[4] Heavy rains during the night resulted in slippery ground, difficulties in assembling troops and late starts for the assaults.

The 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions seized an important portion of the German Fresnes–Rouvroy defence system after three days of intense fighting.

[5] Lieutenant-Colonel William Hew Clark-Kennedy, 24th Battalion, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, earned a Victoria Cross by personally driving the advance despite being severely wounded, and suffering from intense pain and loss of blood.

Soldiers from the Canadian Corps cleared portions of the Fresnes–Rouvroy trench system, including Upton Wood.

After holding all day under heavy fire, they drove off a German counterattack, capturing 50 prisoners and five machine guns in the process.