28th September 1916 On this day:  Bombarding the Foe Fairly Quiet   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report: Fairly quiet day. C236 Battery staff relieved A236 Battery staff. It was decided during the afternoon that D236 should change their position to that vacated by D275 Battery RFA. Batteries fired a defensive barrage. War Diaries  Fatigues near Front Line  Awards and Inspection  Beautiful Weather  Under Shellfire  Attack Made  On the Move  In the Trenches  Training  Attack Made   Out of the Trenches  Training  In Reserve  Reinforcements  Reliefs  Training  Trench Work  Reliefs  Attacks Made    Exercise  Good Results  Move  On the March  Training & Reliefs  Defence Work  Reliefs  Position  Diary  Heavy Showers  Cleaning up.  Parade  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Airman Injured  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost Standing by   7th Buffs remained throughout the day in their dug outs at Crucifix Corner W.11.d.8.5 standing by. Major Monier-Williams rejoined Battalion from Brigade. All Officers at 1st Line Transport were sent up to join Battalion. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Relief Complete  Open Warfare training  Operational Order No.107  Minor Ops  Absentee  "A" & "B" Coys. at bath's.  Trench Work  On the March  Weekly Distribution Report  Bathing  Hostile Minenwerfers showed increased activity  Bad Weather  Pump Problems 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 September 1916. Pte. Douglas Brace. 6th Btn Somerset Light Infantry Pte. William James Samuel Cork. 1st Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. A. Frafra. Gold Coast Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Israel Haffenden. 7th Btn. Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regt. Pte. Thomas Hopper. 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd.Lt. Cedric Stewart Howard. 7th Btn. F Coy. Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Tonkinson Pyle. 21st Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Tonkinson Pyle. L/Cpl. Joseph Reid. 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Frederick Simmons. 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. Ernest William Simpson. 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Pte. Patrick Sullivan. 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Shaw Williams. 32 Company Machine Gun Corps Add a name to this list.

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