7th September 1916 On this day: Special Shoots   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report a quiet day. The Batteries carried out a programme of special shoots. C236 Battery began to dig new position near Bazentin Le Petit Wood. The French attacked south of the Somme and took large part of Berny and the western half of Verman Dovillers. War Diaries  20th DLI at Becorel    SM U-59 Type U 57 Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 214) Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 13 Jul 1915 Launched 20 Jun 1916 Commissioned 7 Sep 1916 Commanders. 7 Sep 1916 - 14 May 1917 Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks Career 4 patrols. 20 Nov 1916 - 14 May 1917 II Flotilla Successes 14 ships sunk with a total of 28,050 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 6,526 tons. 7 Dec 1916 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks August 341 sw 8 Dec 1916 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Harry 81 sw 13 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Solvang 2,970 nw 16 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Brenn 2,189 fr 19 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Gaea 1,002 nw 23 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Sardinia 1,500 nw 19 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Charlois 2,786 nl 20 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Gurre 2,866 da 21 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Najade 1,752 nw 31 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Valacia (damaged) 6,526 br 2 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Snespurven 1,409 nw 5 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Canadian 9,309 br 6 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Amiral L’hermite 156 fr 6 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Roland 135 fr 9 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Fremad I 1,554 nw Fate 14 May 1917 - Struck a German mine off Horns Reef at 55.33N 07.15E. 33 dead and 4 survivors. The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002. There was another U 59 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Oct 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Mar 1939. John Doran  Reliefs  Move to bivouac  Casualties  Reliefs Completed  Baths  Relief  Route March  In Billets  On the March  A Rearrangement  Instruction  Sports  Reliefs Complete  Attack  At Rest  Exercise      Busy Artillery  At Rest  Artillery Active  Working Parties  Firing Practice  Defence Work  Enemy Aircraft  Orders Received  Diary  Diary  Diary  Diary B.O.O.16  Diary  Diary B.O.O.16 App. 7.  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Gas alert  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Line Consolidated  Move of Camp  Recconaissance  March to New Billets  Conference  Inspections.  Orders  On the Move  Training  Training in Redoubts  Weekly Distribution return to 52nd Division.   An Inspection  Bomber raids ordered  Training.  Training 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 September 1916. Rfm. Dickson Adams. 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Rfmn. Dickson Adams. 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Spr. George Ambler. 1st/3rd (Durham) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Ordinary Telegraphist Edgar Audsley. Wireless Telegraph Station Scarborough Read their Story. Pte. John Brien. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Niven Campbell. 6th Btn. Royal Highlanders Pte. Thomas Cockcroft. 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Michael Craddock. 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George William Jackson. 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Charles Johnson. 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Capt. William Herbert Monson. MC. 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusilliers Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Mulvaney. 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Albert James O'Reilly. 52nd Battery, 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Southwick. 1/4th Battallion York and Lancaster Pte. Samuel Southwick. 1/4th Btn. York and Lancaster Rgt. Add a name to this list.

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