17th May 1915 On this day:  Battle of Festubert   in the Trenches  On the Move Regimental water duties instruction   Course of instruction for water duties with a Regiment commenced today - three men per section detailed. War diary RAMC 19th Field Ambulance, Erquinghem-Lys In Support   1st Hertfords moved up in support of the 1st Irish Guards in trenches three quarters of a mile East of Rue L'Epinette. War Diary of the 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment  122 Brigade Inspected  In Action  Into Huts  On the March  On the Move  Under Cavalry Corps Command  Move of York Hussars  Working Parties  Wounded  In Support  In Support  Wet Day  Reliefs  Working Parties Working Parties   1.15pm Orders received by 149th Brigade HQ at Hospital Farm from 4th Division for working parties to be found from the Brigade same as ordered for yesterday. At 1.45pm Orders issued to 4th and 5th Btn's Northumberland Fusiliers to find these parties. 6pm Instruction received from 4th Division that the 7th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers at present attached to 12th Brigade were to reform 149th Brigade on 19th inst and placing the area immediately surrounding Brigade HQ as bivouac for them. Arrangements for the move to be made between brigades concerned. Day passed quietly with rain at intervals. Night heavy rain. 149th Brigade war diary  On the March  Assault  Routine  In Reserve  On the March  Orders Issued  Compny Reliefs  On the March  In Billets  Brisk Sniping  On the March  Flooding of trenches  Orders  X Rays  Damaged Zeppelin Spotted  The battle continued.  In Reserve  Zeppelin attacked over the Channel 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, 17th of May 1915. Lt. Edward John White Abbott. 4th Btn. attd. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lt. Ray Lancaster Bell. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. A/Cpl. Alexander Chisholm. 20th Army Troop Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte Thomas Davies. 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Pte. Alfred Terah Elwood. 2nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Frederic Farrier. 5th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Joseph Stanislaus Maley. 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Btn. B Coy. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl Edward Pearce. 4th Btn King's Royal Rifle Corps Pte. Louis Frederick Rann. 2nd Btn. Royal Warkwickshire Regiment Pte. William John Williams. 4th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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