Signed W. H. Dobbie, Captain.
1917
Apr. 1 Fired 130 rounds on trenches in A 6.
" 2 Heavily shelled by 8 in battery, one man shell-shocked and one wounded.
Fired 280 rounds on trenches in A 6.
" 3 Shoot on Thelus Village. 10 minutes rapid. Shelled by enemy 5.9 battery
and No. 4 gun put out of action.
" 4 Shelled by enemy. Sgt. Scudder wounded and 20 shells damaged.
" 5 Fired 660 rounds on trenches in A 18.
" 6 10 minutes rapid fire on Thelus. Battery shelled by enemy.
" 7 Battery shelled twice by 8" and 4". Direct hits on 6 dugouts. 1420
rounds arrived at battery. Capt. Dobbie took charge of No. 7 C.S.B.
One man shell-shocked and two wounded.
" 8 1400 rounds of ammunition arrived. Fired 500 rounds on trenches in
A 17.
" 9 10 minutes concentration bombardment on Thelus, Bois and Farbus. Vimy
Ridge captured.
" 10 Lieuts. Cunningham and Lean established O.P. near Hucis Wood.
" 11 120 rounds fired on Willerval. B gun placed in action. 150 rounds fired on
approaches to Willerval.
" 12 Salvaged 12 miles of telephone wire.
" 13 Out of range. No firing.
" 14 Standing by for orders to move.
" 15 Packed stores for moving.
" 16 Handed over Bty. to 121 Siege Bty. and Lt. Lean and 20 men took over
2 guns of 121st S.B. near Auaine Dump. The remainder of battery moved
to Louez. Balance of guns in workshops.
" 17 Seven men went to workshops to work on guns.
" 18 Received 10 reinforcements.
" 19 Lt. Cunningham and 80 men dug pits near Thelus for 60 pounder
Batteries.
" 20 Lieut. Cunningham and prty continue work on 60 pounder position.
" 21 Two remaining guns sent to workshops.
" 22 All stores at battery position sent to Louez.
" 23 Lt. Lean did group O.P. near Font Quarries and ranged Wood. Bty. on
trenches near Acheville.
" 24 Lts. Trenholme and Lean took charge of Territorial Dump, handling 6"
and 60 pounder ammunition for btys, in Thelus and vicinity.
" 25 Dug in two guns on Lens Arras Road.
" 26 Registered two guns on Acheville Church. Five reinforcements arrived.
" 27 Fired 100 rounds on trenches in front of Acheville.
" 28 50 rounds fired on Machine Gun Emplacements in T 18 A.
" 29 Built O.P. known as Bubbles near Hucis Wood
" 30 Fired 212 rounds on wire in T24 b and D.
" 31 Nothing unusual.
Signed W.H. Dobbie, Captain