20th June 1917 On this day:  Bombing Raids  Routine and Pioneers Works in front line    TRENCHES GAVRELLE SECTOR Fine and hot uneventful day. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Orders to Move  Relief  Reliefs  Training  Out of the Line  Happy Birthday  Reliefs  Reliefs Complete  Move  Patients  On the March  On the Move  Two Balloons Downed      Reliefs  In Billets  To the Red Line  Diary  Table B.O.O.130.  Operational Order 129  Operational Order 130  Digging trenches  Enemy Reply Feeble  Physical training and running drill.  Barrage  Relieved on the night of the 20th/21st by 15th Warwicks.  The Battalion remained in the Old French Trench  Raid  Heavy Shelling  Company Training  Operational Orders  Administrative Orders  Training carried out 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, 20th of June 1917. Able Seaman Arnold. H.M.S. Vienna Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Attwell. 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Owen Hanson. 107th Bgd. HQ. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Bertie George Middleton. HMS Salvia Pte. Ernest Frederick Shiner. 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Pte Oswald Skeen. 21st (Tyneside) Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Aquila Lund Slater. 2nd Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Talbot. 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte James Talbot. 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Thomas Thornton. 3rd Durham Fort Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. John Walker. 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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