23rd August 1917 On this day:  Horse trials and training  On the March  Improving Positions  Men Killed  On the Move  Reliefs  Reliefs  Reliefs  Training  Soaked in the rain again  Reliefs  Reliefs  Orders  Thunder Storm  In Camp  Training & Sports  Moves by Rail      Night Firing  Aeroplane Observation  Training  Diary  In Action  TMs Hit Oppy Wood  In the Support Line.  Company training.  1515 hours Officers parade.  New 2/CO  Reliefa  Operational Orders  Tankodromes  Infantry Relief  Battalion moved from Divisional Reserve  Enemy Aircraft flying low over the lines 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, 23rd of August 1917. Pte. Thomas Baker. 1st Btn. Essex Regiment 2nd Lt. John Edgar Beckingsale. 6th Duke Of Cornwalls Light Infantry Pte. Patrick Cannon. 143rd Coy Machine Gun Corps Gunner Harry Cecil Ford. 230th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Sgt. Leonard Gilding. 6th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Hall. 4th Btn. Cameron Highlanders Read their Story. Cpl. James Edward Hart. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Walter Kingsford. MM & bar. 6th Btn East Kent Regiment Pte. Ralph Lynas. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Joseph McHugh. 25th Heavy Battery Royal Garrision Artillery Sgt. Robert Ramsey. 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Leonard P. Smith. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Leonard Philip Smith. 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Add a name to this list.

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