12th October 1916 On this day:  Reliefs  Squadron training  Reliefs  Ongoing training  Work on the Mill  New HQ  Training & Football  Training  Attack Made   Box Barrage for Inniskillings  Promotions and Work  Demonstration  Reliefs  Working Parties and Training  Training  Mines  Recce  Training  Several Raids  Orders  Trench Raids  Defence Work and Training  Trench Raid  Orders Received  In the Trenches  Battalion Order 20 Issued.  Musketry and Bayonet fighting.  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Bristol Red Cross  Shelling  Baths  Trench Improvements  Slight shelling of Martinouich.  The march continued to Bir Abu El Afein.  Marching  Working Parties  Enemy again very aggressive with Trench Mortars 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 October 1916. Pte. Reginald Francis Addison. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment Pte Albert Edward Allen. 7th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Joseph Asbury. 17th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Frederick Aylott. H.M.S. Revenge. Read their Story. Lascar Abdul Aziz. Read their Story. Pte. John Barrett. 1st Btn. Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Read their Story. Pte. James Barron. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Behan. 2nd Btn Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Arthur Bott. 71st Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. John Clarke. 9th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Day. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment Pte. Owen John Duffy. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Elkin. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Ellis. 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. George Alma Featley. 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Pte. Arthur Grime. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Cpl. William Jarvie. 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Martin Leonard. 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Thomas McArdle. 1st Battalion, A Company Royal Irish Fusiliers Pte. Thomas Victor Merrick. 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alexander O'Brien. 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Charles Sidney Parnell. 7th Btn Norfolk Regiment Pte. John Preston. 2nd Btn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Pte. John Sellars. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Pte. George Edward Shepherd. 89th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. John George Allan Shepherd. 7th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Pte. James Smallshaw. 20th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment Read their Story. Sjt. George Strathdee. 7th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. John Crow Waddle. 14th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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