5th September 1916 On this day: Daily Battery Activity   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery fired on Martinpuich and it's neighbourhood during the day in accordance with the programme. A fairly quiet day. The French break through between Combles and Clery. War Diaries  Workings Can Be Heard  Squadron training and movement orders  Paying Dearly  Practice Attack  Gas  In the Trenches  On the March  Training  Instruction and Training  Patrol    Training  Patrol  On the March  A Quiet Day  In Action  Stormy  Equipment  Defence Work  Reliefs  Artillery in Action  Diary  Diary  Diary B.O.O.20  Lost  Farm Captured  Reliefs  Patrols  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Reliefs  Handwritten Order 5th September from sender No. NS15 to FALLOW  Handwritten Order 0300 hours 5th September from sender No. NS15 from FAN  Handwritten Order 0715 hours 5th September from sender No. NS19 to FALLOW  Handwritten Order 0830 hours 5th September from sender No. NS20 to FALLOW  Handwritten 0919 hours 5th September from sender No. NK10 to 18 Pounder Battery R.F.A.  Handwritten 0940 hours 5th September from sender No. NS22 to FALLOW.  0300 hours Falfemont Farm completely occupied by "A" & "C" coys.  Casualties  Transport Moves  New Officer for the Battery  Inspections  Brigade Training  Relieved  Transport  Orders  March Table  Enemy shelling  Brigade march  Relief Complete  Training  Musketry.  G.111 of 4th from 52nd Division  On the March  Inspected by Major General Count Gleichen. K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.  Transport Moves 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 September 1916. Pte. Edward Roy Bean. 2nd Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Hugh Beattie. 7th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Edward Brien. 5/6th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Walter Sydney Hall Bryant. 10th Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. Capt. John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler. VC DSO. 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Crimmins. 18th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Michael Farrell. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. Walter Thomas Field. 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Gavaghan. 7th Btn Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James George Henry. 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Hyman Kurtzman. 1st/6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Sydne Prosser. 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Read their Story. Gnr. James Robertson. 142nd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. Adam Jamieson Sangster . 1st Btn. Black Watch Read their Story. Rflmn Ernest Richard Smirthwaite. 10th Battalion Rifle Brigade Pte. Charles Smith. 6th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Charles Starbuck. 17th (Welbeck Rangers) Btn. Sherwood Foresters Private Patrick Vesey. 7th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Wild. 18th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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