5th August 1917 On this day: Operational Orders   245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. Received orders from DMGO that S2,3 and S4 positions are to be taken over on the night of 6/7th August. Gave orders to 2/Lt. GE Barnes to take up remaining 3 guns of No.1 section on the night of 6th inst. (appendix No.5 letter, DMGO 50th Division.) Copy of Appx No 5. Letter on relief DMGO 50th Division. 245 MG Coy. to take over new positions S2, S3 and S4 on night 6/7th August 1917. S.O directly responsible to GOC 151 Inf. Brigade (Right Sector) 5th August 1917. War Diaries 64th Brigade RFA in action near Zillbekke   64th Army Brigade RFA were in action on the 5th August 1917 near Zillebekke near Ypres where they had been from the beginning of August. Albert Phillips was awarded the Military Medal for actions this day. 15th Hampshires at Hollebeke.   15th Hampshires were at Hollebeke.  Church Parade and Medal Ceremony  SOS Targets  Church Parade  Reinforcements  Church Parade & Training  In Bivouacs  Shelling  Holding the Line  On the Move  In Brandhoek  Wine tasting  Training  Working Parties  Recce  Reorganisation  Training  A Line of Posts      Rounds Fired  Reliefs  In Action  In Support  Reliefs  Diary  Orders  Operational Order  Operational Order 121  March Table  Amendment O.O.121  Church parade  Attempted Raid  Usual cleaning up  Trenches very bad.  Details Move  Recce Patrol  Church Parades  Into the Line  Church Parades  Tank Hit  Brigade relief  Reliefs  Church Parades 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 August 1917. Pte. Herbert Allen. 8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Sampson Ashby. 1/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Ashworth. 343rd Road Construction Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Lt/Col. Bertram Best-Dunkley. VC. 2/5th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Thomas Brooker. 352nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Brown. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Spr. Thomas Walter Church. 150th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Spr. Thomas Walter Church. 150th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. CSM David Collier. 8th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Lt. James Coulthaite. 5th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Martin Geoghegan. 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Bdr. Stanley Gibbs. MM. 64th Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Michael Hagan. 8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Pte. Frederick Joseph Hearn. 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Gilbert Clarke McAlpine. 106th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Sgt. Alex McIntyre. 1st Btn Irish Guards Read their Story. Pte. Stephen Meredith. 14th (Swansea) Btn. Welch Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stephen Meredith. 14th (1st Swansea) Btn. Welch Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Peter Redmond. 13th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Sjt. John Tighe. 170th Tunnelling Coy Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. William Taylor Welson. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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