28th August 1916 On this day: Continuous Firing   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery fired continuously throughout the twenty four hours. Hostile artillery was moderately inactive compared to the previous day. Capt Egerton Warburton came to be attached to B236 Battery; 2/Lt Pearson and 2/Lt Tabor from the 47th Divisional Ammunition Column were yesterday attached to the battery for instruction, while Lt C H De Wael was attached to C236 Battery from 47th Divisional Ammunition Column. Fairly quiet day. War Diaries  Counter Mine  Routine drills Reliefs   18th Durham Light Infantry report from Trenches in Festubert Sector "Clear. 21.00. C Coy. relieved B Coy. Right Front Line. A Coy. relieved D Coy. Left Front Line. No casualties." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Medal Ribbons  Parades  Training  Heavy Shelling  Wet and Windy  Instruction  Relief    Training  Shelling  Congratulations  Awards  Reliefs  Camouflet Blown  Storms  On the Move  Working Parties and Training  Orders  On the March  Hostile Fire  Relief Completed  Battalion marched  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Training   Companies of 7th Buffs went out to the C2 area for Coy. training leaving billets at 7 a.m. Work done was practice bombing, company in the attack, fire orders, use of covering fire, bombing tactics (etc.) Coys took dinners with them and returned to billets after. Company Commanders and the C.O. reconnoitred Bois de la Carnoye in the afternoon. Lt Gold took a party in live bombing. C.S.M. Parmee gave a demonstration in physical drill (etc.) All Coys went out in the evening to C2 area where they practiced patrols at night and inter-communication. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Officers reconnoitred the line.  Working Parties  Company training.  Another Relief  Appointments  Reliefs  Training  In Reserve  7th Royal Scots. proceeded to Mahamdiya  a). B.M. 2836 issued   TMs Registered  Brigade will relieve 8th East Lancashire Regt.  Transfer 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, 28th of August 1916. Pte. Arthur John Abbott. 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Pte William John Key Bell. 2nd batt Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Sgt. Richard John Davies. 1st Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Frank Hughes. 2nd Btn. Canterbury Infantry Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alexander Mackenzie. 11th Battalion Argyll & Southern Highlanders Read their Story. Condr. Jacobus Johannes Phillippus Meyer. Read their Story. Pte. David Ross Ryrie. 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Act.Bmbdr. Albert Smith. 10th Brigade, 63rd Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rflmn. Richard Thomson. 10th Batt Royal Irish Rrifles Read their Story. Pte. John Timlin. 2nd Btn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Henry Isaac "Ike" Tranter. 1/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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