13th August 1916 On this day: Action Positions   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Behencourt. C236 Battery and sections of A236, B236 and D236 Batteries move up to action positions at Bottom Wood. The remainder stay at Behencourt. War Diaries  Church Parade and reinforcements Change of Commanding Officer   6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 13th August - Ronville - Lt Colonel WEW Elkington relinquishes command of the Battalion on being ordered to join the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. war diaries  Marking Time  Sucessful Attack Made  On the March  Another Accident Shelling   18th Durhams report from Trenches in Festubert Sector "Cooperation of 16 Grenade Rifles with 93rd T.M.B on Popes Nose 7.30am. Stokes guns appeared to be indifferently aimed. Enemy retaliated 1pm with indifferent effect upon front line. Weather cooler. 3 OR wounded." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the March  Church Parade  Quiet  At Rest  Reliefs    Reliefs  On the Move  Reliefs    Mine Exploded  POWs Taken  Training  Leave  Training  On the March  Church Parade  Training  Reliefs Complete  Training  Problem  Fatigues & improving billets.  Work on the dumps.  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost Quiet   Quiet day for 7th Buffs except from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. trenches 49 and 50. Queer St and Safety St were shelled with light and heavy trench mortar bombs. At 7 p.m. Water Farm was shelled with 5.9 cms and 4.2 cms, no damage done. Our 18 pounders retaliated and shelling died down. Wind S.W. gentle. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Posting  Training  Battalion sports.  Baths  Warning order received  New Line  Reorganisation  Gains  Operational Orders  Reliefs  Messages  Working Parties  Church Parade  arned that Brigade would move on Mobile Column scale  G.60 from 52nd division  A New Area  Germans showed themselves and shouted friendly remarks to our men 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, 13th of August 1916. Pte. William Armstrong. 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Pte. John Clifford Browne. 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment L/Cpl. Albert Caleno. 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frank Hatter. 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. Robert Hussey. 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Gustave Jarvis. 10th Btn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. Pte. Archibald McIntyre. Cameron Highlanders Pte. Benjamin Henry Mitchell. 11th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Benjamin Henry Mitchell. 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Albert O'Neil. C Coy. 11th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Thomas Sludden. 12th Btn Highland Light Infantry Cpl. William Paul Sandford Stewart. 13th Battalion Royal Scots Lothain Add a name to this list.

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