29th June 1916 On this day:    On 29th & 30th June 1916 the 8th East Yorks were training at Saint Martin Au Laert with the 8th Bde. Machine Gun Company. Great attack postponed   The date fixed for great attack is postponed for forty-eight hours. Battalions ordered to "stand fast". records of the 16th (service) battalion northumberland fusiliers captain ch cooke mc, newcastle upon tyne 1923 High Winds   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aix Noulette. A very high wind made wire cutting very difficult especially by the Bois en Hach which, owing to the nature of the ground and undergrowth, is very difficult to see. C236 and B236 Batteries put forward a gun for wire cutting. Lt Yenken C236 Battery arrived from England, but went at once to the Field Ambulance Unit again. At 2130 2nd Division opened a short but very intense bombardment of Vimy Ridge and the enemy replied with a short barrage. War Diaries  Waiting for Orders before Somme Offensive  6th Northumberlands Relieved by 7th Btn.  Bombardment and Trench Raids  Cutting a Channel  Ready to Attack  Trench Mortars  Bombardment  Preparations for Attack  Preparations  Shelling  A Postponed Date  Bombardment    Working Parties  Working Parties  Recce    Bombardment  Assault Positions  Training  Miltary Sports  Working Parties  School  Holding the Line  Guard Duty  On the March  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged    Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Training  Awaiting Orders  Quiet Time  In Billets  Gas demonstration at Drouvin  New Position  Battalion attended Gas demonstrations  Night Firing  Heavy Shelling  Commanding Officer, 2nd in Command, two Company Commanders and 8 Platoon Commanders proceeded to new sector of trenches.  Quiet  Return  Drills  Lewis guns  Bombardment  Poor Weather  Route Marching  Joint RNAS/RFC flight disbanded  Gas was seen  Enemy exploded a mine 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 June 1916. Pte. Leslie Crompton Blackman. D Coy. 5th Battalion Read their Story. Pte. James Crook. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. C H Durman. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. A. E Griggs. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. F. Harding. 1st Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Cpl W H King. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. Joseph Lewis. 8th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Dvr. Ronald John McEachen. 156th Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Mills. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. H J Painter. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Rfmn. Frederick William Parfitt. 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. S/Smth. Michael Reilly. South Irish Horse Read their Story. L/Cpl. G Smith. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Rflmn. Thomas Nelson Smith. 9th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Spr. Herbert William Todd. 1st/3rd Durham Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Cpl. William Eric Woodward. 52nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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