11th July 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberlands relieve 2nd Manchesters   16th Northumberlands relieve the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. Enemy Active   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aix-Noulette report enemy active about 1800 on Left Battalion HQ, our Howitzers retaliated on enemy support line. After a few rounds the enemy stopped firing. War Diaries  Captured Guns  Sandbags  Entrained for front  Brigades move to Querrieu  Artillery action about Thiepval.  News of Move  Reliefs  Shrapnel Shells  Heavy Minenwefer Fire  Training  Training  On the March  On the Move  Shelling  On the March  Reorganisation  Reliefs Complete  Training  Reliefs  Shelling  Reliefs        Holding the Line  Holding the Line  Training  Holding the Line  Defences Improved  At Rest  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Recce  Instruction  Return  Shelling  No Reports  Heavy Bombardment  Reliefs Complete  German artillery brought down one of our aircraft  Inspection  In Billets  Nothing worthy of note.  In Billets  Reliefs  Reliefs  Refitting  Wounded Arrive  Line Adjusted  On the Move  Cables  In Action  Company parades  Attacks  Orders  Casualties Noted 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, 11th of July 1916. Pte. Edward Chambers. 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Albert Victor Cowles. 1st Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte R E Crozier. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William James Deamer. 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment Joseph Paterson Finnie. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Carpenter. Gustav Teodor Forsell. SS Calypso Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Gronow. 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. Joseph Copley Heaton. 12th Btn. Prince of Wales West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Thomas Hind. 24 Protection Company Royal Defence Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl James James. 15th (1st London Welsh) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Lt. Frank Leonard Kemsey-Bourne. 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Kemsley. 7th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Lewis Lewis. 8th Btn. Welsh Regiment Read their Story. Capt Talbot Ronald Arthur Herbert Noyes. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Petticrew. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte A Shreeve. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Thomas Southworth. 11th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment Benjamin George Tovey. 16th Div. Royal Welch Fusiliers Pte. Harry Warne. 7th Battlion Lincolnshire Regiment Pte. James William Whelan. 7th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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