6th September 1916 On this day: Quiet Day   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report a quiet day and the Batteries carried out a programme of special shoots throughout the day. The French are reported to have captured 500 yards of enemy trench line near Combles. The Germans made strong counter attacks which were repulsed. Major Cooper returned to take command of A236 Battery. War Diaries    SM U-83 Type U 81 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 253) Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 23 Oct 1915 Launched 13 Jul 1916 Commissioned 6 Sep 1916 Commanders. 6 Sep 1916 - 17 Feb 1917 Bruno Hoppe Career 2 patrols. 31 Oct 1916 - 17 Feb 1917 IV Flotilla Successes 6 ships sunk with a total of 6,450 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 3,207 tons. 17 Dec 1916 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Niord 123 sw 4 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Anna Maria 141 fr 4 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Coquette 167 fr 6 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Crown Point 5,218 br 7 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Diaz 637 ru 10 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Paquerette 164 fr 17 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Farnborough (damaged) 3,207 br Fate 17 Feb 1917 - Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship Farnborough (Q5) SW of Ireland at 5134N 1123W. 35 dead and 1 survivor (all hands lost). There was another U 83 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Dec 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 8 Feb 1941. John Doran  Move to bivouac  Move  Training and Baths  Patrols  Changes in Command  Reliefs  Orders  On the Move    On the Move  Air combat success  Reliefs  Rest  Quiet  On the Move  Germans Alert  At Rest  Instruction  Gas Shells  Arrivals  Defence Work  In Support  Artillery in Action  in Support  Diary  Orders  Patrols  Wood Cleared  Cleaning and Fatigues.  Trenches slightly damaged.  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Consolidation  Battalion arrived near Billon Farm  On the Move  Bayonet and Musketry fighting  Reorganisation  Visit  Cleaning up.  On the March  Reliefs  Training  Training    B.M. 2901 to Battalions  Drills  B.M. 2901 to Battalions  The reorganisation and training  On the March 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 September 1916. L/Cpl. Robert John Anstiss. 9th Btn. Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Thomas Bailey. 6th Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Pte. Charles Barber. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Edward Barton. 2nd Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Beggs. 8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Henry Boothman. 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Pte. William Brady. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Catlin. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Catlin. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Daly. 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Rflman. Joseph Eakins. 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Sydney Earl. 6th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Richard Frederick Edwards. 7th Btn. King's Liverpool Rgt. Read their Story. Pte. Frederick George Giles. 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Bdmn. Frederick John Gilkes. 3rd Btn. Connaught Rangers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Lynch. 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. Francis Campion Mulcahy-Morgan. 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Sgt. John Henry Philips. Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Stokes. 12th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. A.L/Cpl John M. Taylor. 6th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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