4th March 1917 On this day: Enemy Shelling   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Enemy actively shelled our back areas during the evenings. War Diaries  Church Parade and courses    1ST GERMAN LINE Relief of Battalion by 12th YORKS & LANCS completed and Battalion returned for well earned rest at ROSSIGNOL FARM. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Church Parade  Artillery Relieved  Church Parade  On the March  Trench Work  Enemy Active  Guns Active  Working Parties  Raid  In the Trenches  Enemy Wire  Working Parties  Transport & Details      Relief Complete  On the Move  Church and Baths  To Y Ravine  Reliefs  On the Move  In Reserve  Damage Caused by Heavies  Working Party  Preparing for move  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Some Shelling  Musketry  Reorganisation  On the March  Billeted in cellars  G.A. 196 received  Training  Marched to Robecq  In Reserve  Move  On the Move 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, 4th of March 1917. Boy 1st Class Ardley. H.M.S. Minerva Read their Story. Sgt. Frank Ballard. 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment LL/Cpl. Harry Baxter. 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Pte. Leonard Broadbelt. 2/7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Thomas Goodwin. 2nd Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt.Maj. John Arthur Gray. 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ellis Holt. 19th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Laws Laing. 14th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Pte. Charles Oxlade. 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Rgt. Read their Story. Drm. Frederick Rose. 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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