War Diary Dechipering Challenge

[DaveMurphy]

G'day All,

I would be very pleased if anyone could take a guess at what is written here. The man is question is my Great Grandfather Capt JT Ball, MC.

The 16th Bn had just come under an artillery barrage at Maricourt on 13 Feb 1916.

From what I can make out is says: " LCpl W RIDDICK name sent forward for good work on this and previous occasions. A number of men including the Regt M.O. (Capt FLETCHER) and Lt & QM Ball were prominent......"

Cheers,

Dave

[Mike763222]

'...in rendering their assistance to effect rescue (s?)'

Mike

[DaveMurphy]

Thanks Mike,

I thought it might have been 'rendering' and 'effect' and rescue makes sense since the previous sentence (unseen here) talks about four men buried and having been dug out alive. But the word after rendering doesn't cross a 't' like in other instances.

Any other takers??

Cheers,

Dave

[louvain]

Thanks Mike,

I thought it might have been 'rendering' and 'effect' and rescue makes sense since the previous sentence (unseen here) talks about four men buried and having been dug out alive. But the word after rendering doesn't cross a 't' like in other instances.

Any other takers??

Cheers,

Dave

"rendering their services to officer ?"

[Chris_Baker]

"rendering their services to effect rescue".

[DaveMurphy]

"rendering their services to effect rescue".

Thanks Chris,

That looks about right.

BTW, I clicked your fourteen/eighteen and its a bad link The URL is: http://"http//www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk" probably not want you want. Could be just me though!

Cheers,

Dave