▁Att ack ▁on ▁the ▁G omm ec ourt ▁Sal ient ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 5 / 2 6 ▁May ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁B n ▁d ug ▁a ▁new ▁jump ing - off ▁tren ch ▁half - way ▁across ▁No ▁man ' s ▁land . ▁Over ▁following ▁days ▁and ▁night s ▁this ▁position ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁and ▁linked ▁with ▁communication ▁tren ches , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁batt alion ▁suffered ▁a ▁trick le ▁of ▁cas ual ties . ▁▁ 1 / 4 th ▁pract ised ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁unit ▁its ▁re he ars als ▁were ▁less ▁detailed , ▁and ▁the ▁batt alion ▁carried ▁out ▁weeks ▁of ▁night ▁labour . ▁It ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁line ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June , ▁where ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁preceding ▁the ▁attack ▁it ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁sharp ▁German ▁counter - b omb ard ment , ▁losing ▁numerous ▁cas ual ties . ▁ ▁G omm ec ourt ▁When ▁the ▁ 1 / 1 2 th ▁Lond ons ▁( The ▁R angers ) ▁went ▁over ▁the ▁top ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July , ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁occup y ▁their ▁vac ated ▁jump ing - off ▁tren ches , ▁with ▁A ▁Company ▁to ▁the ▁right , ▁C ▁Company ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁D ▁Company ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Half ▁of ▁B ▁Company ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁carrying ▁parties , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁half