 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 50th Northumbrian Chikamu chakanga chisina kubatanidzwa muSomme Offensivekusvikira kunhanho yaro yechitatu Hondo yeFlers-Courcelette. 17th DLI yakasvika munharaunda iyi pakati paAugust ndokutanga kurovedza kuvaka mutsva mutsva wekutsvaga, uye yakabva yaita basa rekuvaka migwagwa nemigwagwa yemigwagwa vasati vasara vechikamu vakatora nzvimbo dzavo. Nokuda kwekurwiswa, imwe kambani ye 17th DLI yakasungirirwa semapiyona kune rimwe nerimwe rekurwisa bhirijiji A Company ku149th Northumberland Bde uye D Company ku150th York Durham Bde. Mapato akasara akabatsira 7th Field Company, RE, kugadzira mugwagwa uchiunza zvinhu. 50th Division yakatora chinangwa chayo chekutanga mukati meawa uye yakabva yarwira kumberi, ichitora kurasikirwa kukuru, kusvika pachinangwa chechipiri, ichibatsira 47th 12nd London Division kutora High Wood. Masikati, 17th DLI yakashanda pasi pemoto unorema pamakomba matsva ekutaurirana kuti ibatanidze nzvimbo dzakatorwa uye kuchera nzvimbo itsva dzepfuti. Chikamu ichi chakaenderera mberi zvishoma nezvishoma panguva yeHondo yeMorval 25 kusvika 28 Gunyana; panguva yese iyi battalion yaigara iri pabasa, ichitambura kurasikirwa kukuru. 