Despite the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers’ costly failure in the attack on 3 May near Arras, the 4th Division was ordered to attack once again. As H-Hour was at 1930 hours, the attack caught the enemy by surprise; also, the heavy artillery preparation had been very successful. Soon all objectives were captured, including a particularly massive and formidable concrete machine-gun emplacement in a corner of the chateau; it helped explain why the Faughs had previously failed in capturing the same objectives.

While the Faughs were digging defences on their newly won positions, a German counterattack threatened until the Faughs dispersed it by calling for artillery support. Next morning, although the Germans attacked again, the Faughs repulsed them. Thus, on 12 May when the Battalion, having been relieved, marched to the rear they were well pleased with themselves; mercifully the number of casualties on this occasion was small.