5th March 1917 On this day: Positions Reinforced   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Working parties from 104 Brigade RFA and 47th Divisional Ammunition Column attached to Batteries of the Group to work on the reinforcement positions. 2/Lt T Ballantyne evacuated to England and struck off Brigade strength with effect from 3rd March 1917. War Diaries  20th DLI relieve East Surreys Hospital ship    SS Copenhagen SS Copenhagen, 2570 grt, was built in 1907 by John Brown and Company at Clydebank as a replacement for the lost "Berlin" and was so successful that she was quickly followed by her sisters "Munich" [1908] and "St. Petersburg"[1910] on the Harwich, Hook of Holland service. The vessel was torpedoed and sunk by UC61 in the North Sea in 1917 en route to the Hook of Holland. Copenhagen served as a Hospital Ship during WW1. Hospital Ship or Ambulance Transport Service during WW1. Medical Staff strength. Officers:8 Nurses:6 Other:28 Accommodation capacity. Officers: Cots:122 Berths:132 Period of Service as Hospital Ship or Ambulance Transport. Date From:1st January 1916 Date To:5th March 1917 Ships Crew details: Wreck survey tour report. Now well out to sea, the next wreck on our tour is the Copenhagen, a turbine steamer owned by the Great Eastern Railway Co when she was torpedoed and sunk by UC61 in 1917. Passenger accommodation was spread over three decks amidships, with sleeping berths for 320 in First Class, over 200 of which were in double cabins. Public rooms included a smoking room on the awning deck, and below this a ladies' room, while the full-width 62-seat dining saloon was situated on the lower deck. John Doran  Rest period  Routine    ROSSIGNOL FARM Resting, total casualties for the week 13 killed, 2 died of wounds, and 28 wounded. 3 missing. Cpl RIGG and L/Cpl LAWER awarded MILITARY MEDAL for Distinguished Conduct in the Field. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Heavy Snow  Reliefs  Casualties  On the Move  Inspection  Reliefs  Trench Work  A Misty Day  Activity Slight  Training  Training  In the Trenches  Reliefs  Operations  Reliefs            Reliefs  Snow  Inspection  Raids  Beersheba bombed  Working Parties  In billets  On the Move  Reliefs  Relief Arranged  Reliefs  On the March  On the Move to Dennerbroeucq  Instructions  Artillery activity below normal.  Digging and Training  On the March  Cemetery defences taken over by "B" Coy.  Brigadier General A.H. Leggett took Command of the Brigade  Range Firing  Marched to Allouagne  Reliefs  Transfer 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 March 1917. Skipper George Anderson. H.M. Drifter Campania II Read their Story. Pte. William Benjamin Baldwin. 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. David Henry Brooks. 17th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Thomas Clegg. 9th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Deck.Hand. James Durrand. HMS Campania Pte. John Joseph Reed. 20th (1st Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Ernest Albert Rowles. 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. William Scatterty. 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Thurlow. 1st Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. William George Wood. 6th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry L/Cpl. William George Wood. 6th Btn The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Pte. Cyril Worsley. 5th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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