Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 444
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involving the Canadian Corps on the South, Australian Corps in the Centre and Third Corps on the North. On our Corps front the attack is to be carried by the 2nd and 3rd Divisions, the 5th and 4th going through them to continue. The 7th Bde. on the right and the 5th on the left are attacking on this Divisional front.
Wednesday 7th Aug:
Visited all Brigadiers during the morning and found all arrangements well in hand and in afternoon went through files of operation orders with Col. Miles as well as Q. arrangements for ammunitions and supplies generally. Visited Headquarters 5th Aust. Divn. & met Genl. Burstall G.O.C. 2nd Canadian Divn. and later visited 6th Brigade. General Birdwood visited Divisional Headquarters and wished us T well on next days operations later visiting all Brigadiers.
Thursday 8th Aug:
Attack commenced at 4.20 this morning. Both Brigadiers gained their objectives to time table our own casualties very light prisoners captured about 1600 and a large number of field guns, machine guns and trench mortars besides large quantities of military stores. The 5th Division advanced to their final objectives through us and were equally successful in fact all Corps employed had a very successful day and the French who attacked on the South equally so.
During the day all Brigades were reorganised and Divisional Headquarters move arranged to move to Villers Bretonneux tomorrow morning. I am keeping complete files of the operation which speak for themselves.