26th May 1915 On this day:  In Divisional Reserve Zeppelin Raid   Zeppelin LZ38 commanded by Erich Linnarz bombed Southend and Ipswich. The first four raids by LZ38 killed six people and injured six, causing property damage estimated at £16,898. Twice Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) aircraft tried to intercept LZ 38 but on both occasions it was either able to outclimb the aircraft or was already at too great an altitude for the aircraft to intercept. The British fighter BE2 took about 50 minutes to climb to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Daily Battery Activity 6th London Brigade RFA    6th County of London Brigade RFA with the same objective as yesterday, 15th London Battery fired four hundred and seventy eight rounds on J10, J12, J15, J19. The 16th London Battery fired four hundred and thirty six rounds on J5, J10 and ninety four rounds at J7, J10. The 17th London Battery fired seven rounds on enemy trenches near G8 at the request of infantry. War Diaries   Rest after Battle Case of Enteric Fever    Armourer Sgt. Marshall of Agyll & Sutherland Highlanders reported from Bailleul to be suffering from Enteric Fever. Investigations as to contacts and billets - no satisfactory information could be elicited; no trace of probable carriers. Information that the 6th Division leaves this area this week received, being relieved by the 27th Division 19 IB remains in present situation. Lt. Millar rejoined his Regiment this afternoon. War diary RAMC 19th Field Ambulance, Erquinghem-Lys 19th Seige Bty RGA proceed to France   19th Siege Battery RGA leave Bristol for France.  Gas attack  In the Firing Line  7th Northumberlands in Trenches  Training & Presparations  Into the Trenches  Londons in Fierce Fighting  Working Party Shelled  In Bivouacs  Enemy Shelling  Under Fire  On the March  Strengthening the Line  Under Attack  Situation Report 1  Hard Fighting  Digging in  Situation Report  Assistance Requested  Situation Report 3  Under Heavy Fire  Holding Captured Trench  Reliefs  Situation Report 4  Shelling Contiues  Relief on the Way  24th London Regiment Relieved  Zeppelins heading for Dunkirk  No enemy sightings  Orders received  GOC visits Brigades  Enemy columns  In the Trenches  Awful Stuff  Digging in  Training  Reliefs  Enemy Aircraft  Reliefs  Route March  Orders  Orders Recieved  Hard Fighting  Transfer  In the Trenches  Intermittent Shelling  On the March  Great Coats  C.T. 53  Route March  Quiet Day, Quieter Night  Orders  Consolidation  Confined  German Snipers Active in Peckham Farm  Inspection  In the Trenches 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 May 1915. Pte. Patrick Aspell. 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Ernest King Atkins. 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Sgt. William Frederick Atkins. D Coy 1/23rd London Regiment Read their Story. L/Sgt. William Frederick Atkins. 1/23rd Battalion, D Coy. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stanley Robert Atkinson. 2nd Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Stephen Blyth. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Henry Drakesmith. 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Joseph Henry Hall. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Todd Hutcheon. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Henry Lewis. 1/23rd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John McCauley. 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Richard Nix. 24th Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William James O'Brien. 24th (The Queens) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edward Pearson. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Norman Smith. 1st/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Norman Smith. 1/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Read their Story. Pte. George Swaddle. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Septimus Tatham. 24th Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Sidney "Son" Thomas. 1/24th Batallion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Read their Story. L/Cpl. Willard Alexander Uglow. 23rd Btn. London Regiment Pte. Herbert Waller. 1/6th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Fus. Stephen Adamson Watt. 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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