25th September 1917 On this day:  Artillery in Action 15th Siege Battery suffer casualties   Six members of 15th Siege Battery, RGA, were killed on the 25th of September 1917. There were buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery. 12th Londons move up for attack   12th Battalion London Regiment moved up to assembly positions on the 25th September preparatory to the attack on the ridge North East of St. Julien. Gotha Night raids   The following night 15 Gothas set out, with similar results, only three aircraft reaching London. One of the bombers came down in the North Sea, probably the victim of a Sopwith 1½ Strutter flown by Douglas Bell and George Williams of No. 78 Squadron. John Doran    SM U-110 Type U 93 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 279) Ordered 5 May 1916 Launched 28 Jul 1917 Commissioned 25 Sep 1917 Commanders. 22 Nov 1917 - 10 Dec 1917 Otto von Schubert. 12 Dec 1917 - 15 Mar 1918 Carl Albrecht Kroll Career 3 patrols. 22 Dec 1917 - 15 Mar 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 10 ships sunk with a total of 26,963 tons. 24 Dec 1917 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Penshurst 1,191 br 30 Dec 1917 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Zone 3,914 br 7 Jan 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Egda 2,527 nw 4 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Castle Eden 1,949 br 7 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Vitol 2,639 br 7 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Tarbetnesse 3,018 br 8 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Erica 167 br 9 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Nanny Wignall 93 br 10 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Germaine 1,428 fr 15 Mar 1918 U 110 Carl Albrecht Kroll Amazon 10,037 br Fate 15 Mar 1918 - Severely damaged in a D/C attack from HMS Michael and Moresby. Surfaced but sank at 55°49’N 08°06’W. 32 dead and 9 survivors. There was another U 110 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Nov 1940. John Doran 118th MCG in action   118th Machine Gun Company, 39th Division were in action under heavy shellfire during an operation on the 25th Sept 1917 near Cheluvelt.  Inter Cavalry Brigade Field Exercise  11th Sussex Relieve 9th York & Lancs  Artillery Active    IN SUPPORT ARLEUX SECTOR Weather continued fine. Relieved 16th WYR in line. - -----. T29 d.2.9. Relief worked out very smoothly & complete by 3.50pm. Casualties nil. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Preparations for Attack  In Action  Aircraft Active  On the Move  Into Position  Training  Wiring party  Shelling  Zeppelin raid  Training & Sports  Reliefs  Artillery Active  Working Parties  A Quiet Day  Bombardment  Orders    Arrival  Training  Posting   Trench repairs  Into the front line  Entraining Continues  Into Position  Left Beaufort at 0300 hours. Marched to Tinques where we entrained At 0740 hours for St. Omer.  Battalion moved to Roundhay Camp  Training  Musketry  Enemy T.M.B. and Artillery activity slight.  Attachment to 7th Tank Regt.  No. 1 Coy. 7th Royal Scots. replaced No.2 Coy. at El Kutshan.  Patrols report wire in Front Line 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 1917. Pte. Henry Neal Albert. 6th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Horace Atkinson. 224th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Ships Chief Cook Avery. H.M.S. Vivid Read their Story. 2nd.Hand. John Blackmore. HM Trawler James Seckar Royal Naval Reserve Read their Story. Pte. Horace Victor Chatterley. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Cosgrove. 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Devlin. 8th Batt. Dublin Fusiliers Capt. Herbert Spencer Dickinson. MID. 5th Infantry Battalion Read their Story. L/Cpl. Bertie Charles Martin England. 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Harry Herbert Francis. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Herbert Francis. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Pte. Harry Francis. 12th Btn Royal Sussex Pte. Charles William Goodey. 57th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Pte. William Charles Humphries. 2nd/2nd Battalion London Regiment Gnr. William Johnson. 190th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Donald Stewart Pettigrew. 11th (1st South Down) Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Phipson. 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Samuel Edward Stevens. 11th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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