The book covers in detail the attacks of 14–18 July 1916 against the Bazentin Woods and villages and beyond. Walks and tours of the surroundings areas are included with detailed action maps.
... Bazentin le Petit Viewpoint A: Hard-standing next to south edge of Bazentin-le-Petit Wood Viewpoint B: Flat Iron Copse Cemetery Viewpoint C: Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery The 7th Leicesters were pinned down north of Mametz Wood ...
... Bazentin-le-Petit, Bazentin-le-Grand and Longueval, while to the rear of it lay the sinister woods of Bazentin, High Wood and Delville Wood. The actual assault was carried out by the 23rd, 7th, 3rd and 9th Divisions, the 23rd being on ...
... Bazentin-le-Grand Wood. While the 2nd Royal Warwicks gave covering fire, Captain Tighe's company of the 2nd Royal Irish entered the south end of Bazentin-le-Petit Wood and they had cleared the village by 7.30am, taking 200 prisoners ...
A. Lumb. Date Time 1916 Dec. 23 24 " " 25 Place Bazentin " " Hobart Camp Dernancourt 1917 Jan. 1 6 14 Bresle 24 Albert Feb. 1 4 11 19 25 25 24.00 26 Bazentin " " Hexham Road 99 Le Barque 99 27/28 10 P.M. 99 Supports Bazentin - le- Petit ...
... Bazentin-le-Petit village fell to men of the 7th Division who then advanced eastwards, taking the ~Z . Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery C—s Extension 2. Crucifix Corner 3. Bazentin Windmill 4. Wallace Memorial 5. London Cemetery and ...
... Bazentin le Grand Wood , became Forest Trench further to the British left in the Southern part of Bazentin le Petit Wood . Bazentin le Grand village lay behind and N.E. of the wood of that name , and was among the objectives of the ...
... Bazentin Ridge , lying roughly between Bazentin - le - Grand and Longueval . There was a break along the Ridge , in the German Second Line defence system , and it is obvious that the attack was designed for the purpose of penetrating ...
... Bazentin - le - Petit village , and on the church , and clearing roads through the village . ( 3 ) The 222nd Fd . Company repaired the trolly line between Mametz and Bazentin - le - Petit Woods . ( 4 ) No R.E. material could be got ...
... Bazentin - le - Grand ( 28/9 ) . To Mametz Wood ( 29/9 ) , Bazentin- le - Grand ( 1/10 ) , Mametz Wood ( 2/10 ) , Albert ( 4/10 ) , Baizieux Wood ( 5/10 ) , Millencourt ( 23/10 ) , Bazentin - le - Grand ( 24/10 ) , forward trenches Le ...