3rd February 1917 On this day: Heavy Shelling at Beaumont Hamel   Heavy shelling all night as C coy relieve B coy 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers in the front line and locate the enemy in posts in Ten Tree Alley. Enemy Front Line Bombarded   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Y47 Trench Mortar Battery bombarded the enemy's front line across the Railway Cutting with sixty rounds and no retaliation of any importance. War Diaries  Courses and reliefs    HEUZECOURT Route march. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Artillery In Action  MO to Hospital  Wire Cutting  Routine Work  Working Parties  Treatments  Training & Baths  Improvement Work  Reliefs  Orders      Recce  Leave  On the Move  On the March  Relief Completed  Recruitment, training and deployment to the Western Front  Artillery Active  Casualties  Return  Lt Morrison Posted in to Battery  Frostbite Grease  Training  Operational Order 135.  Training  Preparing for march back to Franvillers.  Brigade Group Training.   Aircraft Active  Training 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, 3rd of February 1917. Mistri Amir Ali. Read their Story. Able Seaman John Lothian Ambler. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Kenneth Hinde. 5th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Hutchinson. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Patrick Nichol. King's Regiment (Liverpool) Pte. Ernest William Smith. 7th Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Read their Story. Private Elias Threadgold. 4th Bn Kings Liverpool Add a name to this list.

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