October 1916 On this day:  Reliefs 2nd Irish Fusiliers relieved at Cuinchy   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers moved to up the line to relieve the 2nd Btn Royal Irish Rifles in the Cuinchy sub sector. Reliefs   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Bazentin le Grand and High Wood Road. 236th Brigade RFA was relieved by 237th Brigade RFA. D236 battery remained in action under 237th Brigade RFA. D235 battery was taken over later by 236th Brigade RFA. All batteries held at their Wagon Lines in Bottom Wood except C236 Battery which took over C237 Battery gun position at Marlboro Wood and kept in charge of the depot guns of 47th Division Artillery. D235 Battery acts as depot Howitzer battery. Brigade Headquarters were moved to 237th Brigade Headquarters near Mametz. War Diaries  Church Parade and work party  Pumps  Church Parade  Troops Congregate  On the Move    From La Pierriere 18th DLI moved to Lillers, entrained 4.45pm and arrived Doullens 11.30pm. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Ships Sunk  Heavy Shelling  Working Parties  Casualties  A Daylight Patrol  Reinforcements Arrive  On the March  Orders  Trench Work  Reliefs  Church Parade  Reliefs  Rain  Ontario Farm Bombarded  Artillery Active  Church Parade  Front Changed  121st Infantry Brigade Order No. 27.  Preparation  On the Move  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Quiet day  Orders  Orders Issued  Heavy Artillery Fire  Attacks and Digging  Marched from Bresle  Move to Englebelmer  Church Parades  Battalion Relieved  On the March  Enemy Trench Mortars active  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, of October 1916. Able Seaman Anderson. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. James William Austin. 8th (Service) Btn. Kins Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Lt. Elmer Clark Bryson. (Quebec Regiment) 13th Bn. Canadian Infantry Read their Story. Jonathan "Joss" Burnett. 12th Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. CSM. Arthur Cecil Cater. 17th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stephen Clarke. 17th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. Robert James Dougan. 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Rolf Van Essen. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Hamilton. 22nd Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Frederick Hennessey. 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Bmbdr. Edward Kalaher. 21st Battery, 2nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. Oliver Victor Reedman. 2/22nd Btn. London Regiment. Read their Story. Pte. B. Reynolds. Connaught Rangers Read their Story. Pte. Robert Roberts. 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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