Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
The War Diary for today records. EPEHY. The 6th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT in Support. Orders to man Battle Stations received. A and D Companies garrison posts in EPEHY. B and C Companies left SAULCOURT at 5.00am. a good deal of trouble was encountered getting into position through hostile barrage, high explosive and gas. In position in YELLOW LINE by 7.30am. heavy bombardment on line all morning. 1.45pm. Enemy reported breaking through 16th Division on our right. 2.20pm. MALASSISE FARM reported to be held by the enemy. 3.35pm. MALASSISE FARM held by enemy. Enemy also in RONSSOY WOOD, TETARD WOOD still in our hands. 16th Division holding STRONG POINT on RAILWAY EMBANKMENT. 6 inch Howitzer Battery near EPEHY – ST. EMILIE ROAD withdrawn 3 guns, abandoning one. Enemy seen advancing in waves between MALASSISE FARM and RONSSOY, appeared to be massing in SUNKEN ROAD. About this time stragglers from 16th Division were coming back in small parties. 4.45pm. Counter attack with TANK carried out on our right, in direction of RONSSOY WOOD. 6.00pm. It became necessary to form a defensive flank facing ST. EMILIE ROAD, also to withdraw from FRONT LINE to CLOSE SUPPORT LINE. Enemy on our right having nearly reached BROWN LINE. 7.00pm to 9.00pm. YELLOW LINE heavily shelled. FRONT LINE knocked out altogether. 9.00pm to 6.30am. Fairly quiet. Patrols sent out in front of our line, no sign of enemy.