4th November 1916 On this day:  Reliefs   Trenches Bombarded Trench Mortars Silenced   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report that at about 1620 the enemy fired some trench mortars on Crab Crawl but was stopped by the retaliation of C180 Battery. War Diaries    SM U-20 Type U 19 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 14) Ordered 25 Nov 1910 Laid down 7 Nov 1911 Launched 18 Dec 1912 Commissioned 5 Aug 1913. Commanders. 5 Aug 1913 - 15 Dec 1914 Otto Dröscher 16 Dec 1914 - 4 Nov 1916 Walther Schwieger Career 7 patrols 1 Aug 1914 - 4 Nov 1916 III Flotilla. Successes 37 ships sunk with a total of 145,830 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 2,643 tons. (View ships hit by U 20) 30 Jan 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Ikaria 4,335 br 30 Jan 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Oriole 1,489 br 30 Jan 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Tokomaru 6,084 br 7 Mar 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Bengrove 3,840 br 9 Mar 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Princess Victoria 1,108 br 11 Mar 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Florazan 4,658 br 5 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Earl Of Lathom 132 br 6 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Candidate 5,858 br 6 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Centurion 5,495 br 7 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Lusitania 30,396 br 8 Jul 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Marion Lightbody 2,176 ru 9 Jul 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Ellesmere 1,170 br 9 Jul 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Leo 2,224 ru 9 Jul 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Meadowfield 2,750 br 13 Jul 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Lennok 1,142 ru 2 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Roumanie 2,599 br 3 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Frode 1,875 da 4 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Hesperian 10,920 br 5 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Dictator 4,116 br 5 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Douro 1,604 br 5 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Rhea 1,145 ru 6 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Guatemala 5,913 fr 7 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Bordeaux 4,604 fr 7 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Caroni 2,652 br 8 Sep 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Mora 3,047 br 30 Apr 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Bakio 1,906 sp 1 May 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Bernadette 486 fr 2 May 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Ruabon 2,004 br 3 May 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Marie Molinos 1,946 fr 6 May 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Galgate 2,356 br 8 May 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Cymric 13,370 br 1 Aug 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Aaro 2,603 br 29 Aug 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Ibo (damaged) 397 pt 26 Sep 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Thelma 1,002 br 18 Oct 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Ethel Duncan 2,510 br 23 Oct 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Arromanches 1,640 fr 23 Oct 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Chieri 4,400 it 23 Oct 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Felix Louis 275 fr 26 Oct 1916 U 20 Walther Schwieger Fabian(damaged) 2,246 br Fate 4 Nov 1916 - Grounded at 5633N 0808E on the Danish coast and blown up by her crew the next day. On 7 May, 1915 U 20 (Kptlt. Walther Schwieger) torpedoed the British liner RMS Lusitania. She sank in 18 minutes, taking 1195 lives with her, including 123 Americans. This sinking pushed the Americans slightly closer to declaring war on Germany, but that would not take place until April 1917. There was another U 20 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Jan 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 1 Feb 1936. John Doran  Brigade staff ride and training  Camouflet  Little Time to Oneself  Artillery In Action  Working Party  Heavy Bombardment  Quiet  On the March  TM Action  Under Shellfire  On the March  Reliefs  Artillery Active  Working Parties  Training  Secret  Reliefs    A 15-minute Bombardment  Working Parties and Training  Training  Defences  Working Parties  German Attack  121st Infantry Brigade Order No. 38.  Orders for Haute Visee detachment.  Lack of Accomodation  On the Move  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Bombardment  Return  Testing of new small Box Respirators  Quiet Day  Battalion Orders  March Table  Company inspections  Outpost duties  A.4458 from 52nd Division  112th Brigade Exercise. 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 November 1916. S/Sgt. Joseph Frederick Allen. 34th Signal Coy Royal Engineers Read their Story. Rflm. Robert Loveless Barker. 1/6th Btn. London Regiment (City of London Rifles), Read their Story. Gnr. Bertram George Blake. C Bty. 70th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. Arthur Davies. 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Spr. George Devaney. 438th (1st Cheshire) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Pte. William Dodd Drummond. 18th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Robert Glasgow. 2nd Btn. Read their Story. CQMS. Leopold John Jordan. 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry MacDonald. 12th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Postle. 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Add a name to this list.

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