4th March 1915 On this day: M Class Zeppelin   Zeppelin LZ37 Production Ref: LZ37 Class type : M Tactical ref: none Usage: Military First Flight: 4th March 1915 History. Brought down by Flt Sub-Lt R Warneford, 1 Sqdn RNAS, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L, during its first raid on Calais on 7 June 1915. Crashed in Sint-Amandsberg, near Ghent. The LZ 37 was based in Gontrode (airport location. Warneford was awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions. (Flight lists LZ 37 as "Destroyed in shed by British aviators" on 7 June 1915 at Evere.) John Doran    SM U-8 Type U 5 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 150) Ordered 8 Apr 1908 Laid down 19 May 1909 Launched 14 Mar 1911 Commissioned 18 Jun 1911 Commanders. 1 Aug 1914 - 31 Aug 1914 Konrad Gansser. 1 Sep 1914 - 4 Mar 1915 Alfred Stoß. Career 1 patrol 1 Aug 1914 - 4 Mar 1915 I Flotilla Successes 5 ships sunk with a total of 15,049 tons. 23 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Branksome Chine 2,026 British 23 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Oakby 1,976 British 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Harpalion 5,867 British 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Rio Parana 4,015 British 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Western Coast 1,165 British Fate 4 Mar 1915 - Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Ghurka and Maori at position 50.56N, 01.15E. There was another U 8 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jul 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 5 Aug 1935. John Doran  Light shelling  Quiet day for 2nd Queens  Submarine Sunk  First Challenges in France for 5th Lincs  Shelling  Instruction  Reliefs  On the March  Interior Economy  Preparations  Machine Gun Team  Enemy Nervous  Reliefs  Draft of 24 arrived.  On the March  Working Parties  Company training in Bomb Throwing  Working Party  More Inspections 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 March 1915. Lance Corporal Wilfred Samson Allkins. Plymouth Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Capt. Campbell Hackworth Dinnen. attd. (as Staff Capt.) West African Regiment, W.A. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. Sergeant Thomas Shelton Freeman. RMR/B/1045 Royal Marine Light Infantry Lt.Col. George Pope Newstead. attd. Sierra Leone Battalion. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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