Rfn. Charles Harrison, 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade, left a brief account of his role in the action at Hooge, 30th July 1915.
“All our boys were pleased when we saw the Germans advancing. We waited until they got within 50 yards of us, and after opening rapid fire on them, charged them with the bayonet, mowing them down by the score and then we recaptured the trench they had lost earlier in the day. During that time it was “hell with the lid off”, as our boys say. We lost 400 of our chums but I reckon we shall wipe that score off.”
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Credits to Small Town, Great War, Hucknall 1914-1918
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Sourced from ‘Hucknall Dispatch,’ 26th August 1915.