2nd May 1915 On this day: Daily Battery Activity 6th London Brigade RFA    Firing heard in the direction of Neuve Chapelle. 15th London Battery fired two rounds at J3 (A.2.d.8.3). 16th London Battery opened fire at 1530 to verify registration of that part of zone invisible from last observing station i.e. the Orchard. Fourteen rounds fired. At 2237 it fired two rounds into the Orchard at request of 18th London Battalion. One direct hit. 17th London Battery did not fire. War Diaries  Church parade Schütte-Lanz Airship.   Schütte-Lanz SL4 First Flight: 2nd May 1915 Length: 153.1 metres (502 ft) Diameter: 19.75 metres (65 ft) Gas Capacity: 32,470 cubic meters Performance: 85 km/h Payload: 13.4 tonnes Naval airship based at Seddin. SL4 flew 21 reconnaissance missions and two bombing raids again enemy harbours on the Eastern front. It was destroyed on the 14th December 1915 after its hangar collapsed due to snow accumulation on the roof. John Doran Reports on continued use of gas    Alteration of time of duty of Orderly Officer to the hours 7 pm-7 pm following on with duty at Advanced Post at Gris Pot from 8 pm to 8 am. Heavy cannonading taking place in the North today, and reports that gas is being used again by the enemy. War diary RAMC 19th Field Ambulance, Erquinghem-Lys Rest day   E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA With 5th Cavalry Brigade at St.Jans-Ter-Biesen. In bivouac at St.Jans-Ter-Biesen all day. war diaries 3rd Monmouths under Bombardment   On the 2nd May the 83 rd Brigade (29th Division) area was very heavily shelled by the Germans that many of the troops believed it impossible to get any worse. There were of course inevitable casualties after trenches and dugouts were hit. Sergeant A. Davies (3rd Monmouths) writing home to friends gave the following details of the days bombardment: "Our worst time started on May 2nd, when they gave it to us a bit hot. It was on that day that L/Cpls Reg Rumsey and Taylor got buried by a shell bursting on top of their dugout. We managed to get them out after a bit of a struggle, and I think Rumsey acted splendidly. If it had not been for him Taylor would have been dead. After getting his head and arms clear he would not think of anything else but getting Taylor out; in fact he set to at releasing him, and it was rather a good job, for when we got Taylor out he was at his last gasp"  Wounded to hospial  7th Northumberlands on the March  5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics  On the March  On the March  Under Shellfire  On the March  Orders  Re-organizing  Yorks & Durhams on the move  Order of march  DLI to Poperinghe  Stand fast  Gas Attack  Carrying out orders  Counter Attack  On the March  On Stand by  Message  On the March  Shelling  Patrols  Orders  Reliefs  Holding the Line  Holding the Line  Gas  Equipment  Orders  In the Trenches  Quiet  Church Parade  Wounded  Reserve Billets  On the March  A Suspected Spy  Gas  Trenches connected up  On the March  In the Trenches  Move tomorrow.  On the March  Stand to  Working Parties  Message 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 May 1915. Able Seaman Adam Brown Adams. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Edgar William Bell. 16th Btn. Read their Story. Pte. James Robert Blakey. Read their Story. Pte. James Robert Blakey. 1st Btn. Read their Story. Rflm. John Boulger. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. James Burley. 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment Pte. Albert Alfred Frieslaar. 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment L/Cpl. Noel William Howard Gale. 2nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Lamb. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte William Lockey. 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Pte. John Lynn. VC DCM. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Martin. 1/3rd Btn. Monmouthshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Reynolds McGeary. 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Oliver James Osborn. 2nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Pritchard. 3rd Btn. Monmouthshire Regiment Pte. Charles Howard Proctor. 2nd Btn. Read their Story. Lg.Btn. Fred Ward. Read their Story. Pte. Edward Warner. VC. 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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