translate English to French: The British artillery on the western bank of the canal north of Ypres, including the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th and 12th Canadian Batteries, covered this front at about 3,500 yards range; the guns by this time had been registered and the location of the opposing field works established so that effective fire could be brought to bear on request of the infantry or advice of the F.O.O. The trench line dug by the 1st C.I.B. on the night 28th/29th April and since improved was successfully held throughout the day.
C’était le capitaine J. Nosworthy, un des trois officiers de la division Lahore qui, ayant au préalable étudié la position allemande, recueillirent des renseignements précieux sur le mort-terrain et le meilleur emplacement pour la nouvelle ligne. Avant l’aube, la 1re B.I.C. fut ramenée à Vlamertinghe, après avoir creusé une tranchés en traverses, de mille yards de long, sans perdre un homme, et cela à travers le secteur le plus contesté du front.