22nd September 1917 On this day:  Admissions  Patrols    SM U-157 Type U 151 Shipyard Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg Ordered 29 Nov 1916 Launched 23 May 1917 Commissioned 22 Sep 1917 Commanders. 22 Sep 1917 - 20 Jul 1918 Max Valentiner. 21 Jul 1918 - 30 Nov 1918 Ortwin Rave Career 2 patrols. 22 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla Successes 15 ships sunk with a total of 15,905 tons. 26 Dec 1917 U 157 Max Valentiner Lidia 302 pt 7 Jan 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Oued Sebou 1,540 fr 10 Jan 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Hulda Maersk 1,566 da 11 Jan 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Norefos 1,788 nw 17 Feb 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Estrella Da Bissao 129 pt 20 Feb 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Kithira 2,240 gr 14 Mar 1918 U 157 Max Valentiner Arpillao 2,768 sp 4 Aug 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Remonstrant 1,073 nw 4 Aug 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Don 1,145 nw 9 Aug 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Orkney 291 da 15 Aug 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Kalps 284 ru 27 Aug 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Gloria 120 pt 18 Sep 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Ledaal 2,257 nw 22 Sep 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Gaia 278 pt 8 Oct 1918 U 157 Ortwin Rave Hawanee 124 br Fate 11 Nov 1918 - Interned at Trondheim, Norway. Surrendered to France on 8 Feb, 1919. Broken up at Brest during July 1921. There was another U 157 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Jun 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Sep 1941. John Doran  Inspections and Gymkhana  Snipers Active & Heavy Shelling    On the Move    IN SUPPORT ARLEUX SECTOR Weather: chilly in early morning, later turning very fine & sunny. One other rank wounded (shell) whilst working on Plane Dump. Artillery on both sides more active in late afternoon. Nothing of any importance to relate. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Preparations for Attack  On the Move  On the Move  Reliefs  Bath Time  Unloading trains  In the Trenches  Reliefs Complete  Inspection  Shelling  Reliefs  Reliefs   Havrincourt Shelled  Artillery Active  Intelligence  Intelligence  Shelling  Shelling  Working Parties  Training  Withdrawing  On the Move  Quiet night  Cleaning up  Standing To  Reliefs  Battalion detrained at Aubigny  Shooting on Range  Musketry  Preparing for trenches.  Operational Orders  Operational Orders  March Table  Tanks from Wailly 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, 22nd of September 1917. Pte. John W. Andrews. 23rd Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Vivian Alfred Barton. C Battery, 162nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Edward Albert Beer. 298th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. Henry Berry. 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Adam Borrett. 32nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Hilary Charles. 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. Hilary Charles. 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. John Haiden Cutts. 2nd/10th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Fred Davies. 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Gaskell. 1st Btn. B Coy. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John William Good. 2nd Btn. C Coy. Durham Light Infantry Pte. William Paterson Halliday. 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Stuart Hargreaves. 4th Battalion King's Regiment (Liverpool) Pte C E Jarvis. 7th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Rfn. David Leek. 12th (Service) Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Pte. William Marsh. 10th (Liverpool Scottish) Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. Pte. Patrick McCabe. 18th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. James Nash. MM 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Makin Sale. 206th Coy Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Richard Willard. 32nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Richard Willard. 32nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Richard Willard. 32nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Thomas Wright. 46th Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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