5. Damage Inflicted on the Enemy
(Original image courtesy of The National Archives)
DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY
This list in an interim report is necessarily incomplete.
Sjt. Williams A 2.
20/21st September.
Concrete pylon carrying H.T. cables destroyed at Q 3043.
23rd September.
Cattle train derailed at Q 325398.
S.Q.M.S. Alcock C 3.
19th September.
Light engine and tender derailed at Q 383398.
27th September.
Signal lines cut with time pencils at Q 1424.
Lieut. Birnie B 1.
17th September.
Intended to lay charges in tunnel. (Subsequently all
traffic reliably reported stopped for 4 days.) Attack probably successful.
Pct. Nicols B 2.
22nd and 26th September.
Charges laid on two railway lines, at Q 783255 and Q 725363
respectively. (Results not observed.)
30th September.
Tyre bursters laid on the Schalbach - Rauwiller road,
Q 563237.
8/12th October.
Tyre bursters laid on the Assenencourt - Dieuze road,
Q 292196.
13th October.
Tyre bursters laid on the road to Gelucourt, at Q 260180.
A minimum of 3 vehicles immobilised.