18th October 1915 On this day: 6th London Brigade in the Battle of Loos   6th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery war diary states: Concentration of fire at 1300hrs on Woods No 5 and 4 (H25.d.1.8 to H25.d.5.8 and H25.d.5.3 to H25.c.3.9). Six rounds per gun fired at 1300, followed by four rounds per gun at 1310, fired quickly. Bombardier A J Farquharson (17th London Battery) was wounded. 2/Lt J H Van den Bergh, 16th London Battery was appointed Orderly Officer to OC. Brigade and transferred to Brigade Headquarter Staff. Gallantry Award, Under authority granted by His Majesty the King, the Field Marshall Commanding in Chief appointed the undermentioned officer to be a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order: Major Hadrian Bayley, 15th County of London Battery, RFA, 6th London Brigade RFA, in recognition of services rendered at Le Plantin from the 12th to the 26th May 1915. War Diaries 8th Yorks & Lancs join 8th Division   8th Yorks and Lancs transfer with 70th Brigade to 8th Division.   training 28th Division to proceed to Egypt   28th Division are ordered to leave France for Salonkia, they are to sail from Marseilles to Alexandria, Egypt. 70th Field Coy RE hold trench neat The Quarries   Near "the Quarries" Sappers Burrows and Whitlaw 70th Field Company RE regained and held a trench by throwing "bomb" all through the night. Both were awarded the DCM.  7th Northumberlands in the Trenches  Training  A Trip Along the Coast  Patrols  Under Shellfire  Festival  Met by the Band  More Reliefs  Rain Needed  Route March  Shelling  Quiet  Pay Day  In the Trenches  Gun Positions  In Billets  Recce  Route March  Instruction  Shelling  Rest Station  Poor Weather  Routine  Working Parties  Firing  Shelling  Entrenching  Reliefs  In Billets and Posts  Noisy Germans  Some Shelling  Orders received  Shelling  Relieved 8th Battalion  Instruction  Baths and Work  On the March  On the March  In Support Line.  I Support Line.  Defences  Recce  Quiet Morning  Pilot killed  Course  4 H.E. shells fell behind Trench 75. 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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