10th January 1916 On this day:  Reliefs Enemy Shelling   6th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery are at Les Brebis. and report:- During the day the enemy shelled our front line, 2nd line & communication trenches continuously & we retaliated at the request of Infantry. Lieut W.J. Barnard 6th London Ammunition Column was attached to the 15th London Battery. Lieut J.H. Van den Bergh, Orderly Officer to OC. Brigade, transferred to 6th London Ammunition Column. 2/Lt M.V. Eddis, 15th London Battery, transferred to HQ Staff and was appointed Orderly Officer to OC. Brigade. 2/Lt H.L. Burgis, 6th London Ammunition Column was attached to the 16th London Battery. War Diaries Q Class Zeppelin   Zeppelin LZ61 (L21) Production Ref: LZ61 Class type : Q Tactical ref: L21 Usage: Military First Flight: 10th January 1916 History. Carried out 17 reconnaissance missions and 10 attacks on England dropping a total 14,442 kilograms (31,839 lb) of bombs. It was intercepted and destroyed by Flight,Lieutenant Egbert Cadbury, flying BE 2C, No. 8265, Flight Sub,Lieutenant Gerard William Reginald Fane, flying RAF BE 2C No. 8421 Flight Sub,Lieutenant Edward Laston Pulling, flying BE 2C, No. 8626, The aircraft were firing phosphor rounds. L 21 fell into the sea about eight miles east of Lowestoft on the 28th November 1916. There were no survivors. John Doran  Group System Reopens  Fussy Eater  In Huts  On the Move  In Camp  On the Move  Machine Guns Effective  Reorganisation  Trench Mortars  Artillery Action    On the Move  Training  Shelling  In the Trenches  Shelling  Reliefs  Rounds Fired  On the Move  Training  Route March  Working Parties and Training  Aircraft Missing  Training  Competition  New Position  Minenwerfer Located  Snipers  On the Move  Battalion Relief  Divine Service was held at YMCA hut  Relief Complete  Too Close for Comfort  Division back to trenches - support  Relieved the two Companies in Maroc.  Working Parties  "A" & "B" Coys. have practice in Smoke Helmets.  Training  Brigade Fatigues.  Working Parties  Signallers wore Tube Helmets    Baths 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, 10th of January 1916. Pte. Archibald Rutherford Gibson. 1/6 Btn Highland Light Infantry Pte. Eustace Nelson Heath. 16th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Jaques. 6th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Wells. 22nd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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