5th October 1916 On this day: 236 Bde RFA HQ Moves   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report it was decided to move HQ. to a new position at S.10.c.4.6 on the road running from the Longueval - Contalmaison Road to the East Corner of High Wood. There was hostile artillery activity on the slope North East of High Wood. Nothing of any great importance. War Diaries  Battalion training  Training and lecture  Equipment Moved  Parcel Still not Arrived  Reliefs  In Camp  Prisoners sent to England  Training  Heavy Shelling  A Quieter Sector  Firing on the Enemy  German Shelling  Reliefs  Reliefs  Trench Mortars  Training  Strafe  On the March   Morning Bombardment  Change of Billets  Holding the Line  Wire Cut  Defence Work and Training  Attack  Transfer  More Reliefs  Reorganisation  Reorganisation  Reliefs  On the March  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Reliefs  Training  Brigade Training Scheme  Company Scouts paraded  Instruction received  Quiet Day  On the March  Working Parties 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 October 1916. L/Cpl. Thomas William Denison. MM. 21st Btn. "B" Coy. Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Read their Story. 2nd Lt. James Edward Fagan. 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Allen Jervis. 15th Btn. Hampshire Reginment Pte. Bertram Ernest Nicholls. 21st Btn. D Coy. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Ritchie. 1st Btn. Black Watch Pion. Andrew Rourke. 1st Labour Btn. C Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Scuddan. 7th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Rfn Ernest Watson. 2nd Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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