21st June 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers under fire   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers endure heavy fire in the Nieuport Bains sector. The enemy attacks at 1.0 am and enters the trench, capturing the battalion post.  Routine and Pioneer actions  Remaining on Duty    TRENCHES GAVRELLE SECTOR Day fine. Our artillery active but retaliation slight. At night Battalion was relieved by 16th WYR and came back to trenches in H.3.c near POINT DU JOUR. Relief completed at 1.45am and Battalion got out without casualties. Maj. HEADLAM took over temporary command of Battalion on Col. CHEYNE receiving order to return to INDIA. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the Move  On the Move  Night Work  Training & Sports  Equipment and Training  Clearing Up  Easy Duty  Baths  Life at home  Wagon Lines Move  Reliefs  On the March  Training and Recreation  Forward Positions Hit    In Camp  Reliefs  On the Move  Artillery In Action  Training  Change of Command   Brigade Relief Completed  Swimming sports in the afternoon.  Observation  Training for the attack on Oppy Wood.  Instruction  Working Parties  Flers Area.  Fatigue Parties  Parade for marching out. 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 June 1917. Gnr. Albert Blundell. 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rfm. Leslie Childs. 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) Read their Story. Pte. William Victor Collins. 6th Dragoon Guards Read their Story. Rflmn. Thomas Robert Corkin. 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. James William Fogarty. 5th Btn. Connaught Rangers Read their Story. Gnr. George Alexander Hall. 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Drv. Alfred Lawson. 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. A/C.S.M. William Charles Lovett. 13th (1st Barnsley) Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Archibald Scott Marquis. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Sgt. John Taylor Marsden. 2nd Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Rfm. J. Mills. 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. Robert Francis Seaborn. 11th Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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