. The Grenadier guards in the great war of 1914-1918. will be clear of all wheeledtraffic. 17. As soon as the final objectives have been capturedby the infantry the cavalry will advance and seize thehigh ground Rocquigny—Villers-au-Flos—Riencourt-les-Bapaume—Bapaume. The Fourteenth Corps will be prepared to supportthe cavalry on the above line at the earliest possiblemoment. 18. Prisoners will be sent via Brigade Headquartersto Divisional Collecting Station at Crater Post ,where they will be taken over and searched arrangements. Receipts will be given for prison
. The Grenadier guards in the great war of 1914-1918. will be clear of all wheeledtraffic. 17. As soon as the final objectives have been capturedby the infantry the cavalry will advance and seize thehigh ground Rocquigny—Villers-au-Flos—Riencourt-les-Bapaume—Bapaume. The Fourteenth Corps will be prepared to supportthe cavalry on the above line at the earliest possiblemoment. 18. Prisoners will be sent via Brigade Headquartersto Divisional Collecting Station at Crater Post ,where they will be taken over and searched arrangements. Receipts will be given for prisoners and escorts willreturn to their units. All captured documents should be sent with prisonersto Divisional Collecting Station, whence they will beforwarded under Divisional arrangements. 19. Dumps.— dumps of sand-bags and wire havebeen established along the Guillemont—Waterlot Farmroad in the Brigade area. A water dump is beingestablished at Advanced Brigade Headquarters Dumps of bombs and are also being estab-. ? !^7Ac SaA o^ Ga-imn-.^CS. 5k,. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 49 Hshed along the GuiUemont-^Vaterlot Farm road in the Chapteriirigade area. xix 20. Brigade Headquarters will be established at from 9 to-night. ^^^^^^^^^^^ at ^n^ Batt. ° Sept. M. B. Smith, Captain, • Brigade-Major, 1st Guards 13, 1916. By September 12 the whole Brigade was fully sept i-equipped. To every battahon had been issuedbombs, sand-bags, distinguishing arm - bandsrockets, flares, wire-cutters, etc., and all thatremained to be done was to fix the hour and theday of attack. The 2nd Battalion Grenadiers took over theleft half of the line occupied by the 3rd GuardsBrigade on the night of the 12th, while the 1stBattahon Irish Guards moved up in support toTrones Wood and Bernafay Wood. The 2ndand 3rd Battalions Coldstream, which were tocarry out the assault, remained resting at Carnoytill the last moment, and
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