27th August 1916 On this day: More Shelling   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report: Moderately quiet day. B236 Battery took over from A236 Battery in accordance with the programme of reliefs instituted by the GOCRA 47th Division. At about 1150 a heavy hostile bombardment was put on Villa Wood and the North West corner of Mametz Wood. At about 1415 the gun positions of B236, A236 Batteries and the 235th Brigade positions were violently shelled with heavy Howitzers. Three men of B236 Battery were buried but were got out again and found to be suffering from slight shell shock. The Brigade fired continuously throughout the day in barrages. Major W Cooper A236 Battery RFA proceeded to the Field Ambulance sick. War Diaries  Enemy Active  Church services  Repairing Roads Artillery Active   18th Durhams hold Trenches in Festubert Sector .05.05. German deserter gave himself up coming into B Coy. lines at No 1 Island. Day showery but clear. 16.30. German artillery fire H.E. shrapnel over Festubert Road South of Barnton from 4.30pm, 5.30pm. 2nd Bedfords relieved 2nd Yorks. during night. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Practice Attack  Church Parade  In Bivouac  Reliefs  Wagon Lines Moved  New Arrival  Under Fire  Training  Enemy Patrol  Reinforcements  Conference  Damage to Trenches  Shelling  Recce  Patrols  On the Move  On the Move  Divisional Dispositions  Relief of two companies.  On the March  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Training   7th Buffs report Parades under Coy arrangements in the morning near billets. Dinners were ordered early, and the Battalion marched out afterwards by Coys. to B2 area (Square U 10 a, b, c and d) where they did Coy training; such as wood fighting, musketry, coy drill, coy in attack (etc.) Coys. took teas up to the area and came back to billets at 7 p.m. Raining intermittently the whole day. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Officers reconnoitred the line  Reliefs  Church Parade  Cleaning  Bombardment  Orders  In Battalion Reserve.  Heavy Rain  At Rest  Details from Romani  Practice SOS  About 30 shells dropped near our trenches  Reliefs Completed  Working party 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, 27th of August 1916. Able Seaman Aslett. D S M Naval Siege Guns Read their Story. Pte. Albert Alfred Barnett. 1/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Clark. 155th Btn Read their Story. 2Lt. C F Cockfield. 142nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Charles William Lang. 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Charles Frederick Tayles. 8th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment Pte. John Edward Tilley. 3rd/5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Second Lieutenant Stanley Victor Watton. 3rd/7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Young. VC. 8th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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