30th June 1915 On this day:  Reliefs Battery Training 6th London Brigade RFA    The Hesdigneul Race Course has been allocated to the 6th County of London Brigade RFA on 3 days per week for Battery Training. A telegram was received stating that the 16th London Battery, being no longer required by the 1st Division would proceed tonight to Lapugnoy. At 2345 a further message was received saying that as the services of this Battery were still required, they would remain in action and would occupy the position F.30.c.4.0. Since going into action on the 21st of June, the 15th London Battery had been occupied principally in registering and retaliating. No work of great importance was carried out. During this period, Machine Gun posts were bombarded by the 15th London Battery and 8 direct hits were obtained. This was done at the request of infantry. Other targets engaged were Fort Hohenzollern (A29), The Haishes Cross Roads and Fosse 8 - at the latter target 37 rounds were fired on June 23rd and 8 rounds on June 25th: on this occasion 2 German observers disappeared. On June 27th, 95 rounds were expended (43 Rounds on B.25.b.6.7 and 54 rounds on A.30.b.3.8.) From Monday June 21st to Saturday June 26th, the 16th London Battery occupied the time in registering the zone A.28.c.2.2-A.21.d.4.1. For every one round fired by the Germans, 6 rounds were fired by the 16th London Battery. From June 26th to the morning of June 29th not a round was fired. During this period (on the night of June 28th) the left section was withdrawn and proceeded to the rest Line. The remaining section fired 40 rounds in 10 minutes on the evening of June 29th, in support of a demonstration and the exploding of 3 mines. On June 30th, the Battery was ordered back to Lapugnoy. This order was cancelled at the eleventh hour and the right section came into its new position (F.30.c.4.0) at 2200. J.H. Van Den Bergh 2/Lt Total Casualties to June 30 1915. Officer Wounded Lieut G. Lyon Smith 15th Lon Battery. Other Ranks Killed Gunner Whiting 15th Lon Battery. Died of wounds Bombardier Farrow 15th Lon Battery. Died of wounds Gunner Deverell 15th Lon Battery. Wounded Gunner Miles 17th Lon Battery. Wounded Gunner Darbyshire 15th Lon Battery. Died of sickness Dr Rossall 16th Lon Battery. Injured as a result of Shell fire. Bdr Maclaren 16th Lon Battery. Bdr Irons 17th Lon Battery. J.H. Van Den Bergh 2/Lt War Diaries provide digging party   9th Lancers are in Billets North of Wormhoudt engaged in Squadron Training. A Digging Party of 112 Men & 3 Officers sent to 5th Kilo Stone on Elverdinghe to Poperinghe Road. 1 Other Rank to Hospital. Strength - 25 Officers; 532 Other Ranks; 600 Horses. War Diary  Dog Adopted  In Billets  Fear of Gas  Women Forestry Workers to be Trained  Daring advance on Turks Stronghold  Shooting prize  Into the Trenches  5th Lincs into the Trenches  In the Trenches  In Camp  Reinforcements  Reinforcements  Death in Camp  Trench Work  Trench Work  Snipers  In the Line  Quiet morning  Brigades report situation quiet  In Reserve    Equipment  Trench Work  Attacks  At Rest  Quiet  Ammunition  Shelling  In Billets  Mine Explodes  Reliefs  Relief  Musketry  Recce  A Reconnoitre  Wet Weather  On the March   Training and instruction continued.  Holding the Line  On the Move  In Billets  Sports  Casualty Report  Training  On the Move  Allegation Against Alleged Absentee 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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