159 Battery, Royal Field Artillery

1st Jul 1916 In Action Front Line 0700. Beginning of Battle of Somme. The Objective of 18th DLI line running S.E. of Serre.
0450. 18th Battalion DLI reached assembly trench Maitland. HQ near Warley, Maitland junction. 11th East Lancs on left, West Riding on right.
At 0505. Special bombing parties of 18th DLI proceed to Sap A to report to 15th West Yorks.
0600. German guns appear to be inferior to our artillery. Our aircraft patrol lines effectively.
0720. Mine sprung at Beaumont Hamel by British.
0730. Men begin crossing to German lines carrying artillery discs but smoke prevented good observation.
0920 Brigade instruct 18th Battalion DLI to move to line Monk trench to support 18th West Yorks.
0947. A Coy. 18th DLI leave Maitland and advance to Monk.
1000. B Coy. 18 DLI leave Maitland and advance to Monk with C Coy. 18th DLI in Maitland ready to advance. HQ in Maitland between Bleneau and Grey. 18th West Yorks in Languard east of Maitland, Brigade HQ on Legend.
1100. A & B Coys 18th DLI are heavily shelled in the open between Monk and Maitland.
1130. German artillery very effective and appearing to predominate. Brigade instructs B Coy 18 DLI to reorganise in Dunmow.
1157. Message to Brigade reporting dispositions of 18th DLI. 2 Platoons A Coy. in Monk. 1 Platoon A Coy. in Flag, 1 Platoon A Coy. in Maitland, B Coy. west of Monk, C Coy. in Maitland, Btn HQ as at 10am. Heavy casualties in all Coys.
1232. Brigade instructs B Coy. 18th DLI to hold Sackville in conjunction with 4th Div.
Brigade instructs ------ to hold New Dunmow.
1353. C Coy. 18th DLI with 60 men of 18th West Yorks in New Dunmow, A & B Coys garrison Maitland with bombing parties on right and left of New Dunmow and Languard and Lewis guns north and south of New Dunmow.
1511. 1 Coy. 11th East Yorks move to Maitland and are under O.C. 18th Durham LI to cover 159 Bty RFA.
1540. O.C. 18 Durham LI moves 11th East Yorks from Maitland to take over defence of Languard.
1543. C Coy. 18th DLI reports
(1) Front line trench blown out of existence as fighting trench,
(2) Front line full of East and West Yorks
(3) Recall of bombing parties working with 15th West Yorks.
1550. 18th West Yorks are collected by 18th Durham LI in New Dunmow. A & B Coys 18th DLI are being reorganised. Stragglers of 16th West Yorks are being collected.
Casualties in 18th DLI approximately (less D Coy.) 5 Officers wounded, 11 OR killed, 126 OR wounded. 4 Officers D Co. wounded, 17 OR D Co. reported Btn HQ.
18 Durham LI instructed by Brigade to hold front line for the night and expel counter attack. C Coy. manned front line, A & B in Maitland. 16th West Yorks in Dunmow. C Coy. 18DLI has bombing parties Sap A & Sap B
1745. 11th East Yorks reported in position in Languard.
1830. Major Tilly reported at 18th DLI HQ.

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