19th July 1916 On this day: Huge losses for 12th Manchesters   Sixteen officers and 539 men of the 12th Manchesters were killed in action, listed as missing or wounded at Contalmaison on the Somme. All Quiet   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report All quiet. War Diaries 8th Norfolks at Devils Wood   The 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment are in action at Delville Eood on the Somme, known as Devil's Wood to the troops.  Saps  Photographs  Ongoing mounted work  Brave Deeds of the 2nd Bucks Battalion at Fromelles  Heavy Casualties  Going on Fine  Exchanging of Fire  Assault Made  Preparations for Move  Under Fire  Gas  Attack Fails  Hard Fighting  In Action  Route March  On the Move  Attack Made  On the Move  Reliefs Complete    Training  2nd/5th Battalion East Kent (The Buffs)  Wounded  Preparations  Reliefs        On the March  Reorganisation  On the March  Orders  Defence Work  Reliefs  On the March  Counter Battery  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Orders  Relief Carried Out  In Action  Recce  Attack fails to clear Wood  In Billets  On the March  C Battery Arrives in Corbie  Bivouac  Muster Parade  Wounded Arrive  Artillery has been active for 3 days  Into reserve trenches  G.R.15/8 received  Shelled Heavily  Billets in Bresle  Aircraft damaged 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 July 1916. Pte. William Philip Atkin. 14th Btn., C Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. George Balmforth. 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Louis Barron. 10th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harold Bates. 2nd/7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Frederick Cater. 2/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alexander George Curson. 8th Batt Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Thomas Walter Davenport. 10th Btn, B Coy. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Rfmn. Joseph George Dowden. 7th Btn. King Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Richard James Eddy. 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. William Flipping. 83rd Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. Harold Ernest "Joe" Fountain. 2/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Samuel Goldspink. 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte William Edward Walker Hooper. 2/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Sgt. Albert William Kyne. 15th Btn Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Macdonald. 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. Edward Thomas Moore. 6th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. James Craig Muir. 3rd Btn. D Company Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Charles Cyril O'Garr. Kings Own Hussars Read their Story. Rflmn. John Pierce. 4th Btn. A Coy. New Zealand Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl Jesse Read. 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. Edward Ruttens. 2/6th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Shepherd. 2/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John George Simpson. 22nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Albert Edward Slack. 28th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Speight. 16th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Augustus Stewart Thomas. 2/1st Btn. Oxfordfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Frederick George Richard Townley. 2/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Read their Story. Pte. Leonard Twamley. 2/7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Arthur Edward Youngs. 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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