6th August 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers undertake raid   Lt Townsend and sixteen men of the 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers raid rat post, killing all Germans found there. The Lt and four men are wounded. That evening B coy relieved C coy, and were ordered to repeat the raid.  Movements  Work party to 5th Army  On the Move  Under Shellfire  On Stand by  On the Range  Training  Shelling  Reliefs  Training  Out to tea  Casualties  Training  On the Move  Shelling  Reorganisation  Training  Two Polish POWs      Shelling  Reliefs  Concentrations Fired  Active Artillery  Working Parties  Diary  On the March  Training  Gas Used  Baths allotted to the Battalion.  Inter Company relief  Posting  Reliefs  General day  In the Line  Re-organisation  Tanks shelled.  Relief completed  CO Returns  Battalion marched to Kemmel Shelters 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 August 1917. Pte. John William Baxter. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. George Cocksedge. 177th Bde, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Henry Cross. 9th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Pte. Henry Cross. 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte William Downey. 2nd Btn. Monmouthshire Regiment Pte. Thomas Fogarty. 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Rfm. Patrick William French. A Coy. 1st NZ Rifle Brigade. Ordinary Seaman Peter James Lambell. HMS Amphion Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Mallet Makepeace. 4th Batt. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Samuel Mann. 8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers L/Cpl. John Martin. 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Rflmn. James McClelland. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Pte. Charlie Henry Neale. 10th (Battersea) Btn West Surrey Regiment (Queens) Read their Story. 2nd Lt. John James Fraser Shand. 185th Heavy Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Rflmn. John Smyth. 13th Battalion, B Company Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Capt. Oswald Leslie Jennings Steel. 14th Bde. Australian Field Artillery Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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