12th April 1917 On this day: Relocations   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery A236 and B236 Batteries and HQ. Brigade in Winnezeeze rest billets with C236 and D236 Batteries at Ouderzeele. War Diaries  Support after Attack  move to Louvencourt  Sucessful Attacks  Reliefs  Into the Line  On the Move  On the March  HQ Moves up  Artillery In Action  On the March  Burial Party  Reliefs  Training  Plenty of Work To Do  Reliefs Complete  On the March  Burying Parties    Reliefs  Trench Work  A Quiet Day  Reliefs  Parcel  Very Cold West Day  Training  Snow  HQ Moves  Moppers-Up  Reserve  Quiet  Relief  Orders and Reliefs  Emplacements  Very bad weather  Battalion on 1 hours notice.  Bitterly Cold Conditions  Enemy fired a few Rifle Grenades in the vicinity of Old Kent Road  Training and Work  Reliefs  R.E. Fatigues  52nd Division Circ. memo No.9  Warning to Move  Marched back to Arras  In Reserve  New Positions  In Position 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, 12th of April 1917. Pte. Abraham Allen. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Air Mechanic 2nd Class Almond. H.M.S. President II. Read their Story. Gnr. Arthur Birch. 216 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. Alfred George Brannan. 1st Battalion, D Company Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Rfm. Frederick Boulton Clarke. 1st/5th Battalion London Regiment Pte. William Henry Cooper. 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. John William Dean. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Pte. Robert Donaldson. 8th Btn. C Coy. Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Charles John Dowling. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment Padre. Thomas Glasfryn Jones. att. 11th South Wales Borderers Army Chaplains Department Read their Story. Sapper Daniel Looney. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte John William Nelson. 13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Levi Paul. 6th Battalion Dorsets Pte. Henry Robert Rickman. 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment Spr. James Henry F S Robertson. 129 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Sgt. Joseph Smith. MM. 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Leonard Francis Smith. 1st/6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Sgt. Harry Wild. 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Harry Wild. 1/4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Christopher James Winter. 11th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Pte. James Haliday "Bank" Wolford. 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Ronald Robert Yallop. B Coy Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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