War Diary 7th Battalion The Queen's is in Modern Era.
7th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.
At 3,15 p.m, enemy exploded a mine making a crater about 20 from parapet of TAMBOUR. On a report being received that a shelter had fallen in & buried some men in TAUBOUR, Capt R.S. HEBELER & LIEUT. L.W.M. HOWARD went to investigate. A bomb from a trench-mortar fell in the trench in which they were, killing Lt, HOWARD & mortally wounding CAPT. HEBELER, a corporal & 1 man were wounded by the same bomb, The report as to the shelter was much exaggerated.
CAPT HEBELER died in Central Clearing Station, CORBIE. Orders as to taking over a new front by 18th Division received. Sub-sectors allotted to Brigades. - 53rd E 2 & E 3, 54th D 1 & D 2, 55th D 3 & BE 1. At 10 p.m, our minerg fired camouflet in front of centre of TAMBOUR. Report was received that extensive German mines existed under Right of sub-sector. No confirmation of this was received up to the time battalion left sub-sector, 26 - 27th Sept, under orders from the Brigade the 50 yards of front on extreme left of sub-sector was not occupied, At 8 p.m, enemy fired mine causing 3rd crater in front of TAMBOUR.