3rd May 1915 On this day:  Background Information  Into Billets Gas Warnings   6th County of London Brigade RFA report information received from 1st Army of use by enemy of asphyxiating gas east and north of Ypres. Brigade conflagration just behind La Bassee Church. One of the guns of the 15th London battery was placed in a forward position at 2100 but was withdrawn by order at 2130. 16th London Battery fired two rounds at Cross Roads by P.4, at request of OC. B Company, 18th London Regiment. Two Germans seen doubling from M.22 wearing light blue uniforms and flat round caps. All the men received masks and bicarbonate of soda for use against gases. At the suggestion of the OC. Brigade a certain portion of the enemy's breastworks were bombarded by heavy guns. 17th London Battery fired four rounds to verify points on registered lines. War Diaries The "Second Battle of Ypres". 1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium 1915.   1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium.  Move U-9 sinks seven British Vessels   SM U-9 a Type U 9 U-boat of I Flotilla, commanded by Johannes Spieß sank the British Merchant vessels Bob White, Coquet, Hector, Hero, Iolanthe, Northward Ho and Progress. The submarine had been built in 1908 at the Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 4) and was launched 22 Feb 1910 and commissioned 18 Apr 1910. On 16 July, 1914 U9 performed for the first time in history the difficult job of reloading torpedoes while submerged. John Doran  Reliefs  Relocation 3rd Monmouths at Potizje   The 3rd Mons evacuated Polygon Wood on the night of May 2nd/3rd and reformed on the new GHQ line at Potizje. A Company under Captain Baker, C Company under Captain Steel, B Company under Captain Gattie was stationed in the front line while D Company under Major Lewis stayed in reserve at Potizje. The evacuation of Polygon Wood and the occupation of the new front line was completed during the night of 3rd of May and the success of the movement was proved when at 5 am the following morning the enemy still fired onto the empty trenches. Then the Officers controlling the operation left and declared that in spite of a very laborious task the evacuation had been a complete success. Once here the troops had very little to do, the weather was foul, there was very little to eat and heavy shells were flying overhead into the city of Ypres.  Ongoing action and withdrawal  18th DLI ready for Zeppelin Raid  7th Northumberlands on the March  On the Move  Trench Work  Very Hot  On the March  On the March  On the March  Buried Alive  East Yorks holding on  Orders  GOC visit  Divisional Area Allotted  Orders  Engineers rejoin Division  ield Marshall to visit  Shelling  Counter Attack  On the March  Wagon Lost  On the March  Orders  Reliefs  Withdrawal  Information  Gun Fire  Training  Holding the Line  Protection  Equipment  Orders  New CO  Relief Completed  Heavy Fighting  Support Works  On the Move  In Billets  New German Bombs  Heavy Shelling  Practice of attack  In Billets  On the March  Hospital  On the March  Inspection  In Action  Under Fire 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 May 1915. Private William Douglas Alsop. Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Rflmn. Richard Altham. 1st Battalion, C Coy. Rifle Brigade Able Seaman Charles William Andrews. Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman Joshua Arnold. Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman George L. Auld. Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Cpl. Herbert Bowley. 3rd Batallion Monmouthshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Walter Brady. 1/4th Battalion, A Company East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles William Cross. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Charles Edward Cushing. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Cutbush. 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. George William Darling. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Cpl. Christopher Westley Dickens. 4th Hussars (Queens Own) Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Charles Reginald Fausset. 3rd Btn., Attchd 1st Btn. Royal Irish Regiment L/Cpl. Herbert Mallett Graut. 1st Battalion Rifle Bde Read their Story. L/Sgt Anthony Herbert. Portsmouth Bn RN Division Read their Story. James Serginson Kirkby. 1/5th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment Read their Story. Lt.Col. George Frederick Handel Marks. Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Cpl. Maurice Mitchell. 2nd Btn. C Coy. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Lance Sjt. Bert "Butler" Munday. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Alaxander Nicoll. 3rd Dragoon Guards( Prince of Wales Own) Sjt. Edward Edwin Priddice. 1st Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Reed. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Sidney George Seary. 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Act/Cpl. Alfred Wadlow. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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