June 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers stand down   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers stand down from their role as GHQ reserve for the of Battle of Messines as the battle went well and they were not needed.  Routine  Reorganisation    H.1.c. NEAR BOIS DE LA MANSION BLANCHE Brigade takes over line from 188th Bde. With 94th Bde. on left and XVII Corps on right. 15th WYR in front line, 16th WYR in support. 18th WYR in reserve North of POINT DU JOUR. 18th DLI at H.1.c 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Pushing Forwards  Patrols  In Action  Reliefs  Shelling  Patrols  Casualties  Working Parties  Forward Area  Training and Recreation  Reliefs  On the Move  New Chaplain  Transfer  Orders  Operational Order 124  Trench raid   A Relief  Into Camp  Reliefs  Fighting Patrol  To Dieval ( back area ) by bus from Ecurie.  Hostile Artillery more active and caused a few casualties.  In Action  Enemy shelled our lines heavily  On the Move  Played Enemy for 45th Inf. Brigade Tactical Exercise  Pitching camp at Wailly.  Ration camel wounded.  Rested, and re-organised 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 June 1917. Pte. Isidor Abrahams. 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Godfry Hugh Wallis Allison. 33rd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Charles Batterbee. 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Baxter. 9th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Michael Boyle. 2nd/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Michael Cavanagh. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick George Chadwick. 42nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Clarson. 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. William Arthur Dixon. A Coy 52nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Harry Durn. 6th Btn Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas James Easton. 33rd Btn. Pte. Francis Willie Elcock. 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. Frederick William Fowler. 68th Coy Machine Gun Corps Pte. Samuel Gibson. 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Pte. John Gray. 68th Coy Machine Gun Corps Pte, Fred Green. 8th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. John Thomas Harris. 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. W. A. I. Hawthorne. 42nd Btn. Pte. Richard Kilford. 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. W. Kinnarney. 2nd Btn. A Coy. Leinster Regiment Pte. John James Lillis. 37th Btn. Pte. James Macaulay. 36th Btn. Pte. Hugh Paul McAuliffe. 36th Btn. Sgt. Herbert Moody. 24th (1st Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Daniel Munro. 39th Btn. Sgt. Beresford Grey Norman. 36th Btn. Pte. T. Robinson. 68th Coy Machine Gun Corps Pte. John Alban Sayers. 26th (3rd Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. H. Schipper. 36th Btn. L/Cpl. H. R. Townshend. 7th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Gnr. Arthur Arnold White. 236th Brigade, A Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Moses Wilkinson. 33rd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. William John Williams. 35th Btn. Add a name to this list.

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