14th February 1916 On this day: Mine Explosion   6th County of London Brigade RFA at Les Brebis, Maroc and Fosse 7 reports the Germans exploded a mine in front of Copse and shelled our communication trenches behind the Copse. Our firing lasted until about 0900, otherwise the day was fairly quiet. When the mine went up the 15th, 16th & 17th London Batteries immediately fired on their right lines. Most of day the 15th and 16th London Batteries fired on Snipers House at the request of Infantry to keep down sniping. The Loos Gun (8th London Battery) bombarded trench M.9.d.8.4. to M.5.c.1.8. with excellent results. During the night the 17th London Battery fired on saps at M.5.c and d. War Diaries  HMS Roxburgh sails  Reliefs  Replacements  Mine Exploded  Attack Launched  Enemy Attack  On Stand by  Reinforcements  Enemy Attack  Mines Blown  Training scheme  In Billets  On the March  Bomardment  Shells  In Support  Bombers  Bombardment  Working Parties  Mine Blown  Training  Training  Poor Conditions  Route March  Training  Training  Instruction  In Action  Snipers    Returned to Whitley Camp  The second round of the inter platoon competition Leave   Major Birch returned to 7th Buffs from leave. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Heavy Shelling  Waiting to be Relieved  Route March  Enemy exploded a mine  Operational Order 53.  Operational Order 54.  Transport Inspected  Postings  Construction Work  Very quiet day.  Training  Prepare to move  Baths  Transport  Rested in billets 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, 14th of February 1916. Pte. Martin Brindley. 3rd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edward Henry Edge. 10th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Adolphus Hardy. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Rgt. Pte. George Hoskin. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte. Percy Smith. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. Walter Stokes. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. James Surman. 1st Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey) Pte. Alfred John Taylor. 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Pte. Albert Truman. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. Bertram Allen Ward. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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