25th September 1916 On this day: Offensive Resumes   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Mametz Wood. At 1430 the Fourth Army resumed the offensive. The 1st Division attacked along the Flers Line and secured their objectives with very little trouble. They joined line with the New Zealanders in Goose Alley. The New Zealand Division on our right secured all its objectives; our troops securing Grid Trench in front of Guedecourt, Les Boeufs to the north of Morval. The French secured Fregicourt and Rancourt. Batteries kept up continuous fire all day on the barrages ordered by 47th Divisional Artillery. At night D236 Battery was shelled with lachrymatory (tear gas) and other shells suffering two casualties. War Diaries  Into billets  Equipment  8th Bedfords in reserve  Air Raid  In Divisional Reserve  Bombing  Training & Lecture  Trench Raid  Enemy Mine  Busy Snipers  Trench Raid  Trench Raid  Patrols  Attack Made  In the Trenches  Training  Reliefs  Attacks    Demonstration  A Daylight Patrol  Orders  Attack Made  Reliefs  Orders Received  Shelling  Defence Work  In the Trenches  Orders Received  Reliefs  The Battle of Thiepval Ridge  Instructions for Tanks  Bombarded with Heavy T.M. & an M.G.  Extensive program of work  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Billeting Party   Capt. Wood and billeting party moved off to Hédauville. The following went on a reconnaissance round the Reserve Army trench area. Capt. Brice, 1 Officer per Coy., Lewis Gun Officer, Bombing Officer, Signal Sergeant, and several N.C.O.s and men. The following went to report to the A.P.M. 18th Divn. at Acheux for looking after cages for German prisoners; 2/Lt Watson, 2/Lt Kerr, 8 N.C.O.s and 44 men. 2L/t H. Fine proceeded to the Divn. School at Varennes. Coys. Spent the morning in tidying up huts and ground about huts and filling in trenches and foot slits dug whilst training. The Battalion moved from Puchevillers to Hedauville. Route Arqueves, Varennes. Starting point cross roads in N. 22 c at North end of Puchevillers. Order of march D. A. Drums. B. C. Time of start 1.17 p.m. All packs were carried by lorries. The Battalion were all in billets at Hedauville at 4.50 p.m. 3 men only fell out on the march. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Attack Made  3 Days Spent at Douriez  Range Firing  On the Move  Enemy Aircraft  Inspected by the G.O.C.  Trench Work  Service  Training continued  Program of lectures   Front Line  Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt. 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 September 1916. Sgt. George Anderson Barnes. MM. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Norman Owen Collen. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Crundwell. 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Pte. Albert Edward Emery. 1st Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. Patrick Flannigan. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. William James Gregory.. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Pte. Thomas Joseph Harney. MM. 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Henderson. 1st Btn. Black Watch Read their Story. Pte. George Victor Stanley Hill. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Capt. Fred W.C. Hinings. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Henry Leggott. 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Cpl. Robert Henry Leggott. 4th Btn. Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Pte. John Henry Longson. 10th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Arthur William Odell. 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Percy Charles Palmer. 9th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Pte. Bernard Rodgers. 14th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Pte. William Spencer. 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Richard Stockley. 2nd Btn. Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Cpl. Albert Edgley Stockwell. 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment CSM. William Strain. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Pte George Watson. VBS 10th btn Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. James William Weighell. 10th Battalion, 64th Brigade King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl Robert Clark Whitfield. 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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