5th June 1916 On this day: Inspections   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Barlin. B236 and C236 Batteries were inspected by the Brigadier General RA, 5 Corps. One Section of A236 Battery went into action at Ablain. War Diaries  Officers Ride  Difficult task for Carrying Parties Trench Raid   The raiding parties from 24th Northumberland Fusiliers left Franvillers in a motor bus at 18.30hrs on the evening of the 5th June, they were driven to Albert, reaching the town at approximately 20.00hrs.They were assembled in the large dug out at the enemy end of Mercer Street. By the same hour the Brigade and Battalion Commanders were in their respective positions, and communications had been tested. There was at the time complete silence over the line. At 23.00hrs (zero hour)the bombardment started according to the programme and during the bombardment the raiders left the dugout and made their way along the trench Sap no. 6. At that the time the barrage was supposed to lift, but it did not. With shells landing all around the head of the Sap, Major Gallwey waited for an opportunity to leave the Sap and cross No-Mans Land, but time had ran out. The party had by now several casualties. Private Joseph Hughes of Spennymoor was killed and Lance Corporals Stockhill and Blades also Privates Brierley, Cain and Brown, along with Major Gallwey were wounded by British shellfire. Sergeant Patrick Butler and four other soldiers were awarded Divisional Cards of Honour for the part they played in the raid. For Private Brown who had severe wounds,it was the end of the war and by the time the lads were going over the top on 1st of July, he was well on the way back to Blighty and home to Usworth. research Raiding Party   Nominal Roll of 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers Raiding Party 5th/6th June 1916. In Command, Major J.P.Gallwey. No.1 Squad In command: Lieutenant W.A.Brown and 348Sgt.P.Butler. Bayonetmen 373 Pte.J Reardon. 656 Pte.H. Gilroy 541 Pte.J.W.Crieghton 836 Pte.J. Brierley 1189 Pte.D. Cain 1170 Pte.H. Hughes 544 Pte.H.Bowles Throwers 1120 Pte. R. Taylor 1133 Pte.J. Connoly 1469 Pte.O. Kehoe 1518 Pte.J.Fennelly Carriers 220 Cpl.A.Brodie 1577 L/Cpl.Nightingale Scouts 701 Lcpl.Gray 66 Pte.J. Donnelly Signallers 1375 Pte.A.T.Smith 101 Cpl. T.Lawler Stretch Bearers 48 Pte. T.Brown 1027 Pte.W.McGarr Machine Gun Team 204 L/Cpl.Nolan 420 Pte.Flannigan 1150 Pte. Egan No. 2 Squad In command 2nd Lieut. J.A.Donnally and 630 Sgt. J.Leighton Bayonetmen 1448 Pte. Skelton 1635 Pte.Harold 727 Pte. Hubbard Pte.Jones 417 Pte.Traynor 70 Pte. Wilson 764 Pte. Smith Bombers 1015 Pte. Cairns 983 Pte.Nimmons 1602 Pte.Blades 884 Pte. Charters Carriers L/Cpl. Stockhill Pte.J.Kelly Scouts 611 Pte. C.Hughes 448 Cpl.Graham Signallers 1402 RSM Grailey 1426 Pte. Marron Stretcher Bearers 234 Pte. Welsh 833 Pte. Rowell WO95/2466  6th Northumberlands Relieved by 7th Btn.  Ship Sunk  On the Move  Arab Revolt  Recce  Training  Reliefs  Raid Attempted  Route March and Rranges  In the Trenches  Training  Visits  Another Billet  Four men buried today    Trench Work  Working Parties  Exchange of Fire  Quiet  Barrage  Trench Raid  Two Raids  Training  Quiet  Baths  Defence Work  Artillery Duel  Reorganisation  Training  German POWs Taken  Training  Embarkation for Europe  Posting  Embarkation  Usual day in billets  Working Party  On the Move  The relief of the 10th Battalion Royal West Kent Regt. in the Front Line trenches began.  Training  Slight Trench Mortar activity.  Orders issued to Glasgow Yeomanry  "Friendly" Enemy  Guards and Fatigue Parties at Romani Station  Situation quiet. 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 June 1916. Officers Cook 1st Class John Albert Aburrow. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class Harold Adams. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Able Seaman Walter Frederick Adams. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Private Walter Horace Adams. Read their Story. Chaplain Philip Alexander. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Leading Stoker Ernest Alfred Allen. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Fred Henry Allen. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class William Brinkley Allen. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Able Seaman George Adin Allum. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class Nelson Percival Amey. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Private William John Amey. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Ordinary Seaman Joseph James Amos. Read their Story. Shipwright 1st Class William Monamy Amy. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Young Atkinson. 1st Btn, A Coy. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Read their Story. Able Seaman Charles Ernest Attwood. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Cooks Mate George Attwood. Read their Story. Leading Seaman Albert Edward Austin. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class Charles George Joseph Ayling. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. Ordinary Seaman George Ayton. H.M.S. Hampshire. Read their Story. 2nd Cpl. Adam Graham. 250th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Grant. 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Henry Miles Pereira. 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Roberts. 13th (Forest of Dean Pioneers) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Pte. John Smelt. 10th (1st Hull) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. A. Steadman. 8th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Cpl. John Joseph Welsh. 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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