5th April 1917 On this day: Wire Cutting   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report wire cutting was continued today. A236 Battery firing one hundred and nineteen rounds, B236 Battery two hundred and twenty one, X47 Trench Mortar Battery one hundred and seven and C236 Battery one hundred and thirty six. A236 Battery after being registered in the morning was shelled at about 1830 and two gun pits were blown in by 5.9 inch guns. Two other ranks and one Sergeant were wounded. War Diaries  Move from winter quarters  Artillery In Action  Posts Established  Time for Study  Registration  Burial Party Shelled  Casualties  Roads and Bridges  Severe Retaliation  Instruction  Working Parties  Reinforcements  Working Parties  Enemy Barrage  Enemy Party      Training  In Defence  Drills  French advance  Reorganisation  Training  Enemy Party  Z Day Postponed  Recce  Reliefs  Received orders  On the Move  Some Shelling  Reliefs  Working parties provided for Dickesbushe Range.  Baths and Work  Quiet  Working Parties  Bombardment continues.  R.E. Fatigues  G.R. 24/1/6 received  GOC Visits  Marched to Noyellette  Training  Bombardment 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, 5th of April 1917. Able Seaman William Attwood. Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Mjr. William David Carswell-Hunt. MC. 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. W. Darby. S.S. Calliope Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Patrick Flood. 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Rowland Hammond. 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Victor Hemming. D Bty., 106th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Pte John MacLauchlan. 7th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) Pte. William Smitheram. 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment Pte. John Talbot. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Edward Douglas Wheildon. 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Wilding. 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Yallop. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. FM. Gee You. SS Calliope Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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