3rd October 1916 On this day:  Lucky Escape New Positions   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report: The position at the front was satisfactorily cleared up. Eaucourt L’Abbaye was definitely captured and all the Germans in the dug out silenced. The wagons that got stuck were cleared and 3 more guns proceeded down to the new positions between dawn and dusk. Otherwise a fairly quiet day. War Diaries  20th DLI rest at Mametz Wood  Onward move to Cramont  Bad weather hinders training  Wet and Miserable  Reorganisation    Givenchy Sector. 18th Durhams are in The Trenches "Thick scotch mist in morning and early afternoon. Very quiet." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reliefs Completed  Prevention  Patients on the Mend  Shelling  Relief  Positions Held  On the Move  Drill  In Billets  Trench Work  Training  Training  Reliefs  Congratulations  Attack   Enemy's TMs Active  Awaiting Orders  Holding the Line  Shelling  Reliefs  In Reserve  MG Coys into the Line  121st Infantry Brigade Order No. 24.  Nearly all Battalion on fatigues.  Orders received  Aircraft damaged  Reliefs  Reinforcements  Training  Warning Order.  Warning Order.  Relieved 4th NF  Training  Reliefs 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 October 1916. Rflmn. John Adams. 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte. Mathew Connor. 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusilliers Read their Story. Pte. John Davidson. 12th Btn. King's Regiment (Liverpool) Gnr. Edward George Forsdike. 86th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Drvr. Thomas G. Hamilton. 72nd Battery, 38th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte Albert Victor Hands. 10th Battalion West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellingtons) Pte. George Albert Ketley. 8th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William G. Kittle. 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Sgt. James Lindsey. 20th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John McGhie. 2nd Btn. Cameron Highlanders Dvr. James Mullany. 72nd Battery, 38th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Robert Osbaldiston. 12th Btn. King's Liverpool Regiment Gnr. Eric Oxley. D Bty. 38th Brigade Royal Field Artillery L/Cpl Edmund George Talbot. 6th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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