ual ties . ▁ ▁Y pres ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁tren ch ▁holding ▁near ▁Ar ras , ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Y pres ▁Sal ient ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁( the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Men in ▁Road ▁R idge ), ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁objective ▁was ▁the ▁strongly ▁fort ified ▁area ▁round ▁' W inn ip eg ▁Cross ro ads '. ▁Ass emb ling ▁the ▁attack ers ▁in ▁the ▁thick ▁mud ▁and ▁darkness ▁caused ▁problems , ▁but ▁the ▁attack ▁went ▁in ▁at ▁ 0 5 . 4 0 ▁behind ▁an ▁inten se ▁cre eping ▁bar rage . ▁One ▁pill box ▁near ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁was ▁captured ▁single - hand edly ▁by ▁P te ▁Bol ton , ▁another ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁caused ▁a ▁hol dup ▁until ▁ 2 / L t ▁F . W . ▁Walker ▁out fl ank ed ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁six ▁men ▁and ▁r ushed ▁it . ▁Only ▁at ▁Sch uler ▁Farm , ▁where ▁the ▁supporting ▁t anks ▁were ▁bog ged ▁down ▁and ▁the ▁attack ing ▁pl ato on ▁was ▁almost ▁w ip ed ▁out , ▁did ▁the ▁attack ▁fail . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁other ▁object ives ▁within ▁half ▁an ▁hour , ▁but ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁shell fire ▁had ▁been ▁severe . ▁Similarly , ▁British ▁shell fire ▁broke ▁up ▁a ▁German ▁counter - att ack , ▁and ▁Sch uler