13th May 1916 On this day:  36th Battalion AIF sail for England  527 Field Company RE - Arras sector Field Works.  Lecture  Inspections  Fire on Board  Assisting Police  Seeing the Sights  Burial Party  Lecture  Training  Lectures  In Reserve  Training  Quarry work  Artillery Active  Very Wet Day  Working Parties  Orders  Training  Our Patrol Inflicts Casualties  In Billets  Quiet  Postponement  Reliefs  Training  Orders  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  In Billets  Very Wet  "B" Coy. proceeded to La Clytte Bath's at 0930 hours  Reliefs  Battalion drill.  Instruction  Cable Buried  Relief on the Right.   Wet Weather  Digging  The wire in front examined by Patrol  Instruction  Training 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 May 1916. Pte. Arthur George Barker. 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Davenport. 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Pte Ernest Fletcher. 7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Capt. Francis Edgmont Gane. 43rd Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) Read their Story. Pte. Andrew Reid. 4th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Dvr. Joseph R. Rickwood. 10th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Sgt. Henry Woodcock. 2nd Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Add a name to this list.

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