27th September 1917 On this day:  Relief Table for O.O.133 Shelling   9th Royal Irish Fusiliers report from Havrincourt Wood. "Some desultory shelling indulged in during the day by the enemy and our artillery. Otherwise the situation remains quiet and the weather continues to be fine." 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2  Gas training  On the Move  Artillery In Action    IN LINE Very dull and rain in early morning later turning out very fine and bright. Daylight patrols sent out by us in morning. Two of our observation balloons brought down by E. A. in SOUCHEZ, they in turn supposed to have been brought down by our planes. Enemy TM’s more active than usual on A Coy front. But not hitting the trench. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  At Casualty Clearing Station  Hostile Attack  Reliefs  Bringing in the Wounded  Instructions  Reliefs  Guard duty  Patrols  Reorganisation  Inspection  Gas  In the Line  Working Parties & Training  Enemy Guns Busy  Reorganisation  Gas  Intelligence  Award  Relief Complete  Orders  Entertainment  Operational Order 133  Relief Table for O.O.133  Operational Order received  Counter attack and attempt at consolidation  Orders Received  Orders  Sudden order to move to Serques in order that the Brigade might be altogether moved from Holque at 1700 hours.  On the March  Enemy aeroplanes fairly active  Medal Ribbons Presented  Training  Trench flattened.  Report on Operations.  Reliefs 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 September 1917. L/Cpl. Frederick William Aldridge. MM. 12th Btn. London Regt Read their Story. Pte. George Bishop. 4th Btn. Essex Regiment Pte. Horace Damms. 2/4th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Dunnicliffe. 10th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Henry Dymott. 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Cyril John Lennings. 1st Btn. No 3 Company Hertfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. John Lilley. 9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Pte. Edward Raynor Midgley. 9th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Cpl. Frederick Roulstone Morrow. D Bty. 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Francis Rowlands. 19th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Rfmn. Stanley Rust Savill. 16th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Rflmn. Goronwy Story. 2nd/9th Btn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Read their Story. L/Cpl. Sidney Alfred Toogood. MM. 13th (3rd South Down) Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Pte. Samuel Alloisous Tyler. 13th Machine Gun Company. Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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