27th July 1916 On this day: 236th London Brigade Relocate   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery move to Sains les Pernes. Batteries at disposal of Battery Commanders. War Diaries 1st KRRC and 23rd Royal Fusiliers advance   At 7.10am after a one hour barrage on Delville Wood the 1st KRRC and 23rd Royal Fusiliers of 99 Brigade and 2nd Division began their advance from the south. By 9am they had occupied a line 50 yards from the northern edge of the wood  Camoflet  Mounted work and Divisional Conference  Further action  A Visit to Amiens  Enemy Aircraft Reliefs   0800. 18th DLI vacated billets at Fosse and proceeded to front line relieving 14th Btn York and Lancaster Regiment. 18th DLI War Diary WO95/2361/1 Raids   18th Durhams are in the Trenches. Bombardment by German artillery beginning 9.30 pm followed by raids made by Germans. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Medals Awarded  Relieved  Artillery Active  Under Shellfire  On the March  Reliefs  Some Relief  Working Parties  Training  Aircraft  Attack Made  Training  Gas Alert    In Billets   109th Brigade Enters the Line  Reinforcements  The Toll of War  In Action  Wounded  On the March  Defence Work  Training  On the March  Registration  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Course  Change of Command  Orders  Attacks Made  Gas Shell Attack  Battalion resting.  In Reserve  At 0650 hours a Company reported they could_hardly muster a platoon owing to most of the Company being buried by the heavy shelling.  At 0200 hours we arrived at Longueval.  Strong points were attacked and houses bombed on the right and two lines of German trenches were taken on the left.  Our barrage which was due to lift at 0710 hours did not actually lift until 0720 hours when "A" & "B" Coys. advanced to the assault  Posting  Bivouac  Battalion moved  Heavy Shells  Quiet  Very Busy  Casualty  Operation Orders  March Table  Battalion March Table  On the March  Relieved Anzac Mounted Division  B.M.2122 issued   Fatigues Undertaken  Attended Anti-Gas lecture  Reliefs Completed 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 July 1916. L/Cpl. Percival Allen Allso. 16th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Wilfred Beard. 1/5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stanley Reeves Bolton. 19th Btn. No.2 Coy. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Read their Story. Pte Milton Bond. 95th Compamy Machine Gun Corps Rfmn. William Brown. 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Cpl. William Alexander Craig. 18th Btn. C coy. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John Hector Croft. 3rd Infantry Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Wildfred Crowe. 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frank Cullis. 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Smith Curry. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Davison. 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Edward Fairless. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Matthew Fullerton. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Albert Gill. 1st Btn King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Sgt. John Alexander Gorrie. 18th Btn. C Coy. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Graham. 4th Btn. D Coy. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Edward Gray. 13th Btn Middlesex Regiment Pte. John Charles Gunn. 10th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Drv. Edward Gutherless. 38th Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery Pte. William John Hawke. 10th Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl Albert House. 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Ernest Frederick Jones. 16th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Pte. John James Medcalf. 16th (3rd Birmingham) Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles James Meredith. 8th (Service) Batallion Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Oscar Frank Moritz. 99th Btn Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Neen. 5th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Enoch Owen. 23rd Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Cpl Edmund Lloyd Parkins. 10th Battalion Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Pte. Clarence Alfred Sinclair Smith. 16th (Birmingham Pals) Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Rflmn. Herbert William Swallow. 1st Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Pte. Robert Telfer. 20th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Rflmn. William Albert Watson. 1st Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Wilson. 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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