15th July 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberlands on the march   16th Northumberlands leave the billets at Bouzincourt and march to Warloy Wire cutting   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aix-Noulette. Wire cutting by Trench Mortars and 18 pounders during the afternoon. The enemy retaliated as yesterday on the Straight & Boshwalk, otherwise all quiet. War Diaries  Observation March to Hooteville   6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 15th July 1916 - 1240 - The Battalion marched to Hooteville by following route. Gouy-teynois, Nagnicourt sur Canche Says le Bois, Dernier, Blavincourt Approgrenee, Avesnes la Compte, Houteville Many of the men fell out on the line of march owing to bad boots. Company Commanders and two Sergeants per Company go up to trenches for experience. war diaries  Standby extended to 2 hours notice  On the Move  Battle Half Won  Recce On the March   1500. 18th Battalion, DLI vacated billets at La Pierreiere and proceeded by route march to Fosse (Lestrem) arriving 8.30pm. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Heavily Shelled  Hell upon Earth  Lucky to be Alive  Reliefs Completed  Ready to Move  Reliefs  Training and Recce  Into the Trenches  Advance Party  Reliefs    Training  Reliefs  On the March  Quiet      Working Parties  Corps Change  Ready  On the March  Working Party  Heavy Shelling  On the March  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Funeral  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Carrying Parties  Enemy Active  On the March  On the Move  Orders  Training  Heavy Shelling  In Billets  On the March  Weekly Strength return 9th - 15th July  On the Move  In Trenches  Patients  Courts Martial  Artillery active  marched to billets  B.M.1170  In Reserve  Operational Orders received  Seaplane shot down  Consolidation 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, 15th of July 1916. Pte. Albert Allen. 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Pte. Solomon Amos. 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Albert Aspden. 16th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Petty Officer Albert Ernest Ayers. HMS H3. Read their Story. Pte. John Brannigan. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. William Henry Bromley. MM. 62nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps Pte. James Buchanan. 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Btn. Highland Light Infantry Pte. Arthur Cameron. 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. L/Cpl. Albert Augustus Clarke. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Walter Thomas Cox. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Cragg. 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Sgt. Thomas Davidson. 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. William Frederick Drughorn. 10th (Stockbrokers) Batallion Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl William Henry Hodges. 8th Btn Leicestershire Regiment Rflmn. William Robert Hoey. 10th Btn., A Coy. L/Cpl. George William Housby. 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Leonard Ingham. 19th Battalion, A Company, 3 Platoon Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Mansfield. 15th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. L/Cpl. Frederick William John Marett. 8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Fred Morgan. 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. John William Oxtoby. 17th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. James Henry Poet. 7th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Henry Poet. 7th Btn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment Cpl. James Pracy. 16th Regiment Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Harry H. Reynolds. 1st Batallion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harold Ridley. 8th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Cyril Sharpe. 14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Sherman. 8th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Sloane. 8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Lt. Ezekiel Vance. 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Wallace. 18th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Harold Wright. 18th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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