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56th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery    56th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery proceeded to France on the 22nd of February 1916 and served on the Western Front until the end of the conflict. 10th Sep 1916 Enemy Counter Attack   11th Sep 1916 Artillery Active   12th Sep 1916 Rounds Fired   13th Sep 1916 Artillery Active   30th Jun 1917 Working Parties   1st Jul 1917 New Positions 2nd Jul 1917 Hostile Batteries 3rd Jul 1917 Barrage   4th Jul 1917 Posting 5th Jul 1917 Orders Received 6th Jul 1917 Shelling   7th Jul 1917 Ammunition 8th Jul 1917 Stores 9th Jul 1917 Orders 10th Jul 1917 On the Move 11th Jul 1917 New Positions   12th Jul 1917 New Positions   13th Jul 1917 New Positions   14th Jul 1917 New Positions   15th Jul 1917 New Positions   16th Jul 1917 Hostile Batteries   17th Jul 1917 Shelling   18th Jul 1917 Shelling   19th Jul 1917 Positions Improved   20th Jul 1917 Rounds Fired   21st Jul 1917 Shelling   22nd Jul 1917 In Action   23rd Jul 1917 In Action   24th Jul 1917 In Action   25th Jul 1917 In Action   26th Jul 1917 Shelling   27th Jul 1917 Rounds Fired   28th Jul 1917 Counter Battery Work   29th Jul 1917 Gas Shells   30th Jul 1917 In Action   31st Jul 1917 In Action   31st Jul 1917 Post Not Established   1st Aug 1917 Destruction   1st Aug 1917 Rounds Fired   2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation   2nd Aug 1917 Ammunition 3rd Aug 1917 SOS   4th Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation   5th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired   6th Aug 1917 Shelling   7th Aug 1917 Under Shellfire   8th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling   9th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling   10th Aug 1917 Gun out of Action   11th Aug 1917 Rain Storm   12th Aug 1917 Difficult Conditions   13th Aug 1917 Shrapnel Shells   14th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton   15th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton   16th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton   17th Aug 1917 Quiet   18th Aug 1917 In Action   19th Aug 1917 Barrage   20th Aug 1917 Bombardment   21st Aug 1917 Rounds Fired   22nd Aug 1917 Bombardment   23rd Aug 1917 Night Firing   24th Aug 1917 SOS Request   25th Aug 1917 Dugouts   26th Aug 1917 Equipment   27th Aug 1917 SOS   28th Aug 1917 Awards   29th Aug 1917 Change of Command   30th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired   31st Aug 1917 Air Raid   1st Sep 1917 Preparing to Move   2nd Sep 1917 Preparations   3rd Sep 1917 Communication   4th Sep 1917 Rounds Fired   5th Sep 1917 Quiet Day   6th Sep 1917 Quiet   7th Sep 1917 Preparations   8th Sep 1917 Move   9th Sep 1917 On the Move 10th Sep 1917 Into Billets If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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