1st May 1917 On this day: Recreation   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Winnezeeze and Oudezeeze. The Brigade subsections competition for general turnout was won by B236 Battery with A236 Battery in second place. War Diaries Preparing for Attack    Work Party - Battle of Messines preparation. 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles - Pioneers report Work which had started in April continued into May with additional areas being allocated together with more work on trench railways. Battalion strength reports. 1st May 39 Officers. 866 Other ranks. 31st May 43 Officers. 956 Other ranks. The Terrors by SN White  Relief and relocation Actions during 1917   2nd Bavarian Division part of 1st Bavarian Corps and German 6th Army Divisional Actions during 1917 1917. Californie Plateau. The 2nd Bavarian Division was withdrawn from the St. Mihiel sector between the 2nd and 5th of May 1917 and entrained at Mars-la-Tour on the 6th, whence it was transported via Conflans to Montcornet, where, during the night of the 8th, it gained the sector situated to the east of Hurtebise. From the 9th onward the 2nd Bavarian Division engaged some of its elements on the salient northeast of Californie Plateau (May 9th and 10th). The division occupied this sector up to the end of May and participated in serious engagements notably those of the 13th and 22nd of May to the northwest of the plateau. It was put to a very severe test. (The 9th Company of the 20th Battalion was reduced to 45 men.) Argonne. The 2nd Bavarian Division was relieved at the beginning of June and sent to rest for 15 days at Camp Sissonne. Later it was transported to the Argonne, where it occupied the Grande Courte-Chausse sector. During this rest it received two reinforcements of 700 to 800 men on the 28th June and 300 men in July. At the end of August it changed sectors and went into the line toward Bois d'Avocourt (Bois de Cheppy). Meuse. The division was withdrawn from this sector at the end of October and remained in repose in the vicinity of Stenay up to the middle of November, whence it was directed to the sector west of the Bois-le-Chaume. The 12th Bavarian Regiment, which had been sent in reserve to the southeast of Altkirch about the 10th of November to ward off an expected French attack in Alsace, rejoined the division on the 6th December. The 2nd Bavarian Division remained in this sector (southeast of Beaumont) up to January 1918 and then went to rest in the district of Longwy. Allied Intelligence 1917 Value Estimate. The 2nd Bavarian Division participated on the 9th and 10th of May 1917 in violent but unsuccessful counterattacks on the salient northeast of the Californie Plateau. It appears that the Bavarians were always placed in the most dangerous positions and that they were sacrificed by the Prussians. In spite of this condition the 2nd Bavarian Division still showed itself as a good division (July, 1917). Historical Records  Inspections  New Aircraft  Gloriously Fine    TRENCHES JUST WEST OF BOIS DE LA MAISON BLANCHE The Battalion moved back from trenches just west of BAILLEUL to position shown in margin arriving about 5.30pm. At night whole Battalion engaged on carrying stores to forward dumps. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Route March  Casualties  Reorganisation    In Action  Reliefs  Training  Operations  A Decoy Concentration  More Working Parties  Baths  Reliefs Complete  On the March  Reorganisation  Patrols  Training  Our Raiders Withdraw    Orders    Training  Shrapnel Fire  Working Parties and Training  Reliefs  Shelling  On the Move  Training  Barrage  Signals  Musketry practice  On the Move  On the Move  Reorganisation  Warning of Relief  Orders Received  Reliefs  Operation Order No. 2.  Reliefs  Arrivals  Battalion in rest billets in Camblain L'Abbe.  In rest billets at Reninghelst  Training  Battalion in Support at Swan Chateau.  Bulford Camp  Company training  7th Royal Scots remained in Reserve  Orders issued  Deductions from Strength of 4th Royal Scots. May 1918  Deductions from Strength of 4th Royal Scots. Battalion May 1918.  Strength of 4th Royal Scots. Battalion May 1918.   On the Move  Training.  Captain Shewring rejoined  Shortage of pilots  Pushing Back 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 May 1917. Stoker 1st Class Tom Armitage. H.M.S. Pembroke. Read their Story. Pte. William Armstrong. 4th Battalion South Wales Borderers Read their Story. Lt/Col. Singleton Bonner. DSO 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Pte. John Foyster. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Leonard Garrison. 7th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Albert Roy Harbeck. A Coy, 4th platoon. 39th Btn. Read their Story. Maj. Hubert Dunsterville "Bay" Harvey-Kelly. DSO MID. 19 Squadron Read their Story. Pte. William Hodgkin. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment L/Cpl Ernest Horsnell. 13th Btn King's Royal Rifle Corps Pte. Thomas William Rhodes. 4th Stationary Hospital Pte. Harold Victor Rowbotham. 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Scott. York & Lancaster Regiment Bmbdr. Francis Shrive. 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. L/Corporal Cecil Stewart. 12th Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. Cecil " " Stewart. 12th Btn. The Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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