5th July 1916 On this day:  Reliefs 16th Northumberlands move   The 16th Northumberlands move to Varennes Observation Impossible   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aix-Noulette report Observation impossible so all quiet on this front. War Diaries 13th Cheshires march to La Boiselle   13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment march from Bouzincourt to La Boiselle on Wednesday 5th July.  Reliefs  Brigade move and work party  Tropical Uniform changed  1st Bty RFA on the move  Orders received be ready to move at short notice.  Deep Safe Dugouts  Cavalry Standby  GoC Visits On the March   0445. 18th DLI reported present at Louvencourt. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Attack Made  On the March  Attack Made  Attack Made  Brave Actions  Training  Burying the Dead  Reliefs  Working Parties  Route March  Counting the Cost    Trench Work  Quiet  Cricket  Pride      Big Advance  Reorganisation  Brigades Move  At Rest  Gifts to the Germans.  Wounded  Starving Prisoners  Pride  Route March  New CO  Artillery Active  On the Move  On the March  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Arrival  Counter Battery  On the March  In Billets  On the March  Reorganisation  Orders  Artillery Active  Quiet Time  Rifle Grenades  Working Parties  On the March  In Billets  In Billets  In accordance with B.O.O.11 the frontage occupied by the Battalion was increased.  Reliefs Complete  Posting  Orders  Trench Mortars  Drills and Training  Wounded Arrive  Working Party  Reinforcements  Reinforcements  Reliefs Complete  Mine exploded  Award  Admin note  C-in-C. inspected defences  On the March   Move to Albert 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 July 1916. 2nd Lt. Brian Percival Baron. 1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. Robert William Brundall. 9th Btn Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Tom Clewley. 1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Denton. 9th Btn. Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Ezekiel "Zeke" Ellis. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Gunner Robert Froggatt. 94 Brigade, B Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Gaines. 8th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Graham. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Daniel Hammond. 3th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Charles Harfield. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte Ralph Hatherley. 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. James Jackson. 8th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Edward Jinks. 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Hari Jones. 19th Battalion Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Lt. Finlay Kerr. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Cpl. W. Lofthouse. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Christopher McManigan. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harold Melsom. 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Albert Edward Musgrave. 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment Pte. Tom Plested. 56th Company Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. Wilfred Ernest Pratt. 1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters Lascar Abdur Rahman. Read their Story. John Rice. 3rd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Able Sea. Herbert Maurice Serjeant. HMS Ark Royal Read their Story. T. Stevenson. 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders Pte Joseph Vernon. 7th Btn South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. George Frederick Watson. 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Cpl. George Wilkins. 16th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson. VC 7th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Dodd Wilson. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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