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Age-34

Born-Isleworth

Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, France

On 2nd May, 1918, the 23rd London battalion of 142 Brigade, 47th Division, left there billets in Warloy and relieved an Australian unit in the front line at Hénencourt a few miles to the west of the town of Albert. At 3.30am on 9th May the enemy placed a heavy artillery barrage on their front and support lines accompanied by considerable rifle and machine-gun fire. After ten minutes this barrage intensified and shortly before 4am, the German infantry attacked and captured 150 yards of trench on the left, held by D Company. Two immediate counter attacks failed to regain the trench, nor did another one at 7am. It was not until 11pm that evening that a three platoon counter-attack evicted the Germans and retook possession of the trench along with three prisoners and two machine-guns. There was however a price to pay for 23rd London who suffered over 60 casualties, one of whom was William Jukes.