29th April 1917 On this day: appointments and recreation   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Lt Colonel A C Lowe resumed command of Brigade on return of BGRA from leave and Major C A Pollard relinquished command. Brigade officers jumping competition held at 1730 and won by 2/Lt G Jacques B236 Battery. War Diaries    SM U-95 Type U 93 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 259) Ordered 15 Sep 1915 Laid down 29 Mar 1916 Launched 20 Jan 1917 Commissioned 29 Apr 1917 Commanders. 15 Apr 1917 - 16 Jan 1918 Athalwin Prinz Career 6 patrols. 24 May 1917 - 16 Jan 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 14 ships sunk with a total of 38,014 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 5,862 tons. 3 Jun 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Hollington 4,221 br 12 Jun 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Polyxena 5,737 br 24 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Bellville (damaged) 992 sw 27 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Belle of England 3,877 br 29 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Whitehall 3,158 br 30 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Eolo 1,679 it 31 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Beacon Grange (damaged) 4,237 br 3 Sep 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Majoren 2,747 nw 2 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Rochester 2,551 am 10 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Lapwing 110 br 11 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Thuringia 297 br 13 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Ardmore 1,304 br 13 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Carlo 3,040 br 31 Dec 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Vigrid 1,617 nw 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Kingsley (damaged) 633 br 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Christos Markettos 3,084 it 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Gallier 4,592 br Fate 16 Jan 1918 - Sunk by unknown cause off Hardelot, France (identified wreck) in the second half of January, 1918. 36 dead (all hands lost). U 95 was assigned to operate in western English Channel with sinkings showing she was active through at least January 15th. The wreck of U 95 was recently discovered by divers. The wreck was originally believed to be U 93. Previously recorded fate. Rammed by SS Braeneil off the Lizard at 49.59N 05.12W., believed to be U 84 if any boat was the victim of this attack. There was another U 95 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 31 Aug 1940. John Doran  Trench activity  Church parade and reinforcements  In Action  Long Hours  On the Move    B.27a&c Battalion spent day in improving trenches. Heavy shelling but no casualties. At 9.0pm 93rd Brigade took over line from 188th Bde. 15th & 16th WYR in line. 18th WYR in immediate support. 18th DLI in reserve and carrying. B Co 18th WYR relieved A Co 18th DLI on HILL 80. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Medals Presented  Reliefs  Patrols  Reorganisation  In Action  Recreation  Kemmel Hit Again  Gas Attack          Dog Fight  Church Parade  Change of Billets  Reliefs Complete  Working Parties  Reliefs  Church parade  Rest and Reliefs  Gas Attack  Brigade Church Parade.  Enemy intermittently shelled neighbourhood of Swan Chateau.  Work  Operation Orders  Marched to Berneville  Operations from 19th / 20th to 28th April 1917.  Brigade Reserve  52nd Division Order No.59 received  Brigade Relief  RNAS Bomber force sent to Macedonia  Proceeded to Denier  Mass dogfights 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, 29th of April 1917. Lt. Richard Applin. 19 Squadron Read their Story. Able Seaman Thomas Arthur. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Private Emmerson Beckwith. 8th. Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. George Brinsley. 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Pte. Thomas Diamond Davies. 18th Battalion Welsh Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Dawtry. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. William John Thomas Fairbrother. 136th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Edwin Ingram Gibbons. 20th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Spr. James Irving. 69th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte William Stanley Kirkman. 26th (3rd Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Charles Thomas Lancaster. 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas McHugh. 6th Btn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Read their Story. Pte. William John Musslewhite. 13th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Alfred Noble. 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. 1st Mate. Thomas Cundy Row. SS Tremorvah Read their Story. Rifleman. Harold Stephen Smith. 17th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Sgt. Hubert Francis Smith. 17th (2nd City) Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Strode. 10th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Frederick Wraight. 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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