10th July 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers endure bombardment   In Nieuport the 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers endure the heavy bombardment of Nieuport, the Battalion stands to in cellars, now under orders of 97 brigade. C coy moved to a road junction 300 yards west of the town to await orders, suffering about 30 casualties. At about 10.00 pm the other three companies moved into inner defences of the town, along west bank of the Yser canal. Australian Troop Transports    HMAT A49 Seang Choon Picture from: State Library of NSW, picture number a639566. The HMAT A49 Seang Choon weighed 5,807 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the Lim Chin Tsong, Rangoon. The Seang Choon was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland on the 10th July 1917. John Doran  Routine and Working Parties Activity  New Position    ROCLINCOURT WEST CAMP Work on railway. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Medals Presented  On the March  Sports  Training  Trench Raid  After Effects  Patrols  Patrol  Reliefs  Posting  Quiet  Bombardment  At Rest  Situation Report  On the Move  Inspections  Working Parties  Relieved  Amendments to Orders  Administrative Orders for move  Instructions  Orders for Billeting Party  Operation Order No.120.  March Table to accompany 43rd Light Infantry Brigade Operational Order 120. Dated July 10th 1917  Administrative Orders for the Move.  On the March  Patrols sent out  Entraining at Doullens  Entraining At Candas  Training  A Raid Ordered  Reliefs  Quiet Period  Working Parties  Artillery fairly quiet.  Trench Raid  Exercises  Trench Warfare  Tank tracks carefully obliterated  Relief of the two Platoons  Transfer  Moved from Warley Redoubt to Whale Post.  Aerodrome bombed  Surprise attack   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 July 1917. Private Richard Acton. H.M.S. Osmanieh Read their Story. Seaman Thomas Aher. S.S. Garmoyle. Read their Story. Rflmn. Frederick Martin Barratt. 7th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. James William Betson. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Pte. E. Boughton. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Cpl. Arthur Brain. DMC 1/5th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Augustus Charles Cook. 2nd Battalion Read their Story. Pte. H. F Denman. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Rflmn. Alfred William Dowling. 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte Frederick William Gerrish. 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Samuel Griffiths. 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. Cecil Harley. 76th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. William Hood. 13th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Pte. A. J. Horwood. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Pte. Harold Herbert Murfin. 2nd/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Jabez Parkey. 8th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Pte. Ernest Edmund Pearce. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Pte. George Victor Randle. 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. LS Lawrence Roche. SS Garmoyle Read their Story. Spr William Wall Stearne. 432nd (East Lancashire) Field Company Royal Engineers Pte. Harold Ruth Taylor. 2nd Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Arthur Town. 14th Btn. Welch Rgt. Read their Story. Pte. Henry Frank Wilkins. 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment Pte. R. Wood. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Add a name to this list.

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