12th June 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers receive draft   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers receives a large draft of men and leaves Bleu for Steenvoorde.  Routine and courses  Artillery Duel    H.1.c. NEAR BOIS DE LA MANSION BLANCHE 12th - 13th -14th June. Carrying parties of 2 Companies each night otherwise very quiet time. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Back to Camp  Reliefs  On the March  Training  Submarine Sails  On the March  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs  Casualties  In Action  Horse Show Ground Held    Brigadier-General Ambrose Ricardo, the Commander of the 109th Brigade, 36th Division (centre), and his four battalion commanders (9th, 10th, 11th Battalions, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles) after the capture of Wytschaete, 12th of June 1917 © IWM (Q 6163)  Route March  Nothing to Report  Training and Sport  Moves  A Thank You  Shelling  Diary  Artillery rounds falling short  Relief  Working Parties  The Battalion was relieved tonight by 8th K.O.R.L.  Fighting Patrol  Fine day again. Bath's for Battalion in the morning.  Hostile Artillery very quiet.  Relief Complete  Reorganisation  Fire in dumps at Lankhof Farm.  Relieving Australians  Inspected by the G.O.C. 15th Scottish Division.  Continued training.  Location Marine View.  Reliefs  Reliefs  Reliefs 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 June 1917. Engineman Joseph Houghton Ashton. H.M. Trawler Carew Castle. Read their Story. Pte. Augustus George "Hock" Coste. 36th Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Cruickshanks. 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Rflmn. Thomas Donohue. 8th Btn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Read their Story. Capt. Walter Raynes Gamble. MM, MC. 9th Btn Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thompson Garrett. 7th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Read their Story. Pte. C. Gouge. 43rd Btn. Act. Bdr. R. E. Greenacre. 102nd Bde. A Bty Royal Field Artillery Fireman & Trimmer. Michael Hugh Logan. SS Polyxena Read their Story. Gnr. Robert Patchett. 2nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Wallace Preston. 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales Own) Read their Story. Pte John Taylor. 114th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. 2nd.Lt. W. Turnbull. 53 Squadron Read their Story. Pte. Francis Warrender. 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. George Wood. 4th (Hallamshire) Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Sgt. George Wood. 1/4th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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