4th July 1916 On this day:  In Reserve All Quiet   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Aix-Noulette the enemy was active in the Angres Setor this morning with trench mortars, otherwise all quiet. War Diaries    SM U-50 Type U 43 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 28) Ordered 4 Aug 1914 Launched 31 Dec 1915 Commissioned 4 Jul 1916 Commanders. 4 Jul 1916 - 31 Aug 1917 Gerhard Berger Career 5 patrols. 30 Aug 1916 - 31 Aug 1917 III Flotilla Successes 27 ships sunk with a total of 92,924 tons. 10 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Bogota 4,577 br 11 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Løkken 1,954 nw 11 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Morazan 3,486 br 11 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Sarah Radcliffe 3,333 br 12 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger San Giovanni 1,315 it 12 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Stylinai Bebis 3,603 gr 12 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Ioannis 3,828 gr 13 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Lela 2,987 it 14 Nov 1916 U 50 Gerhard Berger Hatsuse 282 br 18 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Jean Pierre 449 fr 22 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Blenheim 1,144 nw 24 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Falcon 2,244 br 25 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Aries 3,071 br 25 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Huntsman 7,460 br 25 Feb 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Laconia 18,099 br 11 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Sarvsfos 1,462 nw 19 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Avocet 1,219 br 20 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Emma 2,520 br 21 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Diadem 4,307 br 23 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Dykland 4,291 br 23 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Oswald 5,185 br 25 Apr 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Swanmore 6,373 br 7 Jun 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Yuba 1,458 nw 11 Jun 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Sigrun 2,538 nw 16 Jun 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Carrie Hervey 111 br 21 Jun 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Ortona 5,524 br 26 Jun 1917 U 50 Gerhard Berger Vonin 104 da Fate 31 Aug 1917 - Sunk probably from a mine off Terschelling on or after 31st August 1917. Casualties: 44 dead (all hands lost). There was another U 50 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Nov 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Dec 1939. John Doran  Reliefs  Battlefield clearing party to Fricourt  Escort change passing Malta  Bombardment Continues  Very Hot Day Under Fire   18th Durhams are in the Front Line . Taken from Appendix 1 18th DLI Battle of Serre. 0200. Ration party from Bus and ---- ordered to remain in Monk as reinforcements in view of information above. 0400. Red rockets went up & LG & MG opened by a unit on our right. 0403.Hostile artillery open with Field Guns & MG chiefly barraging our front line & then lifting quickly to Monk, chiefly shrapnel some HE. 0410. 18th Btn DLI asked for retaliation on German trench between Warley and Delaunay. Brigade report Gas on 94th Brigade area on our left. 0423. Our guns open retaliation effectively. 0430. No signs of gas, hostile fire weakening. 0435. Front line reports all correct, two casualties, hostile guns practically ceased fire. 0508. All quiet. 0530. Stand down. N.B. Enemy before opening artillery fire put up red rockets, on sending up green rockets fire ceased. 0630. Lt Tait D Co found wounded in Old Monk & brought back. 1100. Brigade Instructions. 31 Div. to go into Corps reserve & move to Bernaville area joining II Corps & coming into GHQ reserve. 93rd Brigade to be relieved by 144th Brigade on night of 4-5th of July 1916 & move to Louvencourt and thence on 6th to Bernaville area. 2200. Relief of 18th Btn DLI by Worcesters. HQ moves 10.5pm to Louvencourt. 2200. 18th DLI relieved by Worcester Regt and moved to Louvencourt. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reorganisation  In Action  Trench Raid  Raid Planned  Reliefs  Resting  In Action  Rain  Reliefs  Heavy Rain  An Inspection    Trench Work  Trench Work  Reliefs  Working Parties & Training  Training  Surrender  Suffering  Enemy Reinforcements      On the March  Orders to Move  Reliefs  Surrender  Suffering  Enemy Rushes Up Reinforcements  Shelling  Holding the Line  Orders  Reliefs  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Quiet  Training  On the Move  On the Move  On the March  Explosion  No Reports  Transfer  Bombardment  Working Parties  Inspection of feet and tube helmets  On the March  On the March  Usual sniping.  Battery Arrives in Allery  In Billets  Reliefs  In Reserve  Quiet  Drills  Wounded Arrive  Training  Reliefs  Inspection  Reliefs  Artillery Cutting Wire  Raid  Conference of C.O's at Bde.H.Q. 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, 4th of July 1916. Pte. Albert Walter Bath. 4th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte. George Bond. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. 2nd Lieut Lewis John Dalgliesh Butt. 16th (Service) Bn. The Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Fred Cummings. 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Easton. 8th/10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Spr. Richard Finighan. 128th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. L/Sgt James Foster. 13th Btn. Royal Scots Cpl. William Gething. 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ralph Glasgow. 10th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Lt. Arthur Blackwood Gowan. 1st/3rd Durham Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. John Lawrenson. 11th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Rflmn. G. Lee. 5th Btn. King's (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. L/Cpl. Robert McChesney. Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Robert McChesney. 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. David McDowell. 27th (Tyneside Irish) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Patrick McManus. Royal Munster Fusiliers Sgt. William James Denton Milson. DCM. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Ernest Musgrove. 14th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William George Parsons. 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Stoker Abdur Rahman. Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Smart. 11th Btn. Royal Scots Rifleman William James Summers. 17th Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Augustus Webb. 11th Battalion, D Company Cheshire Regiment Add a name to this list.

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