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CH-Qpter VI11 the Forward Companies of the 4Th Division CH-qPTER VI11 DERNANCOUR'T. MARCH 28~~ THE forward companies of the 4th Division, which, since before midnight on the 27th, had been holding the railway between Dernancourt and Albert, kept a keen watch despite the fact that they had marched all the previous night, and had received little rest on the night before that. They naturally expected the Germans to continue the advance at dawn. The outpost-line was very thin, and at certain points along the railway there were wide gaps merely watched by sentry groups. On the straight section of line, along the flats between Buire and Dernancourt-the sector of the 35th Division-the railway rose gradually on an embankment, which, near Dernancourt, became very steep and was pierced by a subway through which the Lavibville road led out of the village. After curving on this embankment around the down, touching the orchards and other back-enclosures of Dernancourt, the railway ran into a shallow cutting, and thence northwards along lower or higher embankments across the folds at the foot of the hill. In the first of these folds-where the railway ran out from the first cutting, across IOO yards of deep embankment, and then almost level with the country again-was a level crossing for a cart track. A platoon of the 47th Battalion's right company held the cutting south of this embankment-the garrison being in an old French practice-trench-and the southernmost platoon of the left company held the low bank north of it, but the embankment itself had no garrison. Two machine-gunners with a Lewis gun were placed at the level crossing, their nearest supports being the neighbouring post of Lieutenant Goodsall's company in 193 15 194 THE A.I.F. IN FRANCE [z?th-28th Mar., 1918 the cutting to the south; and, as an extra precaution, Captain Symons of the northern company had ordered his scout sergeant, S. R. McDougal1,l and two men to watch the crossing, stationing them behind the embankment immediately north of the crossing. During the night, patrols of the 47th going across the open flats had found that there were Germans on the Albert- Dernancourt road, which ran parallel with the front. 250-300 yards away. The night passed without sign of attack. As dawn drew near, the flats were covered with mist, but day began to break without any disturbance of the prevailing silence, and McDougall accordingly allowed his two men to “ stand down ” and curl up for a rest at the foot of the bank while he continued to watch. About the hour at which, as one account states, “it seems to become darker in the half light,” the intelligence officer of the 47th. Lieutenant Reid,* and Lieutenant Robinson3 came past on their rounds. They had just walked on northwards, behind the embankment, when McDougall heard, from the mist, 50-100 yards ahead of him, the sound of bayonet scabbards flapping on the thighs of marching troops. He at once called to the two resting men. Lieutenant Reid hearing the voice sliouted : “ Is that you, Mac? ” “ Yes,” was the reply, “ come up here quick. I think they’re coming at us.” Reid ran up the bank. “By Jove they are!” he exclaimed. There followed an incident peculiarly typical of this year’s fighting-at all events so far as the Australian and New Zealand troops were concerned in it-arising partly from the more open nature of the action, and partly from the marked self-confidence of the troops. McDougall and his two men ran to summon the nearest files of their own company’s platoon, IOO yards away to the left. McDougal: ran along the top of the railway, and, as lie did so, he could see in the half-light, through the mist, Gernians advancing along the whole front towards the line. He quickly reached the platoon and, with Sgt. S. R. AfcDougall. V.C., h1.M. (Xo. 4061; 47th and 48th Bns ). Blacksmith; of Recherche, Tas.; b. Recherche, 1890 ShIaJor C. C. Reid, M.C , 45th and 47th Bns.; and 2/25 Bn, AI F., 1940 Clerk. of Brisbane: b. Aberdeen, Scotland, 30 Dec, 1895. ’ Lieut. E Robinson, M C.; 47th Bn. Printer; of Casino. N S W.: b Sydney. I July. 1886. 