May 1917 On this day: Inspections   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report GOC. Division inspected the Brigade HQ and Batteries during the morning. Still much artillery activity and bombardment of dumps by the enemy. War Diaries  Guns Replaced  Staff Rides  Under Shellfire  Leaky Roofs  Attack made    GAVRELLE Relief complete 4.0am Artillery on both sides very active 4.0am to 6.0am and from 7.30pm to 9.0pm rest of day pretty quiet. The 7.30pm to 9.0pm activity due to reported massing of Germans at various places if an attack was intended it was certainly broken up by artillery. Severe fighting with 5th Div at FRESNOY. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Rifle Meeting  Training  Heavy Enemy Shelling  Working Parties  Mine  Shelling  Training  In Bloom  In Billets  Bad Visibility    Enemy Attack  Aircraft Observation  Attack Made  Reliefs  Quiet Day  Training  Moved up to firing line  Orders to Attack  Battalion warned to be prepared to move at once to support 95th Brigade.  Operation 8th/9th May 1917.  No patrols were out during the night.  Work  Counter Attack  Attack  Attack  Area around Sus St. Leger.  March Table  In Action  Construction of Defence Line  156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C.  Parades Cancelled  Brigade Wiring and Field Firing Competition 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 May 1917. Pte. W. Baxter. 15th Btn. Royal Scots Pte. Joseph Canetti. 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Archibald Chegwin. 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. Cpl. John Dobson. 12th (Bristol) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. William Herbert Earle. 12th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Harvey. 1/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt, Herbert Hyland. 12th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. George Little. 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Cpl. Ernest Charles Manning. 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James McDonald. 11th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. James McDonald. 11th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Pte. Frank Ernest Newton. 6th Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Joseph Powell. 12th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Horace Pritchard. 2nd/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alexander Scott. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Edward Sloan. 10th Btn Black Watch Pte. Percy Smallpage. 2/6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Wishart. 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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