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53rd Infantry Brigade July 1915 Appointments 24th July 1915 On the Move 25th July 1915 On the Move 26th July 1915 On the Move 27th Jul 1915 On the March 27th Jul 1915 Concentration 27th July 1915 On the March 28th July 1915 In Billets 29th July 1915 Training 30th July 1915 On the Move 30th July 1915 Training 31st July 1915 Orders 31st July 1915 Conference 1st August 1915 Conference 1st Aug 1915 Conference 2nd Aug 1915 On the March   2nd Aug 1915 Inspection   2nd Aug 1915 On the March   3rd Aug 1915 Instruction 3rd Aug 1915 Orders Received   4th Aug 1915 Instruction   5th Aug 1915 Orders 5th Aug 1915 Instruction   6th Aug 1915 Instruction   7th Aug 1915 Instruction   8th Aug 1915 Instruction   9th Aug 1915 Instruction   10th Aug 1915 Instruction   11th Aug 1915 Instruction   12th Aug 1915 On the March   13th August 1915 Instruction 13th Aug 1915 On the March 20th Aug 1915 53rd Brigade Inspected 20th Aug 1915 Orders 20th of August 1915 Quiet Night   23rd of August 1915  Normal Situation   24th Aug 1915 Reliefs Completed 24th August 1915 Reliefs Complete 5th Sep 1915 Reliefs   6th Sep 1915 Much Work Needed   8th Sep 1915 Draft arrives   9th Sep 1915 Enemy Holding Mine Crater   10th Sep 1915 Under Fire   10th Sep 1915 Instruction   11th Sep 1915 12th Lancs Fusiliers under instruction   11th Sep 1915 Instruction   12th Sep 1915 Mine Detonated   13th Sep 1915 Enemy Snipers Approach   13th Sep 1915 Mines Explode   14th of September 1915  Both Sides Retaliate   15th Sep 1915 Snipers & Artillery less Active   15th Sep 1915 Instruction   16th Sep 1915 Reliefs   16th Sep 1915 Reliefs   16th of September 1915 Reliefs   17th of September 1915 German Post Hit   18th of September 1915 Heavy Gunfire Heard   26th Sep 1915 Reliefs   27th Sep 1915 In Trenches   29th Sep 1915 Trenches Under Shellfire   30th Sep 1915 In Trenches   1st Oct 1915 10th Essex in Trenches   7th Oct 1915 Reliefs   15th Oct 1915 Reliefs   16th Oct 1915 Mine Exploded   17th Oct 1915 Working Parties   18th Oct 1915 Shelling   19th Oct 1915 Mine Exploded   20th Oct 1915 Mine Exploded   21st Oct 1915 Exchange of Fire   22nd Oct 1915 Shelling   23rd Oct 1915 Reliefs   24th Oct 1915 Practice 25th Oct 1915 Inspection 27th Oct 1915 Visit   29th Oct 1915 Visit   31st Oct 1915 Poor Conditions   1st Nov 1915 Trench Work 2nd Nov 1915 Trench Work 22nd Nov 1915 Enemy Mine Explodes   1st December 1915 In the trenches 14th April 1916 Command 16th Apr 1916 Aircraft Active   23rd Apr 1916 Courses   24th Apr 1916 Defences   7th May 1916 Appointment 8th May 1916 Training 9th May 1916 Training 11th May 1916 Training & Sports 13th May 1916 Training 15th May 1916 Training 15th May 1916 Training 17th May 1916 Training 18th May 1916 Training 20th May 1916 Training 20th May 1916 Training 21st May 1916 Orders 25th May 1916 Reliefs commence 30th May 1916 Visit 16th June 1916 Training 27th Jun 1916 Preparations for Attack 28th Jun 1916 Preparations for Attack 29th Jun 1916 Bombardment 30th Jun 1916 Final Preparations 1st Jul 1916 In Action 1st Jul 1916 In Action   1st Jul 1916 Attack Made 1st Jul 1916 Consolidation   2nd Jul 1916 Communication Lost 2nd Jul 1916 In Action   3rd Jul 1916 Trench Work 3rd Jul 1916 In Action   4th Jul 1916 Resting 4th Jul 1916 In Action   5th Jul 1916 Burying the Dead 5th Jul 1916 Reliefs   7th Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed 8th Jul 1916 On the Move 14th Jul 1916 Into Support 19th Jul 1916 Hard Fighting 19th Jul 1916 In Action   20th Jul 1916 In Action   24th Jul 1916 On the Move 29th Jul 1916 On the Move 24th September 1916 Diary   26th September 1916 Diary   27th September 1916 Diary   31st Jul 1917 In Action   10th Aug 1917 Attack Made   6th of November 1917 Barrage 9th Feb 1918 On the March 26th Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete 27th Feb 1918 In the Line 28th Feb 1918 Enemy Active   1st Mar 1918 Quiet   1st Mar 1918 In the Line 2nd Mar 1918 Quiet   2nd Mar 1918 Holding the Line 6th Mar 1918 Quiet   9th Mar 1918 Quiet   10th Mar 1918 Trench Raid   11th Mar 1918 Conference   12th Mar 1918 Reliefs 13th Mar 1918 In Reserve   14th Mar 1918 Working Parties   15th Mar 1918 Quiet   15th Mar 1918 Working Parties   16th Mar 1918 Working Parties   17th Mar 1918 Working Parties   18th Mar 1918 Working Parties   19th Mar 1918 Quiet   19th Mar 1918 Enemy Aircraft   20th Mar 1918 Orders   20th Mar 1918 Stand to   21st Mar 1918 Enemy Attacks   21st Mar 1918 Thick Mist   22nd Mar 1918 Enemy Attacks   22nd Mar 1918 Withdrawal 23rd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal   23rd Mar 1918 Enemy Advance   23rd Mar 1918 Further Back 24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal   24th Mar 1918 Pushed Back 25th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal 25th Mar 1918 Withdrawal 26th Mar 1918 On the Move 27th Mar 1918 On the Move 28th Mar 1918 Orders 28th Mar 1918 At Rest 29th Mar 1918 On the Move 29th Mar 1918 On the Move 30th Mar 1918 On the Move 30th Mar 1918 Defence 31st Mar 1918 In Defence   31st Mar 1918 Reinforcements 24th of April 1918 Rest and Reorganisation   6th Aug 1918 Reliefs If you 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