped to reorganize the post with a
few new men. The trench contained no real cover, and the bombardment
lasted for about half an hour; a severe ordeal for men who had already
had a stiff fight followed by a night of bombing. Many of the telephone
lines were broken, and L.-Corpl. Fisher, who had done such gallant work
the previous day, was killed entering our trench just after he had
re-opened communication. In the afternoon we were again bombarded, this
time with lachrymatory as well as H.E. shells, but our casualties were
not so heavy, though the trench was again demolished in several places.
Finally at 11-30 p.m. the Sherwood Foresters started to relieve us. They
arrived in small parties, and some did not appear until dawn the
following day, so that relief was not complete until 8 a.m. We then went
back to Lancashire trench between the Railway and Vermelles, where we
slept for several hours.

At 2 p.m., motor 'buses arrived to take the Brigade back to Hesdigneul,