▁the ▁batt alion ▁H Q ▁staff , ▁including ▁L t - Col ▁Gro ver , ▁were ▁wounded ▁by ▁shell fire . ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁mist ▁the ▁batt alion ▁dr ift ed ▁ 5 0 0 ▁yards ▁left ▁of ▁its ▁intended ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁g ul lies . ▁At ▁ 0 8 . 3 0 , ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁companies ▁reached ▁the ▁far ▁edge ▁of ▁Mal ard ▁Wood , ▁the ▁mist ▁began ▁to ▁clear ▁and ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁across ▁the ▁valley ▁in ▁front ▁and ▁so ▁d ug ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁wood . ▁ ▁The ▁failure ▁to ▁take ▁Ch ip illy ▁R idge ▁resulted ▁in ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁who ▁were ▁over look ed ▁by ▁this ▁feature . ▁The ▁division ▁therefore ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attack ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August . ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁attacked ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de , ▁from ▁an ▁assembly ▁tren ch ▁that ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁shell - hol es , ▁and ▁behind ▁a ▁mis direct ed ▁bar rage . ▁The ▁supporting ▁American ▁batt alion ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁en fil aded ▁from ▁Ch ip illy ▁village . ▁Under ▁heavy ▁fire ▁and ▁taking ▁serious ▁cas ual ties , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁d ug ▁in ▁under ▁the ▁shelter ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ip illy ▁g ul ly