3rd November 1916 On this day:  0900 hours we moved up in to Reserve and took over from 12th Notts & Derby Regt. Heavy Hostile Trench Mortar Activity   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery record a Quiet day until about 1530 when there was heavy hostile trench mortar activity on the right portion of our front (Davison Street, Winnipeg St, Crab Crawl and Sanctuary Wood). Batteries fired in retaliation and ultimately stopped the enemy's fire. War Diaries  Wearside Pals go into line  20th Durhams at Ontario Camp  GOC Inspection  Ongoing Fieldwork  Loading Begun  Muddy Route march  Short Shooting  Reliefs  Under Shellfire  In Action  Working Parties  On the March  On the Move  Reliefs  At Rest  Shelling  Reliefs  Artillery Active  Working Parties  Training  Orders  Reliefs  Orders   Stinking Farm Shelled  Light  Working Parties and Training  Training  Reliefs  Relief Completed  Artillery Active  Orders  Orders  121st Infantry Brigade HQ  Lorries  Instructions  Battalion drill  Working Parties  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Anti Aircraft Fire  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Close Order Drill, Bayonet Fighting and Musketry.   Ploegsteert Wood Trenches  On the Move  Moved to Albert  Assistant Staff Captain.  G.R. 2/2/1 from 52nd Division received   No Casualties 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 November 1916. Private Walter John Abbott. H.M.S. Humber. Read their Story. George Henry Wilkinson Calvert. DCM. 19th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Tptr. Edwin Righton Carter. 1st King Edward's Horse Read their Story. Pte. Willie Cordingly. 3rd Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte, Jack Day. 12th (Bristol) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Hollocks. 7th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Able.Sea. R. Hughes. SS. Connemara Read their Story. Pte. Robert Andrew Kenna. 3rd Btn. Irish Guards Read their Story. Pte. John W. Rossington. 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Sampson. East Yorkshire Regiment Sgt. William Searle. MM. 46th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Cpl. Matthew Smale. 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Shoeing Smith Clifford William Wyncoll. 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rflmn. William John Young. 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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