19th September 1916 On this day: Bombardments   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Mametz Wood. Our Artillery carried out bombardments according to the programme and at different points at the request of infantry. At about 2000 the enemy made a counter attack against our infantry in Drop Alley and our Artillery opened fire after SOS from our line. At 2100 all was again reported quiet. War Diaries  Reliefs  Routine. Heavy rain.  Relief from trenches  Artillery In Action  Salvage  Into Billets  A Huge Help  Relief  On the Move  A Few Bombs Fell  Reliefs Complete  Wet Day  Reliefs  Quiet  On the Move    Messages          Working Parties  An Unexpected Enemy Post  Quiet  Orders  Fatigues  In Billets  Diary  In the Front Line  Reliefs  Flammenwerfer demonstration  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Training   7th Buffs Training in the morning as per programme on the 12th inst., but owing to the rain Companies had to come in and lectures were given in the huts, lectures again in the afternoon and training. Commanding Officer, 2nd in Command and Adjutant went out to make up a tactical scheme for following day. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  0130 hours Relief complete.  Intelligence Report  Orders  Bombardment  Training  Evacuations  Advance  At Rest  Cleaning up  In huts  Improvements  Shelling  G.A. 477 from 52nd Division   In Support  Relieved Howe Battalion R.N. Division  Reorganisation 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 September 1916. Dvr. Thomas Allinson. 14th Division Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rflmn. Herbert Arthur Edwards Bland. 12th (The Rangers) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Fred Brown. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Fred Brown. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Drvr. James Drummond. 14th Div. Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Pte. Thomas Elliott. 12th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Read their Story. Pte Walter Griggs. 23rd (2nd Football) Battalion Middlesex Regiment Pte. W Hanslow. 12th (East Anglian) Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Cpl James Edward Hartill. 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Rfmn. Edwin John Horrill. 16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Martin Hyland. 3rd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Robert J. McGrane. Royal Marine Artillery Read their Story. L/Sgt. Frederick George Mogford. 9th Btn. Devonshire Regiment Pte. John Robson. 150th Company Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Guy Simons. 1st/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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