After an exceptionally heavy bombardment the Germans launched several attacks against the Trones Wood These were repulsed alter heavy fighting with serious losses to the enemy. The incident depicted above took place near an advanced trench finn»lU»«VJ.t Th fiCnf d be?"badly battered and many casualties had been caused thereby when the Germans made their Kp I X™ B°l8°l our **"*«*. but on reaching the remains of our wire entanglements few were left, and these surrendered, as they were unable to escape back through the barrage, and were held up by two Lewis guns, which had survived the bombardment, and by the terribly rapid fire which is characteristic of the British infantry?

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 884, 9 December 1916, Page 9

After an exceptionally heavy bombardment the Germans launched several attacks against the Trones Wood These were repulsed alter heavy fighting with serious losses to the enemy. The incident depicted above took place near an advanced trench fi n n»l U »«VJ.t Th fi Cn f d be ?" badl y battered and many casualties had been caused thereby when the Germans made their Kp I X™ B°l 8 ° l our **"*«*. but on reaching the remains of our wire entanglements few were left, and these surrendered, as they were unable to escape back through the barrage, and were held up by two Lewis guns, which had survived the bombardment, and by the terribly rapid fire which is characteristic of the British infantry?