12th September 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers relieve 5/6th Royal Scots   16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers move into Lombartzyde sector, relieving 5/6th Royal Scots.  Patrols  Training courses  On the Move    BRAY Training as above: lecture by Capt. G.A.U. GILL RAMC on sanitation at 5.0pm I ECOIVRES. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Battalion Sports  Reliefs Completed  On the March  Move  Cookhouse Routine  Training  Patrols  Reliefs  Shelling  In Billets  Hows Hit Enemy TMs  Shelling  Orders      Orders  Orders  Intelligence  Postcard  Training  Temporary Command  On the Move  Postings  Working Parties  Training for the next attack  Training Continues  Special Box Respirator test  Demonstartion  Enemy shelled the whole of the Battalion area  New Billets  Training  Specialists under their own instructors.  7th Scottish Rifles relief  Posting  "D" Company 11th Warwicks rejoined the Battalion 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 September 1917. Pte. John Henry Abigail. 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. C. Britton. 1/5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur James Bunn. 6th Btn. Essex Regiment Pte. Harry William George Butler. Northamptonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Alfred Coe. 11th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Pte. Arthur Edwin Dauncey. 7th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Master Robert Valentine Kearon. S.S. "Jane Williamson" Read their Story. Pte. Robert McClelland. 594th MT Coy. Army Service Corps Read their Story. L/Bdr. Alfred James "Jack" Moyse. D Battery, 291st Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. William Wycherley. 2nd Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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