September 1917 On this day:  Return to Western Front Temp commander takes over 16th Northumberland Fusiliers   Following a shell burst on Battalion HQ sleeping quarters, which injured the commanding officer, Capt Lindsay (attached Brigade staff) takes over command of the 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers temporarily. Quiet   9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers spend a very quiet day at Havrincourt Wood. There was little trench mortar or machine gun fire during the day. A German called across to our men "Jock, have you been here before"? He got no reply however. 2nd Lieutenant Partridge and four men went out on a patrol. They did not come into contact with enemy. Wire entanglements and deepening of the communication trench on Yorkshire Bank continued. 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2 Inspections   9th Queens Royal Lancers 8th Sep - HQ Bernieulles - Inspection of kits, arms, saddlery and horses by Squadrons. war diaries  Change of Group    BRAY 8th - 11th September. Training at BRAY and round about: chief objective of training during this period was the instruction of leaders, this was carried out very largely by means of tactical exercises without troops: bayonet fighting, gas defences & applied musketry training also specially worked at. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Kit Inspection  Artillery Active  Bravery Recognised  Reliefs  Shelling  Working hard  Reliefs  Training  In Support  Instruction  Shelling  German Shelling  Quiet  Orders  Orders    Orders    Intelligence  Move  Advance Party  Trench Raid  Training  Postings  Bathing  Attack Made  95th Brigade Moves  On the range.  Sunday. No parades, except Church in the morning.  Baths & miniature range.  Exercise  Battalion moved to Chateau Segard  On the Move  In Billets    On the Move  A practice "Stand To"  B.G.C. reconnoitered Barley Ridge  Working Party of 100 men 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 September 1917. Pte. Joseph Bradley. 2nd Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. William Charles Brown. MM. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Rfmn. Harold Emmens. 9th Btn. B Coy. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte Ernest Charles House. 2nd Btn Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Thomas Kearsley. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Ratcliffe. 75th Coy Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Gnr. John Reder Smith. 168th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Add a name to this list.

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