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Brigade Headquarters were at the latter and also the quartermasters' stores and transport of battalions in the line. Some favourite spots were the defensive 'posts, placed a mile behind the front line and known as Tilleloy, Winchester, Dead End, Picantin. Reserve companies garrisoned these posts.
Of Estaires proper little more than its charred walls remained. In such shape was victory passing into our hands. When the enemy was holding the line Picantin Junction Post, the Battalion went forward to hold an outpost line north-east of Laventie. On September 10, while he was taking over his new piece of front, Clutsom, of C Company, was badly wounded by a German shell.
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