12th July 1915 On this day:  Orders Cancelled  Change of Billets    KUK U-10 Austrian Submarine. (The former German SM UB-1) Type U-10 Shipyard Ordered Launched 29th January 1915 Commissioned 12th July 1915 Commanders. 4 J ul 1915 - 10 Sep 1915 Karl Edler von Unczowski. 16 Sep 1915 - 22 Aug 1916 Leo Prásil. 22 Aug 1916 - 10 Dec 1916 Otto Molitor. 10 Dec 1916 - 11 Jun 1917 Hermann Rigele. 15 Jun 1917 - 26 Jul 1917 Albrecht Graf von Attems. 26 Jul 1917 - 24 Nov 1917 Robert Dürrigl. 25 Nov 1917 - 17 Mar 1918 Andreas Korparic. 23 May 1918 - 26 May 1918 Friedrich Sterz. 26 May 1918 - 31 Aug 1918 Johann Ulmansky von Vracsevgaj Career. No flotilla information available Successes No successes. Fate Mined 9th July 1918 and scrapped in 1918. John Doran Arrival of Sunbeam and Talbot cars   Assistant Director of Medical Services visited Field Ambulance this morning to interview Lt. Robertson Medical Officer 1/Cameronians, who is applying for a regular commission in the RAMC. Afterwards accompanied by the ADMS to select a suitable site for a divisional rest station camp and in view of this Field Ambulance moving into the factory at Bac St Maur. Lt.-Col. Rattray proceeding nine days leave this evening and hands over the command to Capt. C G Browne DSO. (NB this entry signed M M Rattray) Capt. CG Brown RAMC took over temporary command of the Field Ambulance from Lieutenant-Colonel MM Rattray, who proceeded on leave to England. Seven Sunbeam cars arrived this evening with14 drivers and one NCO and motor bicycle. Five Talbot cars with 10 drivers and one motor bicycle transferred to No.1 MA ( Motor Ambulance) Convoy. The Sunbeam cars are all new 12-16 HP cars and the cycle is a Douglas. (NB this entry signed CG Brown) War diary RAMC 19th Field Ambulance, Erquinghem-Lys  On the Move Departure from Devonport   42nd Siege Battery RGA 42 Siege Battery embarked on board the SS Karoa sailing from Devonport to Alexandria, Egypt, departing on the 12th July 1915. It was to form part of 24th Heavy Artillery Brigade as GHQ Troops for Australia/New Zealand Division in Egypt. extracts from memoirs  No new draft for 8th Worcesters  North Midland Engineers under fire  Reliefs  Trench Visit  Working Parties  On the Move  Ready  Attack Made  Training        Attack Made  In Reserve  Sports  Improvement Work  Reliefs  Recconaissance  At Rest  Working Parties  On the Move  In Billets  Gift of tin baths.   Enemy Explode Mine  Shelling  Reliefs  Reorganisation  On the March    In Action  Losses  Orders  Working Party 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, 12th of July 1915. Corporal Job Allen. Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Private George Edwin Allison. Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Cpl. John Bellringer. 1/5th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. L/Cpl. Michael Boyne. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Percy Clegg. 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment Sapr. William Cunningham. 1st/1st Bn. (Lowland) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. David Fowler. 1/5th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Gilmour. 1/5th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Cpl. Ernest W. Gout. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. William Hopkinson. 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Gilbert Eliot "Gib" Meikle. 5th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Lt. William Henry Mill. 1/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. John Richardson Murray. 1/4th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Greenhood Salter. 10th Battalion Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. David Sharp. 6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. David Sharp. 6th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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