26th October 1917 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers on the move   The 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers leave the Divisional rest camp at Fort des Dunes, they move to Zeggers Cappel for training and rest.  Daily Activity  Medical Inspections  Enemy Artillery Active    CAMP ECOIVRES Cleaning up, baths etc. 2 working parties sent to the Town Majors ACQ & ECOIVRES. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Stitches  Kit Inspection  Working Parties  In Support  At the Ready  Working Parties  Attack Made  In Support  Billet rest  Training  On the Move  Reliefs  Wet Weather  In Billets  Enemy Party Attacked  Attack Made  Reliefs  Message  Signals  Orders    Working Parties  Dugouts  Attack Practice  Training and trench recon  Intermittent Shelling  Working party under R.E.  Battalion moved to Stirling Castle and was ordered to proceed to the trenches to relieve 1st Royal West Kent Regt.  On the March  Working Parties  Reliefs  In the Line  Operational Orders  Battalion relieves 13th Royal Scots.  Move cancelled.  Bombardment Timetable  18 Pdr. Barrage Timetable   Timetable for Machine Guns  Schedule "Q" - R.E. Dumps. No.4 Brigade  Schedule "C" - Supply & Ammunition Dumps  Scheme "M".  Scheme "M" No. 4 Brigade Operational Order  Communication Phase 2. Scheme "M".  Scheme "M". No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1 Shedule "E".  Training.  Move 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 October 1917. 2nd Lt. Robert Abram. 3rd Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Private Dick Addicott. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Thomas Frederick Adlington. 42nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Lieutenant Douglas John Aldridge. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Able Seaman William Aldridge. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Private Ralph Allcock. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Albert Ernest Allen. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Giles Herbert Alston. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private John Edward Anderson. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Alfred Richard John Anstey. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Able Seaman William Appleby. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Private William James Ash. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Wilfred Robert Askew. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Cpl. Joseph Barr. 255th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Edward Barrett. 16th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Bickle. 9th Btn. Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edward Norman Bolam. 1st/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Brien. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Reuben Clay. 2nd Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Ernest Daglish. 19th (2nd Tyneside Pioneers) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Robert John Drake. 14th (1st Birmingham) Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Frederick Edgeworth. 2/4th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Matthew Frazer. 1/4th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl Albert Gardner. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stanley Percival Goodall. 1st/2nd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas William Hobbs. 2nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. David Samuel William Jones. 1st/4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Jones. 1/6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Kane. 1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Able Sea. Edward Lunt. Howe Bn Read their Story. Pte. Daniel McNally. 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Fred Priest. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John William Reed. 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Rflmn. Thomas Geddes Ritchie. 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Read their Story. Sgt Albert Robinson. 23rd Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Ryder. 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Sanderson. 5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Peter Alexander Smith. 18th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Pte Cecil Spiller. 1st Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Lt. Henry Stobbs. 4th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Harold Thomson. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Harry Waldron. 5th Btn. Royal Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte Oliver Wilson. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Wright. 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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