16th February 1916 On this day: Another Quiet Day   A quiet day and the 8th London Battery destroyed the tower of 11a German Observation Point. No more Germans were seen walking towards the new crater. During the night the 16th London Battery fired 25 rounds of shrapnel at saps in M.6.b and d with the 9th London Battery firing at saps in M.15.c and d. One section of each Battery came to its own Wagon Line as its positions are being taken over by the 1st Division. War Diaries Military football match at St James' Park   At St James' Park, Newcastle a football match is played between 133rd Heavy RGA XI and 2nd Battery RFA XI. 133rd RGA team were: Archer, Clews, Wright, Horton, Greenhaugh, Hardman, Bradford, Sharp, Medden, Peake & Price. 2nd Battery were represented by Surtees, Horne, Hall, Proudfoot, Quinn, Hussey, Porter, Hickinbottom, Rhodes, Gardiner, Jones, McEwan, Barkley, Hopkinson & Johnson.  Water Pumped out  7th Northumberlands into Reseve  RNAS Raid Fifth Battle of the Isonzo   The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo begins between Italy and Austro-Hungaria  On the March  Reliefs  Reliefs  Move  Lectures  In Billets  In Support  Mine Crater  Shelling  In Support  Reliefs  Working Parties  Collapsing Trenches  Training  Bad Weather  Poor Conditions  Course  Poor Weather  Orders Received  Training  Reliefs  Football competition Reliefs   7th Buffs relieved 8th E Surrey Regiment in E 1. quiet day. M.Gs very active during night. Signed F Phillips Capt. Adj. 7th Buffs 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  High Winds  In billets. Cleaning clothes and equipment.  A Gale  Correspondence  Construction Work  Interior relief of Companies  Reliefs  Men entrained for Ballah.  Quiet Day  Move to Port Said.  11th Warwicks marched to Berles Au Bois 7th Inniskillings entrain for Southampton   On the 16th February 1916, shortly after 1pm the 7th Inniskillings got the train from Bordon station reaching Southampton Docks at 4.30pm and boarded the paddle steamer Mona Queen at 5.30pm.  Transfer 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 February 1916. Gnr. Thomas Forsyth. 1st/4th Durham Howitzer Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. R Hopkinson. 1/5th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. James Stephen. 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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