26th April 1915 On this day: Daily Battery Activity 6th London Brigade RFA    During the night of April 25th/26th, the 15th London Battery fired six rounds at the K works. After the second round shouting was heard from the enemy. Later the sound of hammering of posts was heard, and the sound ceased after the last two rounds were fired. 16th London Battery registered zone from A.3.d.2.2. to A.3.a.0.2. 36 rounds fired. 17th London Battery registered a communication trench leading along the north bank of the La Bassee canal. Range 3925-4200 yards. H A Barker and Pte P L G Winter (15th Battalion, London Regiment) gazetted as 2nd Lieutenants. War Diaries The "Second Battle of Ypres". 1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium April 1915.   1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium.  Ready Continued Action   E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA Attached to French Troops 3 miles NW of Ypres. (26th to 30th April) Supported French attacks on Pilkem Ridge at 0330 and at 1400 on 26th April, ranges about 3700 yards buildings and trenches - fired about 200 rounds war diaries  18th DLI leave Middlebrough  Operation Order No. 3  Enemy endeavouring to Break Through  7th Northumberlands in Support  Award  Suspicious Noises  Enemy Shelling  Working Parties  Under Shellfire  Eye Witness Account  Heavy Casualties  On the March  Entrenching  Working Parties  Confusion  Heavy Losses  Report on St. Julien  Attacks Made  Experience  In Action  In the Trenches  Confusion  Shelling  Quiet  Gun Fire  Holding the Line  In Action  In Billets  Artillery Active  Arrivals  In Billets  Quiet  Baths  Training  On the Move  Quiet Night  Instruction  Reliefs  Communications trench opened up between H.Q. and Support barn.  Wounded  In trenches.  First Aid Post  Monday. "A" & "B" Coys. marched to Auchel to have bath's.  Recruitment  Shelling  On the March  Reliefs  Operational Order No. 12 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, 26th of April 1915. Pte. William Archbold. 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Patrick Aspell. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. Robert Bernard. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Henry Blanch. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Arthur Irwin Bridge. 1/6th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Carl. 1st Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Sgt. William Bolton Coates. 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John Connelly. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Robert Coulson. 1/8th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Davison. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. William Denham. 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Lt.Col. Charles Hotham Montagu Doughty-Wylie. V C, C B, C M G, MID Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Dumma. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. James Fitzpatrick. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Walter Fletcher. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. John Leadbitter Gibson. 1st/4th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Joseph Goodyear. 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Read their Story. Pte. David Greenough. 3rd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Pte. Wilfred Hugill. 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Michael Kelly. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Kershaw. 1st Btn King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Montgomery. 7th BTn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Pte. James King Moodie. 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Robert Morrow. VC. 1st Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Mullen. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Charles Albert Musgrove. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte Thomas Pooley. 1/8th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Ricketts. 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Pte. Harold Robinson. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Jack Sargeant. 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Harold Snowden. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. George Thompson. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Turnbull. 1/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Pte. Thomas Henry Wake. C Coy. 7th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Hereward Wake. 7th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Warin. 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Pte. William Willett. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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