The 142nd Brigade attacked Diagonal Trench again with the 1/21st London and the 1/22nd London, who crawled forward to rush the German garrison as soon as a one-minute hurricane bombardment lifted at 9:00 p.m. The 1/21st London advanced until about 200 yards short of Diagonal Trench with no losses, then massed machine-gun fire inflicted many casualties; few troops reached the trench.