. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. placedunder orders of the Fifty-eighth British Division and was to move forwardat once to advance positions in corps reserve. The first and second battalions were ordered forward and distributedin trenches in the valley northeast of Heilly for the night. The third bat-talion and headquarters company, under the command of Lieutenant ColonelJames M. Eddy, began a forced night march from its billets in Pierregot, butbefore it h
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. placedunder orders of the Fifty-eighth British Division and was to move forwardat once to advance positions in corps reserve. The first and second battalions were ordered forward and distributedin trenches in the valley northeast of Heilly for the night. The third bat-talion and headquarters company, under the command of Lieutenant ColonelJames M. Eddy, began a forced night march from its billets in Pierregot, butbefore it had arrived at its destination the orders had been changed. Theregiment was directed to move at once to an assembly point on the Bray-Corbie road and thence to a point south of the town of Heilly, where it wasto form up facing east and be ready to attack early in the morning of August 9. No provision had been made by the British headquarters for battlesupplies. The troops had no rations and their water supply was low. More-over, the character of the ground over which the attack was to be made andthe position and strength of the enemy were unknown, while the men were. THE END OF THE CHURCH AT ALBERT
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