17th May 1917 On this day:  Report Appointments   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Command of Group definitely handed over and all HQ staff now at Wagon Louex. War Diaries  Move of Work Party  Wet and Miserable  Bullecourt Taken    TRENCHES GAVRELLE SECTOR Fairly quiet day for this sector. Fine and mud drying quickly. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On Leave  On the March  Tragic Case  On the March  Quiet  Patrols  On the Move  On the March  Working Parties  On the March  Enemy Causes Little Damage    Quiet  Reliefs  Working Parties  Recce  Training  A Surprise Attack  Working Parties  Report  In the line. Conditions in Front Line very bad, especially right company.  On the March  Inter Platoon competition carried on.  Work  Division becomes G.H.Q. Reserve. 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, 17th of May 1917. FMN Llewellyn Arnold. HMS Derwent Pte. Thomas Conley. 1/8th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. William John Dempster. 12th Btn Cheshire Regiment Sgt. Patrick Egan. 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Peter Ellery. 128th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Foulger. 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. H. H. Garrod. 102nd Bde. D Bty Royal Field Artillery Pte. Charles Richard Humble. 2nd Btn. West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellingtons) Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Wilson Richardson. 14th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment L/Cpl. William Strahan. 4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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