ðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ swˈɑːnsiː sˈɜːvɪs bɐtˈæliən, ðə wˈɛlʃ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɐtˈæk wɪð sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks mˈɛn ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dˈeɪ ʌv hˈɑːɹd fˈaɪɾɪŋ hæd lˈɔst ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɛn kˈɪld ɔːɹ wˈuːndᵻd bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻlˈiːvd.
The 14th (Swansea) (Service) Battalion, the Welsh Regiment, went into the attack with 676 men and after a day of hard fighting had lost almost 400 men killed or wounded before being relieved.