21st October 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberland Fusiliers march south   The 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers march to Harponville.  Reliefs Engineers join Infantry near Mouquet Farm   Regina Trench Expected to be the last big battle before 106th Coy Engineers go on leave. All waiting at Mouquet Farm before joining the infantry, 12 Noon the guns started and the men went over taking the Germans by surprise. 12.15 the Germans ran back passed the Engineers. At 6.30pm the Engineers worked up to the infantry and joined them expecting a counter attack, the position was consolidated.  Routine and reinforcements  Mine Blown  Brigade Ceremonial Parade  Appalling Conditions  Air Raid    18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry moved from billets in St Leger to relieve 12th East Yorks as left Support in Left Sub-sector Hebuterne. Battalion in billets & bivouacs at Sailly Au Bois. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  On the March  On the Move  Reliefs  Enemy Shelling  Concert  Wounded Arrive  On the March  Intelligence  Working Parties and Training  Artillery Active  Training  On the March  Training  A Sap Causes Anxiety  Enemy Aircraft  On the Move  Enemy Aeroplanes Heard?  Orders  Order of Relief Table  Reliefs  Practice attack  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Pilot wounded  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Return  Working parties  Bn Attacks  Operation Orders  Relieved 11th A. & S.H.  Working parties  Artillery Active 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, 21st of October 1916. Able Seaman Ernest Stephen Ayres. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Rfm. Arthur Barker. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte Charles Henry Calton. 2nd/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte George Edward Gillbanks. 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. David Harradine. 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Amos Knowles. 116th Coy Machine Gun Corps Pte. George Edward Prescott. 10th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Anthony Reid. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Reynolds. 8th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Pte. Alfred Rush. 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Scarborough. 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Pte William Simm. 15th Btn Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. John Lister Thomas. 8th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Thorpe. 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Rflmn. Thomas William Wilkinson. 12th (Rangers) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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