▁lines . ▁One ▁wounded ▁Private ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion , ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁mud ▁in ▁No ▁man ' s ▁land , ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁The ▁G omm ec ourt ▁attack ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁di version ▁and ▁no ▁further ▁attack ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁reduced ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁ 5 6 th ▁Division ▁had ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁line ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁August . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁received ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁replacement ▁officers ▁and ▁N CO s ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th , ▁ 3 / 4 th ▁and ▁ 4 / 4 th ▁B ns . ▁After ▁being ▁rel ieved , ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁Division ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁Som me ▁sector , ▁where ▁it ▁trained ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁t anks ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁G inch y ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁Division ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁line ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G inch y . ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁were ▁in ▁brig ade ▁reserve ▁along ▁the ▁W edge ▁Wood – G inch y ▁road , ▁where ▁they ▁suffered ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁shell fire ▁while ▁dig ging ▁assembly ▁tren ches ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁This ▁began ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September , ▁when ▁the ▁batt alion ▁led ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁right ▁hand ▁assault . ▁The ▁crow ded ▁tren ches ▁were ▁heavily