6th April 1916 On this day:  Snipers  Orders Hostile Artillery Active   6th County of London Brigade RFA at Carency report Hostile artillery much more active today, at 1145 the enemy shelled our front line with light & heavy trench mortars and 4.2 inch guns. This lasted for about a quarter of an hour. At 1415 the enemy put about 30 4.2 inch shells on the Carency - Souchez road at a very quick rate. Our artillery again carried out an organised strafe in conjunction with the grenade & trench mortars fire of our own infantry. Nothing else reported today. War Diaries  Visit 7th Inniskillings to rest area   7th Inniskillings move to Rest area at Philosophe East. Squadron training   9th Queens Royal Lancers 6th April 1916 - Billets Enquin - Lt LCP Smith admitted to hospital. Training under squadron arrangements - completion of NCOs Hotchkiss rifle course and examination. 1 OR to temp hospital and 1 OR from temp hospital. war diaries  All in Ruins  Running the Baths  Preparations for Shoot  Mines Blown  Reliefs  Night "Stand To"  Physical training course  Reliefs  Patrol  Orders  Route March  Working Parties & Baths  Training  14th RIR Hold Their Front  Training  In the Trenches  Change of Billets  On the March  Reliefs  On the Move  Reorganisation  On the Move  Enemy Active  Hazy Day  Marching order inspection Quiet   Very quiet day for 7th Buffs. Enemy shelled ‘S’ works slightly but did no damage 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Reorganisation  Deepening Fire and Communications Trenches.  Fatigues  Officers Wounded  Received Order for Divisional Training.  10th NF Relieved  Troop movements  Air forces for the Aegean  Hard fFght Fort Vaux     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, 6th of April 1916. Deck Hand Michael Ahern. H.M.S. Monsoon. Read their Story. Spr. John Barbour. 56th Field Company Royal Engineers Pte. Robert Henry Bruce. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment Pte. Edmund David Cook. 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Christopher Handel Dyke. 1st Btn. Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Hulme. 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment Capt. Evelyn Saffrey Marshall. MiD. 9th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl William Job Packer. 8th Btn. A Coy. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Richardson Jackson Paisley. 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Spr. Thomas Strong. 178th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Jacob Zorn. 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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