20th September 1916 On this day:  In Reserve Batteries Fire   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Mametz Wood. Batteries fired on Flers during the day and on fleeing targets. 1st Division Infantry relieved 47th Division Infantry during the night. The weather gradually improving and 7.0.0 continues reconnoitering the front trenches. Howitzers battery fired all night into Eaucourt L’Abbaye. (See note and comment on 7.0.0. from 15th Sep.) War Diaries Ongoing support action    Trench Positions - 23rd Sep 1916 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 20th to 26th September 1916 - Battalion in reserve at Donnets Post. Employed on fatigues in connection with coming operations. 25th September - 1 OR killed in Avelyn carrying ammunition. 26th September - 1235 - Attack in Thiepval by the 18th and 11th Divisions. Battalion in Brigade reserve moves up at 1235 to old support line Ration Trench. Point 80, Point 39. 1620 - Battalion moves to old firing lines Brimstone and Border Trenches to Constance Trench at 2200. war diaries  Camouflet  Routine, still raining.  Promise not Kept  Up from Support    Training  Reliefs Completed  In Action  Buried  Preparing for Attack  Training  Fatigues  Inspection  Trench Mortars Active  On the March  Patrols  On the March  Reorganisation  Reliefs  In Billets  Poor Conditions    Reliefs  Minenwerfer Fired  Reliefs  Orders  Shelling  Fatigues  On the Move    Artillery Active  Rifle Grenades  8th Infantry Brigade Operational Order received  Aircraft Lost Heavy Rain    As it poured with rain most of the morning, lectures, musketry (etc) were practiced in the huts. In the afternoon the Adjutant gave a lecture on map reading to all the officers of 7th Buffs in the mess. Section Commanders took all the men in their sections in the huts. Programme of work 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Physical training 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Bombing Tactics, Intensive Digging including siting of trenches and following up barrage. Special training of patrols. Tactical Training including tactical handling of Lewis Guns. 2 p.m. A Coy Tactical exercise for platoon and section commanders under the Commanding Officer. Remaining N.C.O.s and men live bombing under 2/Lt Gold. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Shelling  Training  Clearer Weather on the Horizon  Relief Complete   Training  Evacuations  Reliefs  Cleaning up and refitting  On the March  Prisoner of War Cage  Reliefs  Training continued  Hospital  Companies on the Move  Working Parties.  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, 20th of September 1916. Stoker 2nd Class William John Andrews. H.M.S. Amphitrite. Read their Story. Pte William Fensome. 12th (East Anglia) Battalion Suffolk Regiment Pte. Thomas Fenwick. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John Jenkins. 20th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Edward Lloyd. 1/22nd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William James Mail. 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. John Oldfield. 4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Pilkington. 1st/5th Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Pte Adam Whitelaw. 13th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Add a name to this list.

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