Note 105 — THE LAST PHASE

The Germans do not appear to have penetrated into the Polygon Wood at any point. The northern end of the breach in the British line was marked by a ‘strong point’ which had been erected near the south-west corner of the wood, known later as ‘Black Watch Corner’: this was successfully defended all day by a very weak company of the Black Watch. Attacks were made on the 1st King’s lining the southern edge of the wood, apparently by the 3rd Guard Regiment, and also further eastward and to the left of the King’s, on the 2nd Coldstream Guards. The Germans in this quarter would seem to have belonged to the 54th Reserve Division: at neither of these points did the attackers meet with any success.