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5th Trench Mortar Battery
5th Trench Mortar Battery was part of the Royal Field Artillery and was formed in 1915, serving with 1st Division. It was redesignated Y Battery of 1st Division Medium & Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries in 1916.
3rd Jul 1916 Quiet
4th Jul 1916 Quiet
5th Jul 1916 Trench Mortars
6th Jul 1916 Reliefs
7th Jul 1916 Trench Raid
9th Jul 1916 Mine
10th Jul 1916 Expectations
26th Jul 1916 Reliefs
27th Jul 1916 Heavy Shells
28th Jul 1916 Reliefs
29th Jul 1916 Preparations
30th Jul 1916 Attack Made
30th Jul 1916 In Action
31st Jul 1916 Reliefs
10th Aug 1916 Reliefs
10th Nov 1916 Conference
11th Nov 1916 Reliefs
12th Nov 1916 Preparations
13th Nov 1916 Preparations
13th Nov 1916 Attack Made
15th Nov 1916 Withdrawal
17th Nov 1916 Into Billets
21st of May 1917 Quiet Night
4th Jan 1918 In Reserve
5th Jan 1918 In Reserve
6th Jan 1918 In Reserve
7th Jan 1918 Training
9th Jan 1918 Snow
10th Jan 1918 Snow
11th Jan 1918 Poor Weather
12th Jan 1918 Training
13th Jan 1918 Snow and Frost
14th Jan 1918 Training
15th Jan 1918 Training
16th Jan 1918 Bad Weather
17th Jan 1918 Poor Weather
19th Jan 1918 Orders
20th Jan 1918 Orders
21st Jan 1918 Heavy Rain
22nd Jan 1918 Reliefs Complete
24th Jan 1918 In the Line
25th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
26th Jan 1918 Orders
27th Jan 1918 Fog
28th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
29th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
30th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
31st Jan 1918 Thick Mist
1st Feb 1918 Trenches Improved
2nd Feb 1918 Trenches Improved
3rd Feb 1918 Orders
4th Feb 1918 Shelling
5th Feb 1918 Warmer
6th Feb 1918 Orders
7th Feb 1918 Fraternisation
8th Feb 1918 Quiet
9th Feb 1918 Reorganisation
10th Feb 1918 Shelling
11th Feb 1918 Quiet
12th Feb 1918 Quiet
13th Feb 1918 Some Shelling
14th Feb 1918 Patrols
15th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
16th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
17th Feb 1918 Enemy Aircraft
18th Feb 1918 Misty
19th Feb 1918 Quiet
20th Feb 1918 Gas Shells
21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation
22nd Feb 1918 Patrols
23rd Feb 1918 Shelling
24th Feb 1918 Shelling
25th Feb 1918 Shelling
26th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
27th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
28th Feb 1918 Shelling
1st Mar 1918 Raids
2nd Mar 1918 Snow
3rd Mar 1918 Patrols
4th Mar 1918 Quiet
5th Mar 1918 Patrols
6th Mar 1918 Gas
7th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
8th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
9th Mar 1918 Mist
10th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
11th Mar 1918 Gas
12th Mar 1918 Gas
13th Mar 1918 Raids
14th Mar 1918 Artillery Active
15th Mar 1918 Intense Fire
16th Mar 1918 Trench Raid
17th Mar 1918 Patrols
18th Mar 1918 Raids
19th Mar 1918 Patrols
20th Mar 1918 Reliefs
21st Mar 1918 Arrangements
21st Mar 1918 In Action
22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
22nd Mar 1918 Messages
23rd Mar 1918 Messages
23rd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
24th Mar 1918 Messages
24th Mar 1918 In Defence
25th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
27th Mar 1918 In Defence
27th Mar 1918 Moves
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