19 April 1916 10th Essex

Enemy shelled Maricourt village one man killed one man wounded in Done's Reduit.

Heavy bombardment away on our left (Carnoy) from 7pm to 9pm.

7.40pm Enemy shelled Suzanne-Maricourt road heavily and hit one of our transport wagons, the driver and both horses killed, breaksman wounded.

 

A war diary casualty list gives the following casualties for this day:

18714 Pte C H Wheeler- Killed in action

13906 Pte A C Douglas- wounded (died of wounds 21.4.16)

15948 Pte T Lucy- wounded

14539 Pte H G Butler- killed in action

14326 LCpl A Moore- wounded