15th October 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers on the march   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers marched south from Bethune to return to The Somme sector. They spent the night at Dieval.  On the March  Church Parade  Routine and conference  Work Continues  Artillery Active  Into Position  Under Shellfire  Test Firing  Gunners Killed  Training & Working Parties  Working Party  Trench Recce  Reliefs  Enemy Fairly Active  Shelling  Factory Life  Working Parties  Reliefs Complete  Church Parade  Quiet  On the March  Exercise  German Trenches "Knocked About"  Sniping  Move  Musketry  Conference  Sunday  Working Parties  Patrols Examine Wire  Visit  Confirmation of Orders  Orders from Brigade  Commencing today the Battalion supplies a daily work party of 30 men for work under the Town Mayor  Pilot wounded  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Orders  Holy Communion  Day Quiet  Releifs Completed 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, 15th of October 1916. Pte David Andrews. Suffolk Regement 7th Battalion Read their Story. Sgt. Reginald Bailey. 17th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Robert Bell. 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Private Herbert Dennison. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Jack Dent. 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Charles Eyles. 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Read their Story. Pte. George Alfred John Flack. 11th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. A/Sgt. Herbert Game. 11th Service Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Goundry. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Hodson. 13th Btn. Kings (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. Gnr. Robert Nuttall. 149th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. John William Patton. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Fredrick Pynn. 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. James William Sneller. 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte. Francis Joseph Troddan. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Henry Thomas Wakeford. 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Btn. Sherwood Foresters Pte. Ernest Ward. 11th Battalion. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William James Youngs. 11th Btn. Essex Regiment Add a name to this list.

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