28th Mar., 19181 DERNANCOURT 195 seven of its nearest men, rushed southward along the rails again, intending to line the men out behind the unoccupied bank. German bombs were now flying over this, and one burst fairly upon two Australians who had just opened fire with a Lewis gun. They were badly hit, but the gin was undamaged. McDougall, who was still on top of the bank, had formerly been a Lewis gunner, and, like most of them (as he afterwards admitted), always itched to “grab” one of these weapons in a tussle. He now seized the gun and began to fire it as he went. He was well ahead of his party-three or four of whom were quickly killed or wounded -when two Gerinaii light machine-gun teams started to cross the embankment seven yards away. McDougall, with his gun across his chest, at the “port,” switched its fire straight into them, like water from a hose, blew away half the head of the nearest man, and shot down the rest. Seven of McDougall’s opponents were killed ; their guns pitched forward and were aiterwards gathered by the 47th. Several other Germans who tried to cross the rails at the same time were shot down or scared away. McDougall then ran along the outer edge of the embank- ment to see what enemy was there, and found himself looking down on some twenty Germans, crouching in pot-holes and shell-holes on their side of the bank, obviously waiting for the signal to cross the line. He hosed them with his gun as he went, and they immediately fled, McDougall then standing on the bank, with his gun at the hip, chasing them with its fire. Thirty yards away across the flat were some old British military huts, behind which some of this and other parties hid both when advancing and when fleeing. Froin these hilts, and from farther north, came the fire by which McDougall’s compaiiioiis were hit. In the meantime Lieutenants Reid and Robinson also had been organising resistance. The northern half of the embankment was now garrisoned, but the southern half was still open, and other Germans had surprised and captured the Lewis gunner at the level crossing, and marched on southwards along the rails. Seeing a light flicker near the southern cutting, I5A 196 THE A.I.F. IN FRANCE [28th Mar., 1918 Sergeant Morris,' in charge of two Vickers machine-guns farther along it, sent his scout, Private case^,^ to investigate. The scout also was captured, but the sentry in the cutting challenged the body of men that was approaching and, not receiving the password in return, fired and raised the alarm. The body of Germans which here had crossed the railway was about fifty strong, and the main part of it now headed south-westwards towards a bank on the open knuckle behind the right company of the 47th. If these Germans had taken cover quickly and opened fire, they would have placed the right flank of that battalion in a difficult situation. But they had not yet attempted to take position when they themselves were fired into from several directions. McDougall, seeing kd'ehbd de&, switched his gun on to them. Its barrel casing was then so hot that his left hand was blistered, but his mate, Sergeant Lawrence," held the gun and McDougall fired with his uninjured hand. Lawrence and another sergeant now started across the open, past the rear of ' the embankment, to take them prisoners. As the two men passed, there stood UP from a crevice in the bank behind them a German officer. He took a pace forward and levelled a revolver at their backs. -4 shout from McDougall. '* Look out behind you !" caused Lawrence to swing round and fire his rifle. Through the suddenness of this action he tripped and fell, and the German missed and was immediately shot by the other sergeant. The final stroke in this incident came unexpectedly from the neighbouring flank of the 48th Battalion. Here, in the tirst light of dawn, movement had been observed in front. 4 Sgt A E. Morris (No. 2021; 12th M.G. Coy.). Labourer; of Kalgoorlie \V Aust ; b hlt. Gambier. 5. Aust , 1880. 6 Pie A R B Casey (No 4259; 12th 1I.G Coy.) Bookmaker's clerk; of West Perth, \V. Aust.; b. Richmond, Vic, 188j. Died. 28 Jan. 1929 'Lieut. J. C. Lawrence 31 31.. 1I.S 31 : 46th and 47th Bns Station overseer of Clonrurry, Q'land: b. Can2lly Station. Balrannld. N S W, IS June, 1887 28th Mar., 19181 DERNANCOURT 197 Our men were all up immediately (says the diary of Captain Mitchell) waist high over the railway line. Lewis guns and rifles blended in a chorus. The grey mobs on our front wavered and broke at a.hundred yards. Away to the right, on the 47th’~front, the fire was continuous. The massing movement in front was still going on. Our men were shooting and cursing furiously. It was now half light. An exclamation caused me to look to our right rear. Coming over a rise a hundred yards away was a line of men. This was serious. Either the 47th were retiring or they were enemy broken through. Realising the urgency of the situation’ I tore down the steep bank, plunged through the steep h$ge half way down, and raced up to the skipper (Captain Carter).
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