7th August 1916 On this day:  Orders Received Daily Battery Activity   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Batteries at disposal of Battery Commanders. War Diaries 9th Sherwoods Machine gunners in action on The Somme   The Machine Gun Company of the 9th Sherwood Forresters was attached to the South Staffs Regt prior to the Somme Offensive and went into action in Delville Wood on the 7th August 1916.  Observation  Divisional Staff Ride and Casting of Horses  Good News  On the March Reinforcements   18th DLI are at La Fosse. A draft 50 OR reported to HQ. Col R.E. Cheyne 29th Lancers reported & assumed command. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the Move  Reliefs Completed  Training  On the March  Divisional Front Extended  Unsuccessful Patrol  Trench Work    Reliefs  Reliefs Complete  Training  Working Party  Reliefs    Mine Exploded  A Red Balloon  HQ Moves  Training  Prisoners  Training  Visit  Arrival  Quiet  Training  On the Move  Divisional Baths allotted  Usual day in billets  Aircraft Lost  Officer rejoined  On the March  Training and Work  Rest & Court Martial  Operational Orders  Relief Table  Visited the trenches.  Training  Shelling  Reliefs  7th Royal Scots rejoined  An Attack Repulsed  Incessant shelling 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, 7th of August 1916. Pte. Ed. Allen. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Barfield. 8th Btn. East Surrey Rgt. Read their Story. Rflmn. William Arthur Bland. 2nd Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte. William Bourne. 10th Btn Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. Harold Edward Clarke. 1st/5th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Cpl. Joseph Henry Corbett. 528th Div Field Coy Royal Engineers Read their Story. 2nd Lt. John George Cosson. MID DCM. 16th Infantry Batn. Read their Story. Pte Richard Dolman. 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Pte. Sydney Alfred Duckett. 4th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Lt. Ernest Wilfred Rupert Finch. 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. L/Cp. Robert Henry Hammond. 7th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Robert Henry Hammond. 7th Btn. Border Regiment L/Cpl. George William Jackson. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Edwin Prudence. 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Rflmn. Louis Romanini. 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Herbert Charles Turvey. 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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