▁division ' s ▁actions . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁it ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁O v ill ers - la - Bo iss elle ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 6 . 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁attacked ▁the ▁German ▁lines ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B az entin ▁R idge . ▁After ▁almost ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ' ▁fighting ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁took ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁tren ches ▁and ▁had ▁cons olid ated ▁them ▁by ▁m idd ay ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July . ▁The ▁three ▁attack ing ▁companies ▁had ▁each ▁lost ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁men , ▁but ▁after ▁fighting ▁off ▁violent ▁counter - att acks ▁the ▁batt alion ▁went ▁' over ▁the ▁top ' ▁again ▁at ▁ 1 7 . 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁and ▁successfully ▁captured ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁O v ill ers . ▁In ▁three ▁days ' ▁fighting ▁the ▁batt alion ▁lost ▁ 2 7 5 ▁all ▁ranks . ▁▁ ▁The ▁batt alion ▁attacked ▁again ▁at ▁Poz ières ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July . ▁The ▁ 1 / 6 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁were ▁' liter ally ▁m own ▁down ' ▁( O fficial ▁History ) ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁bom bers ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁enemy ▁tren ch . ▁The ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁tried ▁to ▁help ▁by ▁bomb ing ▁its ▁way ▁down ▁the ▁tren ch ▁from ▁the ▁left , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁ 1 / 6 th ▁was