PERCIVAL PHILLIP’S STORY.
attack on bethune
a great slaughter.
Received, th.s day at 8.45 a.m. LONDON, April 18. Air Percival Phillips says the storm centre swung to-day hack to Lys plain, where the reinforced Sixth German' Army is attacking in the hope of taking Bet-hune, He has so far failed in this . for nowhere on the fifteen mil<f # front between Nienpe Forest and Cail, beside the earthwork of Givnchv has our line given way. Apparently three German divisions were allotted for the capture of Givenchy, and ten were compressed into a narrow space for a drive against La Bassee Canal westward of Fostuberfc.
At Givenchy we met the advancing enemy waves with massed macliine-guu fire. There was hard fighting but the eneniy failed to occupy even our advanced positiiaiis. The /greatest pressure above Givenchy came against La Bassee Canal from Pocaut AYood, the enemy making an effort to capture the bridgehead on Hinges road towards Bethune. They advanced in the densest waves and our gunners mowed them down. Some reached the canal holding up their hands in surrender and then turned and ran but few reached Pocaut. AYood alive.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1918, Page 2
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