. The story of the Fifth Australian division, being an authoritative account of the division's doings in Egypt, France and Belgium. in support over the Anzac Ridge,Westhoek, and Halfway House areas. The 14th Brigade remained inreserve at Ouderdom. The Division remained in this sector until the27th of October, and during the whole of the time the enemy wageda constant artillery battle causing heavy casualties to the forwardand support troops. The brigades maintained a sequence of reliefsabout every five days and the outstanding infantry activity was inpatrolling, where much splendid work was do
. The story of the Fifth Australian division, being an authoritative account of the division's doings in Egypt, France and Belgium. in support over the Anzac Ridge,Westhoek, and Halfway House areas. The 14th Brigade remained inreserve at Ouderdom. The Division remained in this sector until the27th of October, and during the whole of the time the enemy wageda constant artillery battle causing heavy casualties to the forwardand support troops. The brigades maintained a sequence of reliefsabout every five days and the outstanding infantry activity was inpatrolling, where much splendid work was done. To the front line the route now generally followed was along theYpres-Menin Road, past Hell Fire Corner to Birr Crossroads. Herethe road turned to the left and wound as a corduroy track among manybatteries north of Bellevarde Lake up to Westhoek Ridge, whereBrigade Headquarters of the brigade in the line were established inthe large pill-box. Thence a track known as Anzac Duckwalk led uppast Anzac House and on to the northern part of the front line. Asouthern path, Helles Duckwalk, passed Retaliation Farm and led ^?sdi. X „ S ^; < z THE BATTLE OF POLYGON WOOD 257 on to the right half of the Divisional sector. All the roads and pathsfrom Hell Fire Corner forwards were kept under persistent enemyshelling and the courageous devotion of the officers and men engagedin engineering and pioneering works and in the medical and supplywork of the area cannot be too highly commended. The extent ofthe enemy shelling may be judged from the casualties the six days ending the 18th of October seven officers and 161other ranks were killed and 25 officers and 619 other ranks wounded,an average loss of over 130 a day. In the following week the totalcasualties were about 500. Despite all enemy effort, however, ourmen in the front line never for a moment relaxed their vigilance andtheir patrolling activity, while the troops behind them saw to it thattheir supplies were always b
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