13th July 1916 On this day: Daily Battery Activity 236th London Brigad   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery are at Aix-Noulette. Batteries carried out strafes on road, dump etc. B236 Battery fired 26 rounds on ---- de HIR---LLE obtaining several hits. Trench Mortars cut wire from 1430 to 1800 covered by fire from 18 pounders. War Diaries 8th East Yorks in action   The 8th East Yorks Regt. left Carnoy at 21.20hrs marching past Montauban at 22.10hrs reaching their place of deployment at 02.00hrs (exact location not recorded). Upon cessation of artillery bombardment of the enemy an assault was launched against the enemy. They encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire from at least 7 machine guns. It was impossible to make ground because of the "very lights" sent up and those untouched by enemy fire took cover in shell holes. Colonel B.I.Way and 2nd Lt.R Longtaff retired for the place of assembly under a bank, the men dug themselves in. Colonel Way had been wounded in the arm and leg, he was subsequently relieved by Major Brewis. at 06.45hrs. By now our machine guns had been mounted and Stokes mortars were in use. At 07.00hrs men from the Royal Scots Fusiliers joined the unit. At 07.40 "Whizz banging" started and at 07.45hrs Lieutenant Hext, Royal Field Artillery, reported that Bezentin was in possession of the 9th Brigade and he was forming his men up in order to bomb inwards. At 07.50 Major Brewis ordered two guns of the machine gun company to take up position behind covering the right flank,and placed lieutenant Newbiggin of the Royal Scots of the extreme right. Intelligence was that Royal Scots Fusiliers were going to attack the right flank of their objective. A patrol was sent out by order of the 8th Bde, from the right flank up to the wire to see if any of our men were in the enemy's trenches, and holding their own. At 08.40hrs. Colonel Forbes, commanding 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers arrived with reinforcements and took over command.09.00hrs. Instructions received from Brigade to send out patrol with the same orders as 08.00hrs. 09.30hrs. both patrols reported having been up to the wire and were certain that the enemy's front line was strongly held. They could hear none of our men in the trench. 09.45 hrs Stokes guns fired several rounds. At 10.15hrs Another patrol reported having been up to the wire and confirmed the previous report that the enemy front line was being strongly held (there is an alteration at this point where the phrase "But they heard no sounds of heavy fighting inside the trenches" to " (and they heard sounds of heavy fighting inside the trenches). This information was passed to Colonel Forbes who was in command. At 10.20hrs Colonel Forbes sent for Major Brewis (E. Yorks. R) and it was decided to send all available bombers supported by two platoons of Royal Scots Fusiliers, guided by the patrol of E. Yorks. Regt., to try and join (the words "Heavy fighting" are crossed out here) on the right flank. 10.30hrs. Message from "Spring" stating "Bombing is to start from Bazentin"  Sounds Heard  Ongoing moves  On the Move  Reinforcements Urgently Required  Troops on the move  New Arrivals  Gun Drill  At Rest  Reliefs  Recce  Inspection  Trench Raid  Reorganisation  Attack Made  Working Parties  Training  Working Parties  Reliefs  Reliefs    Working Parties  To Tilques  Attack Made  Holidays to be Suspended  On the March  In Position  Inspection  Reliefs  In Support  Sickness  Training  Exchange of Fire  Arriving in Northern France  Course  Party  Trench Raid  Readiness to Move  Attack  Brigade Bombing school opened.  Address  The attack is to take place tonight  In Billets  On the March  Large numbers of shells were thrown in to Glasgow Redoubt & trench 99  On the March  Re-equipping  Very Busy  Lewis Guns  Reliefs  Operational Order  Reconoitered trenches in Hulloch Section  Relief Table  March Table  In the trenches 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, 13th of July 1916. Pte. John Thomas Collins. 6th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. John Thomas Collins. 6th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Alfred Daly. 13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Pte. John Galley. 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Pte. S. Grant. 13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Horace Henry Griffiths. 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Hagan. 7th Battalion West Riding Regiment Read their Story. Seacunny Abdul Haq. Read their Story. L/Cpl. William James Hardy. 17th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Kay. 13th Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. Pte Patrick Lavey. 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Gnr. Ralph Makin. 32nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Gnr. Ralph Makin. 32nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Richard Bertram Middleton. 9th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Charles Spencer Minch. 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte. Samuel Nicholson. 7th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. David Robertson. 9th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William George Scutt. 8th Btn., D Coy. Royal Sussex Regiment L/Cpl. Alfred Richard Spinks. DCM 2nd Batallion South Wales Borderers Pte. Walter Thompson. 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Townsley. 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Read their Story. Pte. Thomas White. 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Willaims. 13th (2nd Rhondda) Btn. Welsh Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Willis. 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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