7th July 1917 On this day:  Brave Actions Gotha Daylight Raids   A further Gotha raid of 22 aircraft was made on 7 July 1917, resulting in 57 deaths and 193 injuries. One hundred sorties were flown against the formation, resulting in one Gotha shot down and three damaged. Two fighters were shot down by the Gothas. John Doran      Artillery In Action    ROCLINCOURT WEST CAMP Work as above. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Route March  Daylight Raid  In Billets  Training & Sports  Reliefs  Ship Sunk  Stand off  Ship Sunk  Ship Sunk  Torpedoes Fired  On the March  Routine shelling  Patrols  Awards  Working Parties  Training  Working parties.  Shelling  Move    Working Parties    Ammunition  Draft  Reliefs  German TMs Fire  Reorganisation  Company training  Move to trenches  On the March  Quiet Day  Enemy aeroplanes were fairly active  Major H. Wardell was awarded the DSO. for gallantry  In Action Supporting 2nd Cavalry Division  Reinforcements  Remainder of Battalion bathed at Westoutre.  Holding the Line   Training  Operational Orders  Operational Orders  Table of Working Party.  Operational Orders  March Table  Companies under Company Commanders.  Tanks left for Central Workshops  Operational Order No.10.  Table of Reliefs.  Operational Order No.10.  Addition to Operational Order No.10.  Training continues 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, 7th of July 1917. Cpl. Arthur Robert Aldridge. 7th Dragoon Guards Read their Story. Rflmn. Sidney Charles Allen. 1/18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Stoker 2nd Class Robert Andrews. H.M.S. Ettrick. Read their Story. BSM. George Henry Archer. 147th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Sgt. Frederick Arthur Arnold. MM 1st/1st North Midland Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Alfred Bilsdon. 7th Dragoon Guards Read their Story. Pte. Donald Edward Boodle. 33rd Btn. Pte. Richard Thomas Bourne. 33rd Btn. Pte. James Joseph Btandt. 3rd Australian Pioneers Bmdr. Arthur Francis Cunningham. 88th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rfm. William J Gregory. 1/8th Btn. London Regiment Gnr. Christopher Jackson. 25th T.M. Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Kelly. 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Alfred Lewis Mantle. 1/20th Btn. London Regiment Capt.. Percy Marlow. 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. H D Turner. 71st Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Watson. 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Rfm. G. H. W. Watts. 1/17th Btn. London Regiment Pte. George William Wright. 7th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Frederick Youens. 13th Btn. C Coy Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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