21st April 1916 On this day: 2nd Royal Fusiliers at Auchonvillers   The 2nd Royal Fusilers arrived at Auchonvillers and were engaged in trench work at Beaumont Hamel. Enemy Artillery Very Active   6th County of London Brigade RFA at Carency. The enemy artillery were very active today. 16th London Battery and R 8th London Battery were heavily shelled with 5.9 inch guns. One man in R Battery was killed otherwise no damage was done, though the shells dropped all around the batteries. At about 1450 5.9 and 4.2 inch guns were fired on these two positions. War Diaries  Good Friday  Seeing the Sights  Under Shellfire  Reliefs  Church Parade  Outpost  Adjutant Returns  Good Friday  Quiet  Enemy Active  Aircraft  Reliefs  Support Line  Working Parties  Enemy TMs Successful  Reliefs  Very Wet  Reinforcements  Church Parade  Church Parade  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Position  In Billets  Reorganisation  TMs Silence Enemy  Reliefs Bombardment   12 noon Another intense bombardment lasting about 3 minutes with 77 mm and 10.5 cm Enemy again bombarded subsector as yesterday, Damage done to New Street and King Street. 4.30 pm Two killed and two wounded in B Coy, 7th Buffs by second bombardment, Enemy appeared nervous at night, firing more than usual and sending up flares, This may be accounted for by our registration of ‘Y’ wood and vicinity, weather still very wet 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Recce  Reliefs  Lewis Gun detachment moved  On the Move  Into the Trenches  Inspection  Arrest  Furlough  Medical Inspection  43 O.R. reported from 52nd Divisional Base Depot.       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, 21st of April 1916. Pte. Arthur Reginald Cannings. 5th Btn D Coy Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Horton. 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Pte. Patrick Kidney. 3rd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Edward Sherwood. 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte Edwin W Summerfield. 9th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Pte. James Edward Thompson. 13th (1st Barnsley) Battalion Yorks and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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