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263 Battery, Royal Field Artillery



6th May 1916 Alarm

7th May 1916 Church Parade

8th May 1916 Recce

9th May 1916 Gun Experiments

10th May 1916 Preparations

11th May 1916 On the Move

12th May 1916 A Long Hot Day

13th May 1916 Burial Party

14th May 1916 Too Hot

15th May 1916 Dogs of War

16th May 1916 A Scorcher

17th May 1916 Sun Stroke

18th May 1916 Practice Scheme

20th May 1916 Prang

21st May 1916 Enemy Active

22nd May 1916 Practice Shoots

23rd May 1916 On the Move

24th May 1916 On the Move

25th May 1916 Guns in Place

26th May 1916 Improving Emplacements

27th May 1916 New Emplacements

28th May 1916 New Emplacements

29th May 1916 Hard Digging

30th May 1916 Recce

31st May 1916 work on Emplacements

1st Jun 1916 Enemy Aircraft

2nd Jun 1916 Improving Emplacements

3rd Jun 1916 Ammunition Unloaded

4th Jun 1916 Quiet Day

5th Jun 1916 Recce

6th Jun 1916 Sandstorm

7th Jun 1916 Recce

8th Jun 1916 Rumours Abound

9th Jun 1916 Recce

10th Jun 1916 Battery Gun Drill

11th Jun 1916 Enemy Aircraft

12th Jun 1916 Recce

13th Jun 1916 Gun Drill

14th Jun 1916 Orders Received

15th Jun 1916 The Problem of Water

16th Jun 1916 Fortifications to be Strengthened

17th Jun 1916 Laying Lines

18th Jun 1916 Quiet Day

19th Jun 1916 Digging Trenches

20th Jun 1916 Inspection

21st Jun 1916 On Stand by

22nd Jun 1916 Taking Supplies up

23rd Jun 1916 At An Oasis

24th Jun 1916 Normal Duty

25th Jun 1916 On Stand by

26th Jun 1916 Gun Drill

27th Jun 1916 Enemy Aircraft

28th Jun 1916 Enemy Aircraft

29th Jun 1916 Cutting a Channel

30th Jun 1916 Water Ration Increased

1st Jul 1916 Dysentry

2nd Jul 1916 Dysentry

3rd Jul 1916 Quiet Day

4th Jul 1916 Very Hot Day

5th Jul 1916 GoC Visits

6th Jul 1916 Enemy Aircraft

7th Jul 1916 Rumours

8th Jul 1916 Quiet Day

9th Jul 1916 On Stand by

10th Jul 1916 Quiet Day

11th Jul 1916 News of Move

12th Jul 1916 On Stand by

13th Jul 1916 Gun Drill

14th Jul 1916 Gun Drill

15th Jul 1916 Recce

16th Jul 1916 Mullers Excercises

17th Jul 1916 Huge Snake

18th Jul 1916 Orders to Move

19th Jul 1916 Preparations for Move

20th Jul 1916 Attack Expected

21st Jul 1916 On Stand by

22nd Jul 1916 Troops on the Move

23rd Jul 1916 On Stand by

24th Jul 1916 New Well Dug

25th Jul 1916 Enemy Aircraft

26th Jul 1916 Machine Gun Practice

27th Jul 1916 Enemy Aircraft

28th Jul 1916 Attack Expected

29th Jul 1916 Gun Fire

30th Jul 1916 Fresh Water Expected

31st Jul 1916 Bombs Dropped

1st Aug 1916 Steel Arrows Collected

2nd Aug 1916 Aircraft Fired on

3rd Aug 1916 Enemy Aircraft

4th Aug 1916 Enemy Attack

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263 Battery, Royal Field Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

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