18th November 1916 On this day: Enemy attack   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers ordered to stand-to owing to enemy attack. They return to billets. Poor Visibility   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Visibility was poor generally. 4.2 inch guns were active in the morning on usual spots. Some activity with Trench Mortars on both sides near Hill 60 and The Dump. Bombardment of the Snout at 1630 by 18 pounders provoked no retaliation. 40% of Heavy Artillery shells were duds. War Diaries In action   200th Siege Battery manned their 6" howitzers in gunpits at Mazingarbe. 125th Heavy Brigade RGA convert   125th Heavy Battery, RGA convert into a 6 gun battery, gaining 2 guns from 174th Bty. Snow in Ypres Sector   20th Durhams report that it is very cold and snowing. Fighting dimishes but still casualties. They report the Battalion strength as 29 officers and 828 men.  Inspections and promotions  Move to reserve  Winter Strikes  Snow and Ice  Attack Made Great Battle Ends   After 141 days of fighting the Battle of the Somme came to an end.  Wounded  At Rest  Reliefs  Inspection  Advance  On the Move  On the March  Reliefs  Inspections  Cold Weather  In Action      Poor Visibility  Working Parties and Training  Working Parties  Guns Active  Move  Artillery Bombardment  Reliefs  Return  Schedule 18th Nov. 1916  Dump shelled  Operational Order No.119  Successful Relief  Inspection by 3rd Corps. Commander.  Battalion on the move  Operational Order No.11   Mortars Active  Operational Orders received from 112 Brigade 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, 18th of November 1916. Able Seaman William Ainslie. Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Andrew Ferguson. 16th (2nd Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry Pte. Vincent Edward Hammond. 11th Border Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Robert Harding. 2nd Btn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Charles Godfrey Hawes. 7th Batt Queens Royal West Surrey Read their Story. Capt. Leo Gerald Simon Jude. 10th Btn. Loyal North Lancs Read their Story. L/Sgt John Edward Long. 11th Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story. Lt. George Fraser Macdonald. 50th Battalion Pte. Harvey Mackey. 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Daniel Roberts. 10th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Sgt. William Rowberry. MM 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment L/Sgt. William Rowberry. MM. 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Teeson. 7th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte Frederick Turnbull. 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry L/Cpl. Frederick Ernest Whale. 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Valentine Williams. 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Valentine Williams. 2nd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Lt. Arthur Hone Wilson. MC. 4th Bn. attd. 7th Bn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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