1st July 1917 On this day:  To Russia  Actions in 1917  Move to 5th Army Training Area  Routine and Pioneer Activity  Motorists Section to Form  New Aircraft  Street Fighting    In Flanders  Cricket Match  On the Move  Training and Fatigues  Refitting  Training & Baths  In Reserve  Battalion Parade State  Training  Working Party  New Squadron formed  Working Parties  In Support  Artillery Active  Relocated  Working Parties  Shelling  Training      Reliefs  Patrols  New Positions  Inspection  Shelling  On the Move  Transfer  Under Canvas  Diary  Work Inspected  Sports recreation  Church parade and filmshow  Transfer  Working Parties  Front Line Adjusted  Relieved the 4th Gloucesters in the Louverval sector.  In Reserve Brigade Line  Battalion in billets.  Instruction  Church Parade  Bivouacs.  Working Parties  Parade  Church Parades  At Rest  Training carried out  Division in Corps  Church Parades  112th Brigade was relieved by 63rd Brigade  Brave Actions Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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Remembering those who died this day, 1st of July 1917. Pte. Alfred Birkitt Bailey. 1/23rd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Ballantyne. 9th Battalion Black Watch Pte. Herbert Bird. 1st/4th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Charteris. 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Cpl. George Ernest Dickenson. 9th Trench Mortar Bty, Y Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Walter Hulton Dryburgh. MM. 46th Coy. Machine Gun Corps QSM. Henry Jackson. 147th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. James McKay. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Oyitch. 2/5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Reece. 3rd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Mjr. Cyril Rutherford Young. 253rd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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