August 1917 On this day: Activity in Front Line    245 Machine Gun Company Mercatel and trenches. At 1100 a practice barrage was commenced by all arms, during which fire was opened on the right of Lanyard Trench isolating that trench from St Romart’s factory. (see Map 6) The raid was postponed. War Diaries  Ongoing training  Heavy Shelling    WINNEPEG CAMP 8th - 16th August. Training near MT ST ELOY. Weather very showery throughout the period. 15th: Major WHITE M.C. joined Battalion The National Archives Reference W095/2361/1  On the March  Half Holiday  At Rest  Training  Relief  Preparations  Intense Bombardment  Moving up the line  In the Trenches  In Billets  Awards  Reliefs  Training  Training  Hostile Shelling Lessens      Heavy Shelling  Aerial combat over Palestine  Concentrations Fired  In Camp  Reorganisation  Diary  Bayonet practice  Practice attack  LG Post Raided  Practice of active operations  Enemy Raid  Reliefs  Battalion moved to Ridge Wood  Attack Postponed  Inspected by the G.O.C. 45th Inf. Bde.  1st Brigade Order No.11  Reconnaisance of line Wadi Baha 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, of August 1917. Drvr. W. T. Ascott. 173 Brigade, B Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Frank Earnest Edward Barber. 146th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. James Beck. 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Lambert Jack Bignell. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Charles Bourne. 6th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment Capt. Thomas Alexander Brown. MiD. S.S. Elba. Read their Story. Rfmn. William Burns. 9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Sgt. Samuel James Catterall. MM. 8th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Samuel James Catterall. MM CdeG 8th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Benjamin Gaines. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Pte. Robert Edward Hutt. 44th Inf Btn. att. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Gnr. Percy Gainham Jones. D Bty. 276th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Moses Lemon. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alexander Love. 6th Bn Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John McKenna. 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. T. Mirley. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Huntly Sargeant. 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Alfred J. Stone. 13th (Forest of Dean Pioneers) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Richard Whitworth. 2nd Btn Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. James Henry Yeoman. 9th Battalion Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment Add a name to this list.

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