1st March 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers return to Beaufort   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers are relieved in the front line and return to Beaufort for a week of drill and training. A further draft of 135 men arrives. Batteries Shelled   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Heavy shelling of A236 and B236 Batteries in the afternoon with direct hits on gunpits etc. but no casualties. Toll Gate and vicinity of Group HQ. were also shelled and one wounded in HQ. Visual signalling operated this morning, while telephones closed down from 1000 to 1400. Batteries fired on SOS message at 2200 but no attack. War Diaries Railway Activity   16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles - Pioneers. Work continues as in February with the temporary labour battalion fully stretched in the forward and support areas. The Pioneers continuing Railway work took place on the following lines. Broadgauge railway continued at Ouderdom. 60cm railway line from point L1 to a point on the Wijverhock/Vierstraat line. 60cm railway line from Busseboom to Ouderdom. 60cm railway line Busseboom, Brandhoek, Kemmel including branch lines. A total length of 16 miles was worked on, but details are not recorded as clearly as the earlier Candas to Acheux operations. However it seems fairly safe to assume that the works were completed around mid-March. The 16th returned to its Parent Division on the 19th March and was now back up to strength having received substantial reinforcements in February 1917, with a further 64 men arriving in March. The March intake included 40 men from the Central Training School via 7 Infantry Base Depot at Harfleur. Casualties in the period January to March had been fairly light. March 1917 Officers 1 wounded. Other ranks 1 wounded. So the unit was fit and ready for its next great endeavour, the Battle of Messines. The Terrors by SN White  Ongoing actions Congratulatory Message   6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 1st to 4th March 1917 - HQ, B,C and D Companies at Couin, A Company at Thievres. Engaged on Railway Construction work. 4th March - Orders received late at night that no more working parties for Railway work required. The OC CORCC sent a message of eulogy which was published in Battalion orders as follows: I wish to would convey to all ranks of your battalion my appreciation of their work while employed on the Railway. They always did their work in a cheerful spirit and the amount of work done speaks for itself as to their energy. The Brigadier 33rd Brigade wishes to express to all ranks his appreciation of the work done by this unit. war diaries  Routine and inspections  On the March    1st GERMAN LINE K11 a 12.4 The days were spent in trying to push up patrols into 1st GARDE STELLUNG without success. This was kept up all night much information was gained and many Germans seen. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Range Practice  On the Move  On the March  Working Parties  In Reserve  Training  Location and Action  At Rest  Concert  Artillery Active  Working Parties and Training  Training  Reliefs          Training  On the Move  Quiet  Reorganisation  Move  On the March  In reserve trenches  Relief  POWs Taken  Working parties  Trench Raid  Reliefs  Preparations  Resting and training  C Battery RHA Remains in Aire  Training  Explosions and Fires  Trenches  Battalion in Support in Railway Dugouts.  Report of patrol.  Lectures and Training  Training  Work Parties continued.  R.E. fatigues  52nd Division Order No.45 received  On the Marc  In Reserve  Snipers claimed 6 hits.  Further Action 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 March 1917. Pte. Robert Allen. 13th (Forest of Dean Pioneers) Battalion Gloucester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Herbert Andrew. 6th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Petty Officer 1st Class James Atcheson. H.M.S. Pheasant. Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Edwin Baggs. 72nd Bn. Canadian Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Cecil Charles Harpur Baldwin. MM. 18th Infantry Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Harry Maddison Binks. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Boland. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Albert Henry Bowe. 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Boyne. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Able Sea. Alexander Brennan. HMS Pheasant Read their Story. AB. Peter Lacey. HMS Pheasant Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Richard Walker. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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