4th August 1915 On this day: Staff Training   6th County of London Brigade RFA report an examination took place of a class of 20 recruit signalers, undergoing a three month course of instruction. This is the end of the first month's examination. War Diaries   training     Type U 66 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 204) Ordered 2 Feb 1913 Laid down 1 Nov 1913 Launched 15 May 1915 Commissioned 4 Aug 1915 Commanders. 4 Aug 1915 - 15 Mar 1916 Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski. 16 Mar 1916 - 14 Dec 1917 Hans Nieland. 15 Dec 1917 - 15 Sep 1918 Helmuth von Rabenau Career 13 patrols. 28 Oct 1915 - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 17 ships sunk with a total of 39,694 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 14,766 tons. 16 Apr 1916 U 67 Hans Nieland Cardonia 2,169 br 20 Apr 1916 U 67 Hans Nieland Whitgift 4,397 br 22 Apr 1916 U 67 Hans Nieland Chanaral 2,423 fr 28 Jan 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Daisy 1,227 da 29 Jan 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Punta Teno 1,042 sp 1 Feb 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Butron 2,434 sp 2 Feb 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Elikon 1,166 gr 5 Feb 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Lorton 1,419 pe 19 Feb 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Headley 4,953 br 17 Apr 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Kish 4,928 br 18 Apr 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Rhydwen 4,799 br 20 Apr 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Portloe 3,187 br 28 Apr 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Port Jackson 2,309 br 19 Jul 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Harrildsborg 1,547 da 24 Jul 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Viking 873 sw 28 Jul 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Rigmor 798 da 15 Sep 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Idomeneus (damaged) 6,692 br 21 Nov 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Breynton (damaged) 4,240 br 22 Nov 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Redbridge (damaged) 3,834 br 27 Nov 1917 U 67 Hans Nieland Premier 23 br Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Fareham in 1921. There was another U 67 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 30 Oct 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 22 Jan 1941. John Doran    E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA In reserve near Noordpeene. Lieutenant OS Lund left on promotion to 3rd Infantry Division. war diaries  Innoculations  Ship Sunk  Fishing Smacks Sunk  Submarine Lost  Companies under instruction  On the Move  Inspections  Inspection  Grenadiers  Reliefs  Mine Exploded  Trenches Flooded  Man Wounded  At Rest  Liaison  Quiet          Parade  Training  Reinforcements  Intermittent Shelling  Holding the Line  Reorganisation  On the March  Quiet  Reliefs  Artillery Registration  New Billets  Quiet  On the March  Training   Inspections  German aeroplane  Instruction  On the Move  Inspection  On the March  Sniper Activity  Route March  Working parties  On the March  On the Move  On the Move  On the March  March to Hazebrouck. 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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