2nd July 1916 On this day:  In Reserve 16th Northumberland Fusilers return to from attack   Only 8 officers and 279 other ranks of the 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers return to the bluff, north of Black Horse Bridge at 1.30 that morning. At nightfall, they move to C assembly trenches in Aveluy Wood. records of the 16th (service) battalion northumberland fusiliers captain ch cooke mc, newcastle upon tyne 1923 Quiet Day   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aix-Noulette. 2/Lt Gunn C236 Battery moved from post and returned to his battery. A quiet day with enemy retaliation feeble in reply to bombarding their front line and Vimy Ridge. War Diaries 1st Wiltshires move forward to trenches   1st Wiltshires move forwards in an easterly direction via Hedauville and Aveluy Wood into the trenches at Authuille.  Departure from Alexandria  Church service and reinforcements  No further Attacks  Favourable Reports  Dysentry  Heroism with the Wounded In Action   At 0100. B Coy. 18th DLI moved up to the front line. (D Coy. attached to A) 0330. 66 reinforcements reported at HQ and joined their Coys. 0830. 2 Platoons C Coy. in Monk with 4 MG of MG Co. and 2 MG in Dunmow. 1330. Brigade instructions to occupy front line from K.35.a.3.7 to K.29.c.80.95 with 1 Co. 4 L.G. by day, with 2 Coys 8 L.G. by night, remainder & HQ to hold north & south Monk. This completed by 2.40 pm and Brigade informed. 1500 - 1530. Special bombardment by our artillery during which 2 off. 9 OR C Coy. were wounded 1 OR C Co. killed. 1830 - 1900. Special bombardment by our artillery. 2020. Brigade informed that enemy was at ----- ----- shells ---- in North Monk. 40 wounded chiefly of 16th West Yorks were collected by C Coy. in front line. 2300. Kings Own on right of 18th DLI and wiring in front. 2306. Germans reported to be seen carrying up Gas Cylinders to front line. 2330. GOC 93 I.B. instructs 18 Btn DLI to send remainder of D Coy. back to Bus. Late. Brigade warn 18th Btn DLI of possible gas attack, front line to hold on. 18th West Yorks to send 2 Coy’s one to North Monk, one to South Monk and 2 remaining Coy’s to move up later. 16th West Yorks to remain in Dunmow, 15th West Yorks in Maitland. Information also received that 2 Brigades of 48th Division with 3 Battalions of 29 Division will attack hostile line from River Ancre to Pt 29 at 3.30am. Artillery to bombard enemy’s line. The National Archives 18th DLI War Diary Appx.1 WO95/2361/1  Terrible Work  Attack and Counter Attack  On the March  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs Completed  Machine Guns Active  Communication Lost  In Action  Intermediate Line  Death's valley  Orders  Working Parties  German Gas Attacks  Remnants of the Battalion  In Touch    On the Move  Shelling  Working Party  Training      Holding the Line  A Gallant Plan  Shelling  Orders  Holding the Line  Church Parade  Orders Received  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Counter Battery Work  Tragedy  At Rest  On the Move  Training  Mine  New Orders  Artillery  On the March  Smoke Discharge  In Reserve  Tea issued to the men  Reliefs  On the March  On the March  Orders Received  Reliefs  Trenches in Poor State  All quiet.  Reliefs  Reliefs  Standing By  Patients  In Camp  Reliefs  Reliefs  Orders received  Relieved 4th Royal Scots.  Ground Gained  Reliefs  At Rest 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, 2nd of July 1916. Pte. Arthur George Angell. 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Ashton. 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment CSM. Thomas Brennan. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Trpr. Alexander Butler. Royal Canadian Dragoons Read their Story. Lt. Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather. VC. Adjt. 9th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. Ernest James Clews. 11th Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment Pte. William Cooke. 1st/5th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. John Deamer. 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Pte. Henry Albert Denyer-Radford. 4th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Docherty. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Howard Ellson. 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Capt. Arthur John Evans. 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers Read their Story. Maj. Charles John French. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Albert Fulwell. VC 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Leonard Morton Kitchener Giddings. 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment L/Cpl. William John Gower. 6th Battalian Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Albert Edwin Hackett. 92nd Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. C. Hanson. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Herbert Harvey. 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. G. Hunter. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Khalasi Ali Imam. Read their Story. Pte. Charles Edward Jennings. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Edward George Kilminster. 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) Rflmn. William John Kinnear. 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. John Henry Knott. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Leonard William Henry Lamaison. 2/5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Martin. 14th (Pioneers) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur McAvoy. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Patrick McElligott. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Gdsmn. Michael McHale. 2nd Battalion Irish Guards Read their Story. Rfmn. James Johnston McKee. 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Peter Murphy. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Rflmn Edward Oliver. 7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Cpl. Frederick Donald Pewtress. 6th Btn., C Coy. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Philipson. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Purdy. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. G. K. Raine. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte George Rogers. 2nd/13th Kensington Btn London Regiment Pte. J. Smith. 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Benjamin Spilling. 15th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Dvr. Walter Joseph Stevens. Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Edward Weeden. 7th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Stok1. James William West. HMS Lucia Read their Story. Rfmn. James Henry Williss. 16th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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