3rd March 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusilers C Coy in front line   C Coy, 16th Northumberlands take over trenches 144-146 from 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons. records of the 16th (service) battalion northumberland fusiliers captain ch cooke mc, newcastle upon tyne 1923 Q Class Zeppelin L22 takes to the air.   Zeppelin LZ64 (L22), Production Ref: LZ64 Q Class, has its first flight on the 3rd of March 1916 L22 carried out 30 reconnaissance missions and 8 attacks on Britain, dropping a total of 9,215 kilograms (20,316 lb) of bombs. It was destroyed by RNAS Curtis H12 flying boat flown by Flight Commander Robert Leckie (later Air Vice Marshal) near Terschelling on the 14th May 1917 during a reconnaissance mission. (Leckie was also credited with the downing of LZ112 (L70)). John Doran 225 Field Coy Royal Engineers proceed to France   225 Field Company RE sailed from Southampton on the City of Benares on the 3rd of March 1916, arriving at Le Havre the next day. 14th Hants in action   14th. Hants as part of the 116th Brigade, attacked the German defences at Beaumomt Hamel.  Orders  Zig Zag Course On the Move   In the evening five grooms of 18th DLI proceeded with the horses from Kantara for Alexandria to proceed to France. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  In Action  On the Move  In Billets  Reliefs  In Trenches  Reliefs  Stokes trench mortar Battery    Nervous  In the Trenches  Craters  Trench Work  Training  Bad Weather  Divisional Artillery Relieved  Training  Hospital Mystery  On the March  Instruction  Awards  Bad Weather  Aircraft damaged  In Billets  Transfer  Relief  On the Move  Orders received to reconnoiter the "Bluff" Working Parties   7th Buffs are engaged on making DaoursContay Railway. 600 men per day, leaving billets at 7.30 am and returning to St Gratienabout 5.30.pm 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Snow  Brigade Exercise  On the Move  Practising an Attack  Reinforcements  On the Move  Bombardment  Heavy shelling  On the Move  Training and Fatigues.  Parade Postponed  H.Q. moved to Kantara  Situation quiet. 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 March 1916. Boy Artificer Leonard Claude Atkins. H.M.S. Indus. Read their Story. Pte. A. Dale. 13th Btn. Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Charles Edward Harrington. 12th Battalion Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Rflmn. Hector McAndrew. 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. John Allbert Rosher. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Amos Wagg. 9th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Pte. Bertram Wheeler. 10th Battalion South Wales Borderers Add a name to this list.

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