19th August 1915 On this day:  Gas and Mines Training   Hesdigneul Common is no longer at the disposal of Artillery Brigades of 47th Division for any purpose. War Diaries  Heavy Rain    SM U-27 Type U 27 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 17) Ordered 19 Feb 1912 Launched 14 Jul 1913 Commissioned 8 May 1914. Commanders. 8 May 1914 - 19 Aug 1915 Bernd Wegener Career 3 patrols. 1 Aug 1914 - 19 Aug 1915 IV Flotilla Successes 10 ships sunk with a total of 31,120 tons. 2 warships sunk with a total of 6,325 tons. 18 Oct 1914 U 27 Bernd Wegener E 3 (hms) 725 br 31 Oct 1914 U 27 Bernd Wegener Hermes (hms) 5,600 br 11 Mar 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Bayano 5,948 br 13 Mar 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Hartdale 3,839 br 18 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Drumcree 4,052 br 19 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Dumfries 4,121 br 21 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Glenholm 1,968 br 18 Aug 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Ben Vrackie 3,908 br 18 Aug 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Gladiator 3,359 br 18 Aug 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Magda 1,063 nw 18 Aug 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Sverresborg 1,144 nw 19 Aug 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Pena Castillo 1,718 sp Fate 19 Aug 1915 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Baralong in Western Approaches 5043N 0722W. 37 dead (all hands lost). On 18 October, 1914 the British U-boat E3 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by the German U-boat U 27. This was the first decisive fight between U-boats in the First World War. This boat was sunk by the Q-Ship HMS Baralong (Lieutenant Godfrey Herbert RN). Herbert ordered that all German survivors, among them the commander of SM U 27, should be executed on the spot. Although the British Admiralty tried to keep this event a secret, news spread to Germany and the infamous "Baralong incident" - a war crime which was never prosecuted - had its share in promoting cruelty at sea. There was another U 27 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Aug 1936. John Doran  Working Party  Submarine sinks three Ships  Cargo Ship Lost  First Prisoner  Incident Supressed  Ships Sunk  Battle Cruiser Torpedoed  7th Northumberlands into Trenches  Working Parties  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs Completed  Water Scarce  Training  Instruction  Trench Work  Holding the Line  On the Move  Working Parties    Reorganisation  Reliefs  Fouqereuil  Bivouac  In Reserve  Trench Work  In Camp  Reorganisation  Shelling  More Drills and Marching  Poor Co-ordination  Quiet  Trench Work  On the March  Hostile Patrol  New Line Advanced  Route March.  In Support  Working Parties & Instruction  Shelling  Working Parties  Billets very bad  Working Parties  Three day course  At Rest  Dangerous aerodrome claims experienced pilot  Enemy Mine Explodes 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, 19th of August 1915. Deck Hand William Aldous. H.M. Trawler Osiris. Read their Story. Pte. Harold Bradley. 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Elkins. 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Grundy. 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Grundy. 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Hewitt. 2nd Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Edward Kemp. 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Louis Phillips. 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Rose. 8th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Edward Ullock. 8th Btn. Y Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William John White. 5th Btn Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Jarvis White. 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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