2nd September 1917 On this day:  Town bombed  Working Parties    SM U-28 was a Type U 27 built at Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 18). Ordered 19 Feb 1912, Launched 30 Aug 1913 and Commissioned 26 Jun 1914. Commanders: 1 Aug 1914 - 14 Jun 1916 Freiherr Georg-Günther von Forstner. 15 Jun 1916 - 4 Aug 1916 Otto Rohrbeck. 5 Aug 1916 - 14 Jan 1917 Freiherr Degenhart von Loë. 15 Jan 1917 - 2 Sep 1917 Georg Schmidt Career 5 patrols: Start date unknown - 10 May 1917 training Flotilla. 1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown IV Flotilla. 10 May 1917 - 2 Sep 1917 IV Flotilla Successes 40 ships sunk with a total of 90,126 tons, 2 ships damaged with a total of 11,188 tons, 2 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,226 tons. 17 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Leeuwarden 990 br 18 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Zaanstrom (prize) 1,657 nl 18 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Batavier V (prize) 1,569 nl 25 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Medea 1,235 nl 27 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Aguila 2,114 br 27 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner South Point 3,837 br 27 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Vosges 1,295 br 28 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Falaba 4,806 br 29 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Flaminian 3,500 br 29 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Theseus (damaged) 6,723 br 30 Mar 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Crown Of Castile 4,505 br 30 Jul 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Iberian 5,223 br 31 Jul 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Nugget 405 br 31 Jul 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Turquoise 486 br 1 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Benvorlich 3,381 br 1 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Clintonia 3,830 br 1 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Koophandel 1,736 be 1 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Ranza 2,320 br 2 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Portia 494 br 3 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Costello 1,591 br 4 Aug 1915 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Midland Queen 1,993 ca 26 Mar 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Norne 1,224 nw 28 Mar 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Rio Tiete 3,042 br 30 Mar 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Trewyn 3,084 br 30 Mar 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Saint Hubert 232 fr 31 Mar 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Vigo 1,137 sp 1 Apr 1916 U 28 Georg-Günther von Forstner Bengairn 2,127 br 29 May 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Fridtjof Nansen 2,190 nw 29 May 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Karna 210 nw 29 May 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Kodan 217 nw 3 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Merioneth 3,004 br 4 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Algol 2,088 ru 5 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Alaska 90 nw 5 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Duen 30 nw 5 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Sydkap 40 nw 8 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Manchester Engineer(damaged)4,465 br 8 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Sverre Ii 44 nw 10 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Marie Elsie 2,615 br 10 Jun 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Perla 5,355 br 28 Aug 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Hidalgo 4,271 br 28 Aug 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Whitecourt 3,680 br 28 Aug 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Marselieza 3,568 ru 1 Sep 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Dront 3,488 ru 2 Sep 1917 U 28 Georg Schmidt Olive Branch 4,649 br On 2nd of Sep 1917 U28 was sunk by explosion of Olive Branch’s cargo following gunfire from the U-Boat at 7234N 2756E, off the North Cape. 39 dead (all hands lost). There was another U 28 in World War Two, launched from its shipyard on 14 Jul 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Sep 1936. John Doran U-Boat Index - WW1  Church Parade  Night Bombers    IN THE LINE L4 MERICOURT SECTOR 2nd - 3rd September. Usual shelling of back areas but nothing of interest to report. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Training  Working Parties  Reliefs  Sports  On the March  A Failed Patrol  In Reserve  Better than the Front Line  Working Parties  Recce  In the Trenches  Sports  Reliefs  Working Parties  Front Adjusted    Orders  Intelligence  Preparations  Musketry  Relief  Brigade move warning  Brigade move warning  Move  Hostile MG Activity  Enemy T.M's. active on Oppy Wood.  Sports  Resources Sent to V Corps  Musketry  Hostile aircraft were engaged by ours  March to Relief  On the March  Marched to Esquelbecq  Movement Table  1st Brigade Order No.16  lst Brigade Tank corps. Order No.16.  1917 Pattern Mauser.  Major W.T. Ewing assumes Command  Programme of Attachment of 231st M.G.C.  Programme of Attachment of 123rd Outram's Rifles  U-Boat bombed  Moved to Bois Carre. 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 September 1917. Petty Officer William Arthur. H.M.S. Dundee. Read their Story. Pte. William "Dump" Benyon. 14th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Sjt. James Byrne. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Spr. Walter Deas. 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. L/Cpl Thomas William Gawthorpe. 11th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt John Huitson. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Hutchinson. 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Ord.Sea. J. Lamont. HMS Diana Read their Story. Pte. William Railton. 4th Battalion Read their Story. Maj Joseph Holroyd Ratton. 163rd Siege Bty Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. John Salts. 136th Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Cpl. Louis Henry Summerfield. 2/6th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr Robert Thomson. C Battery 93rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Capt. Howard Caldwell Wright. MC. 17th (Stepney & Poplar) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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