19th October 1916 On this day:  Operational Order No.113  Misty Morning 16th Northumberland Fusiliers march south   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers march from Amplier to Terramesnil, enroute to The Somme sector.  Into Billets  Move to Bivouac  Reliefs  274th Field Ambulance in Action  Heavy Firing and Troops on the Move  Wet Day  On the March  Under Shellfire  In the Trenches  Reinforcements and an Order  More Beds  In Billets  Orders  Poor Weather  Training  Baths  On the March  Rain  Orders  An Early Patrol  Reliefs  Training  Orders Issued  Defence Work and Training  121st Infantry Brigade Order 30  Letter  Foot inspections  Aircraft damaged  On the Move  Schedule 20th Oct. 1916  In Support  Working Party Schedule  Attack Postponed  Funeral  Operational Orders  44th & 45th Brigades relieve 46th Brigade.  Hostile Aircraft flew over  B.G.C. held a meeting  Working Party  Reliefs  Rested in billets  On the March 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 October 1916. Pte. Arthur Crawford Allen. 8th (Service) Btn Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Lewis Digby Mansell Beard. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Lewis Digby Mansell Beard. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Read their Story. Pte. Albert E. Bowder. 1st Btn. C Company Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Richard Butcher. 1st Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Sgt. Leo Clarke. VC. 2nd Btn. Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Read their Story. Pte. William Thomas Fielding. 7th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Rfm. William Frederick Lesurf. 1st Battalion Rife Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Pte Reynard Pawling. 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Albert Edward Taylor. 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Lt. Alexander Young. VC. 4th Regiment South African Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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