24th August 1916 On this day: 3rd Monmouths transferred   252 NCO's and men of the 3rd Monmouth Battalion left to join the 9th Entrenching Battalion. Of these 252 men 200 were transferred on the 20th of September from the 9th Entrenching Battalion into the 9th Welsh Regiment and the remainder into the 9th Welsh Fusiliers. Battery Active   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report it was quiet in the morning. B236 Battery went out of action yesterday leaving only sixteen men and one officer with A236 Battery to work their guns. This is in accordance with new system of reliefs. In the late afternoon greater activity prevailed. The Division on our right (E) attacked the intermediate line at 1745. The Germans shelled Welch Alley and localities adjoining very furiously with heavy shells. Later in the evening A236 was targeted with gas shells. The attack was a failure. War Diaries Zeppelin raid on London   24/25th August 1916. The sixth successful London raid was on 24,25 August when 13 Navy Zeppelins were launched and Heinrich Mathy's L 31 reached London. Flying above low clouds, 36 bombs were dropped in 10 minutes on West Ferry Road, Deptford Dry Dock, the station at Norway Street and homes in Greenwich, Eltham and Plumstead. Nine people were killed, 40 injured and £130,203 of damage was caused. L 31 suffered no damage in the attack but several weeks of repair-work were needed following a hard landing. John Doran  Reliefs  inspections and training  Strenuous Training commences  Working Parties  Trench Work  On the March  Accident  Wounded  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs  Training  Working Parties and Training  At Rest  Squadron disbanded  Aircraft Active  A Telescope Destroyed  Training  On the March  Heavy Shelling  Training  Instruction  Training  Orders Received  On the Move  Trench Raid  Orders received  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged Inspection   The Commanding Officer of 7th Buffs inspected the new draft of 191 West Kent Cyclists in the morning. Rest of the morning allotted to Coy. parades. 5pm The Commanding Officer had a conference of the Coy. Commanders to discuss Scheme of training in the New Area. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Marched to Longpre'  On the Move  Training  Training and Musketry.  An Hour's Shelling  On the Move  "C" Battalion 11th A. & S.H. relieves 6th/7th Royal Scots. Fusiliers  Orders  Shelling  More wounded  Artillery in Action  156th Brigade moves to Mahandiya.  Relief Complete  Went into billets. 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, 24th of August 1916. Lascar Amjad Ali. Read their Story. Lascar Aminulla. Read their Story. Fireman John Armstrong. H.M.S. Duke of Albany. Read their Story. Fireman George Atherton. H.M.S. Duke of Albany. Read their Story. Able Seaman John Charles Atkinson. H.M.S. Duke of Albany. Read their Story. Cpl. Alfred John Axtell. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. Alfred Sydney Burvett. 24th Infantry Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Chambers. 19th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Sgt. John Cobb. 9th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Pte. John William Cotton. 12th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John William Cotton. 12th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment Pte. John Parnell Darmody. 26th Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Louis Phillip Dean. 7th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment CSM. Reuben Didcock. 9th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Timothy Ernest Donovan. 6th Btn. South Wales Borderers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Henry Freeman. 5th Battalion Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte Francis William Gillman. 9th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Cpl. Percy Henry Hodge. 8th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte Wilfred L Lee. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Rfm Joseph John Marchant. 16th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. John Parsons. 8th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Sgt. Frederick Charles "Frank" Pocock. 3rd Btn. Worcester Rgt. Pte Leonard Thomas Scarlett. 9th Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Lt. William Stobart. 29 Squadron Read their Story. Rfm. William Turk. 9th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Ernest George Welsford. 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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