16th June 1917 On this day:  Out of Khaki 16th Northumberland Fusiliers move up   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers leave St Malo les Bains and proceeds up the line to the Nieuport Bains sector.  Pioneers setting up and move    IN THE LINE GAVRELLE Quiet until about 4.0pm after which time enemy artillery was active until morning: very hot day and trenches very smelly. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Cricket Match  Patrols  Working Parties and Training  Training  On the March  Patrols  Casualties  Leave  Working Parties & Training  Working Party and Training  On the March  Reliefs  Reliefs  Quiet Day  Return  Quiet  Training  Quiet Night  Orders received that the Battalion moves tomorrow.  Working Parties  Relieved 15th Royal Warwicks in Brigade Support, in Oppy Wood sector.  On the March  Sports  Company Training  Merlimont Gunnery School.  RE: Memorandum No.28  Preliminary Instructions  Scheme.  Instruction issued  Company training commenced.  Recipients of Decorations :- 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 June 1917. Pte. James Frederick Baird. 1st Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Brown. 12th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. William Henry Brown. 12th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Arthur James Bryant. 2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment Gnr. Harry Clift. 32nd Battery, 33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Sgt. William Alfred Cook. 8th Btn. London Regiment Pte James Jesse Cranston. 2nd Btn. London Regiment Pte. Samuel George Goodwin. 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Bernard Alfred Hardcastle. 21st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Daniel Mackintosh Liddel. 8th Btn. East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Pte. J. Mayers. 1st/13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Rfn. Edward Moran. 2/8th (Post Office Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Pte. William Oliver. 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Alfred Charles Page. 1st (City of London) Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas William Sawyer. 7th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Pte Thomas Teasdale. 13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Private William Edward Turrell. 2/3d Btn London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Read their Story. Pte Charles Frederick Waghorn. 1st Btn Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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