23rd October 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers return to the Somme   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers march from Harponville to Albert Brickfields, via Vadencourt, Warloy, Henencourt and Millencourt. They spend the night under canvas in heavy rain, some in bivouacs. Batteries Register   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Nothing of any importance. Batteries registered. Very little firing. War Diaries  Awards Parade and Conference  Shelling  Battalion training  Trench Foot  Troops on the Move    Heavy rain. A & B Co. 18th DLI moved back into bivouac, on account of enemy shelling. Brigade HQ in Quanny was shelled, 93rd Brigade then moved to new HQ near Sailly Church. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the March  Attack Made  Air Raid Ship Sunk   HMS Genista, launched 26 February 1916 was sunk by German submarine U-57 in the Atlantic, whilst minesweeping off the west coast of Ireland. Genista sank rapidly and out of 73 crew, only 12 survived.  Baths  In the Front Line  Reinforcements  Mortar Attack  At Rest  Working Parties Envy   "Tuesday.The weather has turned a little colder but before that the heat was intense and mosquitos etc have been very annoying. My arms are simply one mass of bites, but thanks to my medicine chest the pain has been relieved. I had a long chat yesterday with Love. He seems to be fairly happy and optimistic and we have arranged a little evening together when we go back to rest next time. I am afraid it takes very little to excite one out here and even the prospect of an evening in some shelled village with bacon and eggs and very very mild beer causes as much pleasure as a real bash at home. Streeter was the lucky recipient of the Military Medal and everybody envies him his bit of ribbon. He takes his honour most modestly, I assure you." Pte. Harry Davison, 26th Royal Fusiliers in a letter to his wife Olive.  Patrols  Reliefs  Working Parties  Cold Weather  Football  On the March  Orders    Ontario Farm Shot Up  Quiet  Musketry  Fatigues  Artillery Active  Clearing Area  Reliefs  Searchlights Reported  Orders  Orders  Entertainment  Orders  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Relief  Reliefs  Quiet  On the Bus  Operational Orders  Reliefs  Into Billets  Training continued  B.M. 3384 to Division  Reliefs  Bombardment  Marched to Bertrancourt.  Troops at Canal Bank were inspected. 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 October 1916. Pte. John Charles Anderson. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class William Andrew Anscombe. H.M.S. Genista. Read their Story. Rfmn. Richard Beard. 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Pte. James Brady. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred John Brasted. 10th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Frederick Burrell. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Pte. George Cockfield. 1st Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Costello. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Able Sea. Malachi Dymock. HMS Genista Read their Story. Sgt. David Edge. Cheshire Regiment 2nd Lt. Louis Vionnet Godwin. 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alexander Green. 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. James Hayes. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. Hastings G. Killingley. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Rflmn. Percy Lee. 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade Boy1. William Alfred Manning. HMS Genista Read their Story. Sgt. Benjamin Robertson Miller. 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Arthur Moss. 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Rflmn. Sidney Henry Nobbs. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Harry Thomas James Peachey. 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment Pte. Mark Welch Rollason. 1st Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Private Samuel Stewart. 6/7th batallion Royal Scots Fusiliers L/Cpl. Harold Tomlinson. 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Warner. 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. L/Sgt. Richard Whiting. 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Henry Edward Withers. 2nd Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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