Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
The War Diary for today records. ERVILLERS. 1.00am. One Company of the WELSH REGT attempted to reinforce them but found it impossible and suffered many casualties. 1.00 to 4.30am. Heavy machine gun fire and any movement was impossible owing to the bright moonlight. 4.30 to 5.30am. Firing died down and few of our casualties were cleared. 7.30am. After very heavy machine gun fire Germans rushed the line from left flank in large numbers and the posts, all of which resisted to the last were either killed or captured. A few men from each Company fighting their way back to the ERVILLERS – BEHAIGNES ROAD. The Battalion consisted of Commanding Officer and 25 men. 10.30am. Remaining men took a position in support of the LINCOLNSHIRE REGT behind the road. 1.30pm. BEHAIGNIES was evacuated by the Division on our right and conforming to the movements of the LINCOLNSHIRE REGT we fell back to a new line covering GOMMECOURT. 2.30 to 7.30pm. Quiet, the Germans could be seen in large numbers coming down the MORY slopes. 7.30pm. Battalion relieved by 120th Brigade. Estimates casualties 18 officers and 414 other ranks. Battalion rested at DOUCHY-LES-AYETTES.