16th August 1916 On this day:  Brigade Training  Reliefs  Resting and cleaning. Attack Made   13th Kings Liverpool made an attack on the village of Guillmont, attack failed with heavy casualties due to poor preparation. One of the casualties was CSM John Burns, killed whilst leading his men in to the attack. Light Shelling   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Quiet day except for German shelling at intervals of Welsh Alley and 70th Avenue where all our Observation Points are. There was a practice barrage at 1600. Our Batteries shelled Switch Line on right of tramway running to Martinpuich during the night. War Diaries  Sand  Ongoing training  Bombardment of enemy trenches  Hard Times  On the Move Under Shellfire   18th DLI are in Trenches in the Festubert Sector. Bright & South West wind. 1.45pm enemy artillery actions, some 5.9s dropped between Cover Trench and O.B.L. but majority on Battalion to our left. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the March  Attack Made  On the March  On the March  In the Trenches  Shrapnel Showers  In Action  Patrolling  Reliefs  In Billets  On the March  On the March  Attack Made    Orders  Baths  Hill 63 Shelled  Training  Training  Defence Work  Instruction  On the March  Change of Command  Training  Patients  Order received to move  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Reliefs   10.15pm 7th Buffs commenced to relieve 7th Queens in Y 3 Subsector (S.E. of Maricourt) Relief delayed by presence of hostile observation balloon which overlooked Suzanne, Maricourt Valley. Relief completed by dark. Distribution of Battalion, A and B. trenches. C, ‘R’ and ‘S’ works. D. Battalion Reserve 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Reliefs  Training  Gas Helmet inspections.  Orders  Leave cancelled  Drills  Billets in La Houssoye. 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, 16th of August 1916. Pte Fred Bulcock. 13th Btn Kings (Liverpool) Rgt Pte. Benjamin Bullman. 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. CSM. John Burns. 13th Kings Liverpool Read their Story. Sgt. Charles Henry Downard. 2/8 Battalion Royal Warwickshire Read their Story. Pte. Albert Easter. 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment Pte. Edward Edwards. 10th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Edward Edwards. 10th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Pte. John Albert William Frost. 9th Btn East Surrey Regiment Pte. Godfrey Jubilee Harris. 1st/1st (Worcester Yeomanry) Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars Read their Story. Pte. Ernest George Howlett. 2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment Rfmn. James Arthur McClelland. 13th Btn. A Coy. Royal Irish Rifles L/Cpl. Alexander McKay. 16th (2nd Glasgow) Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. James Moran. King's Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. Pte. James Moran. 13th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment Cpl. Dan Phillips. 10th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Jesse Reeves. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Smithson. 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Richard Spencer. 13th Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. Pte. James Langlands Walker. 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. William Thomas Wiggins. 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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