On this day, Mostyn Williams and his colleagues experience what he calls ‘vigorous artillery exchanges’ which he describes in some detail.
Vigorous artillery exchanges continue throughout the day, on D.4 again, our artillery make three intense bursts on Point 4, between 10 & 11.30. At 12.30 enemy bombed & attempted to raid our post on 380 but were driven off. 10 minutes later they returned in greater numbers & our post retired, bombing the enemy. Enemy then put up a heavy barrage which imploded & swept our position, in 2 minutes every man on next post on our right was hit, one man (Kitchen) being killed outright. Barrage moved towards the rear & our line was strengthened by support from D. & C. Coys. A part of A. Coy. counter-attacked but found the position unoccupied by the enemy, our artillery put up heavy barrage & from the sounding of enemy horns it is believed it was successful in catching the retiring enemy. From 3.30 till dawn everything quiet.