26th September 1915 On this day:  Mine Field Undetected  In Support Battle of Loos   6th County of London Brigade RFA report remaining section of the 16th London Battery went up to Maroc to join the section already in the firing line. The 16th London Battery is under the command at present of Capt Cooper. Major Gordon is still with HQ at Thwaite's 141st Infantry Brigade. Detached section of 17th London Battery returned to Les Brebis to the wagon line. 2/Lt Lloyd returned to duty with the 17th London Battery from 47th Divisional Artillery. War Diaries 13th Northumberlands in action at Chalk Pit Wood   The 13th Northumberland Fusiliers are in action at Chalk Pit Wood, Loos. 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915.   1st Battalion in Somme region Picardie, France 14th Durhams in action   On 26th September 1915 at 4:30 am the 14th Durhams arrived at Loos (Hill 70) the 14th went into action. Here is the entry from the War Dairy: "64 brigade had instructions to go into action, objective Aivnay via Hill 70 in support of 62nd and 63rd Brigades. About 9am the battalion deployed and attacked Hill 70 but the whole brigade was driven back on reaching the crest of the hill. They reformed and again attacked the hill but were again driven back and occupied the original first line English trenches and went into bivouac.Casualties:- 2 Officers killed. 14 Wounded. 8 Men killed 263 wounded."  Ready to Move Sheffield City Battalion arrive at Hurcott Camp   The 12th York and Lancs Battalion arrive at Hurcott Camp for their final training before deployment to the front. Col Mainwaring stood down as CO being replaced by Lt.Col. J.A. Crosthwaite. Sheffield City Battalion - Ralph Gibson & Paul Oldfield Standing by   E Battery RHA are in billets at Cauchy with 5th Cavalry Brigade. Stood ready to move all day. E Battery RHA war diary  Pioneers Attack  Move Up  Advances Repulsed  French Troops Dig In  2nd Worcesters in Action  Dismounted Cavalry in Action  Brave Deeds  Reliefs  Chaplain under Fire  Hold at All Cost  Weather Wet  5th Lincs Relieve 4th Leics  Shoring up Defences  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs  In Action  In Action  Brave Actions  In Action  Artillery Fire  Trench Work  Bathing Arrangements  Near Misses  Trench Work  In Reserve  Reliefs  Patrols  Reliefs Complete  Reliefs Complete  Reliefs Complete  Orders  Orders  Work  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Reliefs  Move  Reliefs  Reliefs  Heavy Shelling  Defensive Positions  In Action  In Reserve  Aircraft damaged  Counter Attack  At Rest  Quiet  In Billets  At Rest  Quiet Day  London Scottish in action.  Attack Made  A Marsh Patrol  Hostile Battery  Reliefs  At Rest  Bombardment  Into billets and casualties listed  Ordered into Action  Attack Made  Shelling  Consolidated captured German lines.  Wounded  On the Move  Heavy fighting on the Left flank  Attack Made  Forced to retire  On the Move  On the Move  U-Boats damaged  On the Move  Howitzer shells fell to the rear  Battle.  On the March  On the 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 September 1915. L/Sgt. Alfred Arculus. 2nd Btn Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Percival Armfield. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur George Beaumont. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Ralph Brooke. 6th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Pte William Brown. 10th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Burgess. 10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Cpl. Hugh Campbell. 7th Btn. Cameron Highlanders Pte. Harry Edward Curtis. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Pte. John George Dodds. 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt-Col. Angus Falcolner Douglas-Hamilton. VC. 6th Btn. Cameron Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Walter Robert Eley. D Coy., 6th Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Hugh Fitzhugh. 8th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Hermon Flack. 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Pte. John Grant. 8th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Frank Edward Gray. 8th Btn., B Coy. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment Pte. Tom Harry Hall. 11th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Oates Heron. 14th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Charles Heywood. 9th (Pioneers) Btn. G Coy. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Cpl. Percy Hulse. 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade. Read their Story. Sjt. John Reginald Judson. 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Lavelle. 9th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Pte. Edward Thomas Linsley. 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. QMS F. J.T. Lloyd. 2nd Bn. Attn. Corps of Military Staff Clerks Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Rfmn. Thomas James Lloyd. 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Lowrey. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alexander Macleod. 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Horace William Massingham. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Mattison. 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alan McFarlane. 9th Btn Black Watch Read their Story. Pte. Arthur McGeary. 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Duncan McNaughton. 11th Battalion Pte. Albert George Meadows. 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Meff. 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Pte. John Milne. 13th Btn Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Thomas William O'Brien. 2nd Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Patrick O'Neill. 7th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Palmer. 12th Btn. Highlight Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Stanley Banks Palmer. 7th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur George Port. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry L/Sgt. Thomas Sheldon. 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Smith. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. G. Stewart. 1st Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. James Miller Taylor. 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Spr. Arthur Terrington. 73rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. William Valentine. 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Alfred Watkin. 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte Fenwick Watson. 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Capt. Herbert Sanderson Watson. 8th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Pte. Frederick Whitham. 2nd Btn. C Coy. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Reginald Leslie Williams. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte Michael Woods. 7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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