29th July 1917 On this day: Relocations   245 Machine Gun Company. The Company entrained and departed Le Havre at 0320 Company Strength: 10 Officers, 176 ORs, 6 rider’s mounts, 2 heavy draft horses and 47 mules. At 0530 the train arrived in Foucart-Alvimare Station. One Horse Truck was broken during shunting. It contained 6 mounts and 2 heavy draft horses. The Truck was left behind in a siding at Foucart-Alvimare station in charge of a transport sergeant and five men. Arrangements were made with the French authorities to have a replacement truck sent up from Le Havre. The Company stopped for a meal and exercise in Romescamps at 1400 and continued on at 2145 by train via Amiens and Albert to Boisleux-au-Mont (near Arras). War Diaries 106th Coy RE in action   Ypres, In and out three times, 14days at a time. Hell Fire Corner was mentioned as a dangerous junction, Bare Bones Road, The Menin Road, Ypres Gates and Corderoy Track, 106th Engineers were continuously under fire on each occasion digging communication trenches and consolidating positions. Here they lost a lot of men from No.3 section  Weather interrupt of Brigade Signalling Scheme  Preparatory Bombardment    IN L4 SECTOR T.13.6.7.2 29th - 30th July. Battalion moved up into front line trenches in L4 SECTOR, to left sector relieving 11th EYR. With 18th WYR in right front 15th WYR in support & 16th WYR in reserve. Battalion on left 85th CANADIANS 12 Bde. 4th Div. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Thunderstorm  Training  Church Parade  Preparations  On the Move  Move  Bomb throwing practice  Reliefs  On the Move  Artillery Active  Leave  Working Party  On the March  Working Parties  Missing  Holding the Line      Gas Shells  Duty  Reliefs  Quiet Day  Reliefs Complete  Bad weather  Holding the Line  Brigade Relief  Work continued  In Reserve.  Tapes Laid  Gas shells fired by the Enemy  On the March  Preparations  Operational Orders  Moved to H.17.c.  Tank Ditched  Distribution of troops  U-Boat sunk off Zeebrugge  Church Parades at Locre Hof Farm. 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 July 1917. Pte. Wilfred Ashurst. Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Pte. Robert Hayes. 1st Auckland Btn. Pte. George William Jones. 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Albert Richard Kaine. Army Cyclist Corps Read their Story. Pte. Albert Edward MacDonald. 12th Btn. East Surrey Rgt. Read their Story. Gnr. James William Munro. 405th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Paul John Rodocanachi . 53rd Sqd. L/Cpl. William Charles Tame. 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Andrew Wardle. 18th Btn. Manchester Regiment 2nd Lt. Norman Watt. 53rd Sqd. Add a name to this list.

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