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Middlesex Regiment who were holding the front line and carried them forward and
established and consolidated a position on the slight ridge running from Black Watch
Corner to Rone House.
"During the evening and night two concentrated gas bombardments were put down
on the newly consolidated position and respirators had to be worn on both occasions
for two hours. Two severe counter-attacks were also repulsed with ease by rifle and
Lewis gun fire.
The situation on the right, however, was obscure, and an intense struggle took place
there on the front held by the 4th King's Regiment and the 9th H.L.I., hand-to-hand
fighting of a peculiarly ferocious nature taking place for prelonged periods. During the
night the enemy penetrated behind our right flank and almost completely isolated these
two front Companies.
"Touch was, however, maintained more or less continuously with the 5th Australian
Division on the left.
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"At9p.m.the 5th Scottish Rifles and 4th Suffolk Regiment were detailed to relieve
the 1st Middlesex and 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders respectively and to carry
out the attacks which had originally been planned for 26th September, and by 12 mid
night the relief with the exception of Aand CCompanies were completed.
