22nd August 1917 On this day: Activity in Front Line   245 Machine Gun Company at Mercatel, sheet 51B France 1/40,000 M.24.c.2.4 and trenches Section Reliefs. 2/Lt. Parsons (No.1 Section) relieved 2/Lt. Derbyshire (No.4 Section) in S4 and S5. 2/Lt. G Barnes (No.1 Section) relieved Lt. Houghton (No.2 Section) in S6 and S7. 2/Lt. Wheatley (No.3 Section) relieved 2/Lt. Attwater (No.2 Section) in S8, 9, 10, 11 and S12. Division of Positions: S4, S5 and S6, Right Brigade. S7, Right of River, Left Brigade. S8, 9, 10 and S11, Left of River, Left Brigade. War Diaries Gotha Daylight Raids   On the 22 August 1917, 15 aircraft set out to attack Margate and Dover. Five turned back over the North Sea. The remaining aircraft were met by heavy anti-aircraft fire and fighter aircraft over the Isle of Thanet. Two Gothas were shot down almost immediately, one claimed jointly by F/Lt Kerby from RNAS Walmer and F/Cdr Harvey from RNAS Dover, and a third was shot down over Dover by F/Sub-Lt J. Drake from RNAS Manston. John Doran    SM U-156 a Type U 151 is commissioned. She was built at Shipyard Atlas Werke, Bremen (Werk 382) Ordered 29 Nov 1916, launched 17 Apr 1917 and commissioned 22 Aug 1917 She was commanded from 22 Aug 1917 to 15 Jun 1918 by Konrad Gansser and 16 Jun 1918 to 25 Sep 1918 by Richard Feldt. From 28 Aug 1917 to 25 Sep 1918 she sailed with the U-Kreuzer Flotilla Successes: 44 ships sunk with a total of 50,471 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 638 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 13,680 tons. 7 Dec 1917 U 156 Konrad Gansser W.c. Mc Kay 147 ca 15 Dec 1917 U 156 Konrad Gansser Ioannina 4,567 gr 17 Dec 1917 U 156 Konrad Gansser Acoriano 312 pt 30 Dec 1917 U 156 Konrad Gansser Joaquin Mumbru 2,703 sp 10 Jan 1918 U 156 Konrad Gansser Atlas 1,813 nl 8 Feb 1918 U 156 Konrad Gansser Artesia 2,762 br 8 Feb 1918 U 156 Konrad Gansser Chariton 3,023 gr 8 Feb 1918 U 156 Konrad Gansser Nuzza 1,102 it 9 Feb 1918 U 156 Konrad Gansser Atlantide 5,431 it 26 Jun 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Tortuguero 4,175 br 7 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Marosa 1,987 nw 8 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Manx King 1,729 nw 19 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt San Diego 13,680 am 21 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt 703 934 am 21 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt 740 680 am 21 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt 766 527 am 21 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Lansford 830 am 21 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Perth Amboy (damaged) 435 am 22 Jul 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Robert & Richard 140 am 2 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Dornfontein 766 ca 3 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Annie Perry 116 am 3 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Muriel 120 am 3 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Rob Roy 111 am 3 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Sydney B. Atwood 100 am 4 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Nelson A. 72 br 5 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Agnes G. Holland 100 am 5 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Gladys M. Hollett (d.) 203 br 5 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Luz Blanca 4,868 ca 8 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Sydland 3,031 sw 11 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Penistone 4,139 br 17 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt San Jose 1,586 nw 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt A. Piatt Andrew 141 am 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Francis J. O'hara, Jr. 117 am 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Lucille M. Schnare 121 ca 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Pasadena 119 ca 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Triumph 239 ca 20 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Uda A. Saunders 125 ca 21 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Sylvania 136 am 22 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Notre Dame De La Garde 147 fr 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt C. M. Walters 107 ca 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt E. B. Walters 126 ca 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Erik 583 br 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt J. J. Flaherty 162 am 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Marion Adams 99 ca 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Verna D. Adams 132 ca 25 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Clayton W. Walters 116 ca 26 Aug 1918 U 156 Richard Feldt Gloaming 130 ca U156 was lost on the 25 Sep 1918, probably mined in Northern Passage as she failed to report when clear of it. 77 dead (all hands lost). John Doran 10th DLI in action   10th Durham Light infantry are in action, around Inverness copse & Glencorse wood in the third battle of Ypres.  inspections and training  Attack made  Gas Shells  Air Raid  Bathing  Attack Made  Training  On the March  Training  General's Inspection  Working Parties and Training  Training  2nd/5th Battalion East Kent (The Buffs)  Baths  Reliefs  Training & Sports    Bombardment Attack Made   11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders suffered serious casualties in an unsuccessful attack at the River Steenbeke, between Zonnebeke and St Julien. Their objective at 4.45am was Beck House and Borry Farm to the left of the Menin Road. The ground was taken but not held. Severe machine gun fire stopped progress,as well as bombs and snipers' bullets. The roll of casualties was not made up until 4 days later.  In Action  On the Move  Diary  Diary  In Action  Narrative of Operations  Training  Railway Shelled  Fatigues  Awards  Hostile aeroplane came over  Training  Reserve  Bringing Tanks back  Little Enemy activity   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, 22nd of August 1917. Pte. Wellington L Allen. 44th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Austin. 6th Btn King's Shrops Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. Barnett Bayliss. 187th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. George M. Begg. 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Harold Bish. 1/19th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. L/Sgt. James Bowtell. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Alaxander Brown. 2/4th Btn Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Campbell. 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Caroll. 13th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Read their Story. Mjr. Charles Lancelot Chapman. MID, MC 173 Brigade, D Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. Edward William Creighton. 50th Btn. Pte. Harry Crowther. 6th Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Earlam. 2nd/4th Btn. E Coy. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Earlam. 2/4th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Henry Evans. 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. John Finn. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. George Alexander Forbes. 11th Ser.Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. George Foster. 19th Battalion. D Company Read their Story. Pte. George Matthew Freeman. 1/7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Samual Paterson Hamilton. 13th Btn. Royal Scots Pte. George William Heads. 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Sgt. Charles Edward Johnson. 2/1st Btn., B Coy. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. John Thomas Johnson. 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. George Frederick Linton. 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. Daniel Lourie. 13th Btn. 3 Platoon Royal Scots Read their Story. L/Cpl. John H. McGowan. 9th Btn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Read their Story. Pte Joseph Mersh. 9th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte David Munro. 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Pte. Samuel Owens. 1st Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Ramsey Paton. 6/7 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Pte. William Barnett Souster. 2nd/1st Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte Samuel Frederick Bellwood Douglas Stokes. 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Read their Story. Drvr. J. Stone. 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte Arthur Henry Whitehead. 6th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Pte. Edward Whiteway. 2nd/4th Btn Royal Berskire Regiment Gnr. G. D. Wilson. 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Wilson. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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