War Diary of the 9th Kings Liverpool Regt. - 9th September, 1916: Weather fine. Our C & D Coys were relieved in the front line by two Coys of the 7th KINGS. They also took over the Strong Points. On relief C & D Coys proceeded to Carlton Trench where they remained in reserve. Two Platoons of A Coy were withdrawn from the front line and put into ORCHARD TRENCH. At intervals throughout the day and night the enemy put up his usual barrage. At about 5.10 p.m one of our M.G.s at S 11 B 40.45 observed an enemys M.G. in a shell hole about S 11 B 25.80 on NORTH ST. which was firing in the direction of WOOD LANE, he opened fire on it and he together with a Lewis Gun which was firing from a point where our trenches cut cuts NORTH ST. silenced the enemys M.G. Later on about 5.30 p.m. a number of Germans without arms (probably prisoners) broke away from the direction of WOOD LANE and ran towards COFFEE Trench. Our same M.G. was able to make good practice and scattered the parties, scoring many hits. These parties got into shell holes and during the evening and night a number of red flares were sent up. It is probably owing to these lights being sent up that the enemy did not shell our front line, being afraid of hitting their own men. At the same time enabling us to complete our work of connecting up the Strong Points with the front line and continuing the digging of the new Trench & joining up with the old TEA Trench on our left at S.11.a.9.5. Casualties, 1 O.R. killed, 6 O.R. wounded. The man killed was 2260 Cpl John Coleman. He had enlisted at Liverpool 2 days after war was declared and went to France with the original deployment of the 1/9th Kings on 12th March, 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
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