24th October 1914 On this day: 2nd Btn Royal Irish Regiment transfer to Lines of Communication   2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment are transferred to the lines of communication after suffering heavy losses near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Bassée.  Entrenching BEF HQ moves again   The HQ of the BEF moved from Mont Cassel to St Omer. Holts Battlefield Guide Territorials in action   During the German push along the Menin Road on the 24th of October 1914, a battalion of the 244th Reserve Infantry Regiment overwhelmed the 2nd Wiltshires in the eastern edge of Polygon Wood, causing heavy casualties. The 2nd Warwickshires and Northumberland Hussars were brought up to reinforce them and the Warwicks were successful clearing the enemy from the wood, an action regarded as the first serious engagement of a Territorial unit in the Great War. Holts Battlefield Guide Enemy launches attack   About 4pm as darkness fell, heavy shelling began and the enemy were observed massing in a distillery yard opposite La Houssoie railway station, which was held by the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Col. Croker pulled his men back 200 yards from their shallow positions in the fields to form a new defensive line at the low railway embankment. The German artillery halted and the infantry attacked, singing "Wacht am Rhine", blowing whistles and making as much racket as they could. The Leicesters responded with Maxim gun and rifle fire, casualties on both sides were heavy, but the line was not broken. Fighting Tigers - Matthew Richardson Continued Action   E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA Started at 0445 and in action as before. Fired about 150 rounds and back in billets at 1830 leaving a section out. war diaries  Reserve position Irishmen to Arms   On Saturday, 24th October 1914 the first recruiting poster for the Tyneside Irish Battalion appeared in the newspaper. Head line: Irishmen, to Arms. The poster also had an application form where by any would be recruit could cut out, fill in, then forward to recruiting office.  Enemy attack  Bayonet Charge  Inspection  Squadron Reassembles  Civilian Labour  Under Shellfire  Withdrawl  Counter Attack  Enemy Attack  Shelling  Further German attacks repulsed  In Action  In Reserve  Enemy Attacks  Hard Fighting  Training  Recruitment  Prisoners  Trenches  Germans Attack  Orders  Road repaired  On the Move  Night Attack  Observation  In the Line  Enemy Break Through  Working Party  Orders  Screen 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 October 1914. L/Cpl. Michael Bernes. 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Pte. Daniel Bovis. 1st Btn. Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Edwin Paget. 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Sgt. Albert Allan Wood. 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Pte. Walter Frederick Woodcock. 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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