25th August 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberlands relieved at Cambrin   The 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers were relieved in the left sub-sector of the Cambrin sector, by the 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The Northumberlands retired to the village line, B coy leaves the garrison in Arthur’s Keep. Barrage   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery carried out barrage as ordered by Divisional Artillery. Fairly quiet day. Hostile aircraft rather more active. One of our aeroplanes was forced to descend in X29 through engine trouble, but was packed up in crates and carted away about evening. Hostile activity was somewhat below average. War Diaries  Shelling  Ongoing training and inspections  Across the Med Reinforcements   18th Durhams report "Two officer reinforcements reported." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Signal Practice  Reliefs  All Quiet  In Bivouac Salvage   "Thursday. The weather has shown a great improvement during the past week and has really been quite hot during the day. I think your last letter to me was forwarded to another part of my company by mistake as they thought I had gone away for a time on other work whereas I was only away for three days helping to get some of the used shells back to England. As a matter of fact I am writing this letter now at the dump as it is raining and I am lying down underneath some railway trucks for shelter. I return with our party each evening to our camp. It seems absolutely years since we parted. I think some leave ought to be coming along soon, before Christmas anyway. It would help one to face the winter, a most unpleasant thing to have to look forward to. There has been some talk of commissions in the battalion. I have put a letter of request to the Colonel along with a lot of the others but have heard nothing further. " Pte. Harry Davison, 26th Royal Fusiliers in a letter to his wife Olive.  Wire      Training  Reliefs  On the March    Quiet  Listening Post Bombed  On the March  On the March  Preparations  Orders  Order Cancelled  Training  Records  Warning Order Issued  Heavy Shelling  Billeted in the village.  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Pilot wounded  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Entraining   6.30pm 7th Buffs Battalion transport and D Coy. marched from Estaires to Merville Station where they loaded transport on the train. 8.15pm The Battalion less D Coy and transport marched from Estaires to Merville starting point road junction just West of B in Meteren Becque, reaching Merville at 10.20 p.m. where Battalion entrained. Train left at 11.50 p.m. from Merville. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  0230 hours arrived in Merricourt,  Rigorous training  Reliefs Complete  Day Quiet  Hospitalised  Attack Made  Report on Operations.  Reliefs  Heavy Shelling  Reliefs  Heavy Bombardment  Brigade move to the Mahamdiya - Romani area  52nd Division Order No.10 ( Secret )  In the Trenches  Redistribution of bombers forces  Busy day  Brigade will relieve 49th Brigade 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, 25th of August 1916. Pte. A. Blouin. 163rd Btn. Read their Story. Gnr. Charles James Bragg. 228th Bty. 4th Wessex Bde. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Harry Cutts. 2nd Battalion Royal Leinster Regiment Pte. George Henry Davey. 7th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Dvr. Benjamin DeFehr. 1st Canadian Reserve Park Canadian Army Service Corps Read their Story. Pte. Peter Farrell. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Grealey. 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frank Hughes. 2nd Btn. Canterbury Regiment Read their Story. Rfmn. Charles E. Pearson. 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Robert Rodgers. 23rd Btn. Manchester Regiment Gnr. Arjan Singh. Indian Army Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl John Tassie. 18th Battalion Highland Light Infantry AC1. Herbert Percy Warminger. 70th Squadron Read their Story. Pte. William White. 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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