6th June 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers stand to   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers stand to as GHQ reserve for the launch of Battle of Messines, their role being to support II Anzac Corps. The battle went well and they were not needed. Batteries in Action   At 0230 A236 and B236 Batteries, 236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery fired on said barrage. Barrage creeping to final objective carried on. Very heavy shelling of all Batteries throughout day by the enemy with 8 inch and 5.9 inch shells. A236 had two guns destroyed, B236 had two badly damaged and ammunition blown up. C236 had also two guns put out of action and 1000 rounds of ammunition blown up. Only two gunners of C236 Battery were wounded. A and C Batteries were both obliged to relocate positions for some hours. Owing to loses in guns B Battery was taken off today’s imtended barrage and placed to reinforce creeping barrage. D236 again carried out counter battery work all night. 2nd Lt M.F. Allen posted to Brigade as signal officer. War Diaries  Inspected Model  In Action  In Action  Working Parties  Into Position  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Downed  Aircraft Lost  Reliefs  Battle HQ  Working Parties  Thunder Storm  On the March  Training  Eve of the Attack  Working Parties  In Billets  Assembling  In trenches  Gas Shelling  Reliefs  Preparations  Working Parties  Still in forward camp doing same fatigues.  On the Move  Wire Cut  Equipment Issued  Battalion Tactical Exercise  Operational Order  Company Training  Training carried out  Infantry and Artillery Co-operation  Message  Brigade Field day  Triplane victories Old Front Line    12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment , in the old British front line, 16th June 1917 © IWM (Q 2821)  Heavy Bombardment 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 June 1917. 2nd Lt. Humphrey Warwick Arden. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. David Barmes. 41st Bty. Australian Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte Thomas Harry Bown. 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Bradley. MM 54th Company Machine Gun Corps(Infantry) Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Bradley. MM. 54th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Cpl. James Breen. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Dvr. William Bruce. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Robert John Buglass. 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Charles Bushell. Kings Liverpool Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William France Dutton. 1st/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Capt. Frederick Arthur Jervis Eastwood. 103rd Bde. D Bty Royal Field Artillery Pte. James Hutchinson. 20th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. H. Joynes. 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Lt. Arthur Victor Knox. 5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Walter Logan. 10th Btn. D Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. David Nicholson. 9th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Thomas Preston. 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Tom Victor Scattergood. 21st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Mjr. Charles Elliott Sutcliffe. 54th Squadron Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Watson. 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Capt. Thomas Hall Waugh. MC. 22nd Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusilliers Read their Story. Capt. Ben Wilmot. MC. 20th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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