27th June 1917 On this day:  Sports Heats Australian Troop Transports    HMAT A26 Armadale Pictured at Port Melbourne in February 1915 from: AWM P05194.001. The HMAT A26 Armadale weighed 6,153 tons with an average cruise speed of 11 knots or 20.37 kmph. It was owned by the Australind SS Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 7 June 1917. The Armadale was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine off coast of Ireland, 27 June 1917. John Doran  Routine and Pioneer work and move  Aircraft Active  Working Parties  On the Move  On the March  Mines  Night Firing  Practice Attack  Reliefs  In Reserve  In Support  Postings  Reliefs  Training  Working Parties  Tear Gas Shelling      Reliefs  Patrols  Artillery Active  Training and lectures  Successful Raid  Played 16th Battalion Royal Scots at football  Training  Operation Order No.2  Relieved 14th Royal Warwicks in Front Line.  The day was quiet except for the usual shelling of the woods Green & Black Lines.  Surprise Attack  Clreaning Up  Moved to area East of Watou.  The C.O. returned from Poperinghe.  Operation Order No.101.  Brigade ?A? Order.  New training squadron formed  Trench Mortar School.  Specialist training 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 June 1917. Pte. J. W. Crockson. 1st Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Charles Dexter. 17th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Owen Jones. 10th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Wiliam Edwin Montgomery. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Capt. William Morritt. MID 1st Btn. East Surrey Rgt Read their Story. Pte. Bertram Harry West. B Coy, 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment L/Cpl. Ernest Thomas "Jack" White. 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Dennis Haworth Witham. 23rd (Sportsmans) Btn Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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