On 3rd May the Battalion returned to the front line at Ferme du Bois, there were no casualties and they were relieved 3 days later when they moved to Fosse. From 14th to 27th May, Charles and his men were in Neuve Chapelle at the front undergoing artillery bombardment on a regular basis and suffering a number of casualties.
![Mennie, Thornton and Wilson](http://www.captainjohnson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/WW1_211-300x197.jpg)
Extract from the war diary signed by Charles:
“24th May: Artillery again active on both sides – 2 men wounded. At 10.30pm, Artillery in conjunction with T.M’s fired on Popes Nose in Right Battalion’s frontage. Enemy retaliated on our front line & B line.”
The Battalion saw out the remainder of May in reserve at Croix Barbee.
![Mennie at Rue du Bois](http://www.captainjohnson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/WW1_281-300x195.jpg)
It wasn’t all bad at Neuve Chapelle though, there was some time for some light relief.
![Lieutenant Hewitt, Captain Thurgood, Captain Bacon, Lieutenant Halsall](http://www.captainjohnson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/WW1_13-300x191.jpg)
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Not long after the pictures in the gallery were taken Captain Bacon was wounded. Recorded in the war diary on 25th May –
“Nothing of incident to report – Capt S C Bacon wounded – 1 O R Killed and four wounded”.