24th May 1916 On this day: Artillery Very Active   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Carency: Our artillery was very active throughout the day carrying out a slow bombardment of the enemy front and support lines. Enemy artillery replied with 5.9 inch rounds about battery positions. There was no infantry attack at all. The C236 Battery received a direct hit on the Sergeants Dug out, killing three Sergeants and wounding 2/Lt Green and one other Sergeant. Details of the three sergeants killed are unrecorded. War Diaries 527 Field Company RE - Arras sector Field Works.   Arras 24th May 1916. 527th (2nd Durham) Field Company, Royal Engineers. 5th Division. Activity: One NCO admitted to hospital. Field work in progress. No.1 Section. Trench 102 Erecting trench shelter. No.2 Section. Bogey Avenue A28d.7.5 Enlarging existing mined shelter. No.3 Section. Thursday Avenue G10a.4.6 Mining bomb proof grenade store. No.4 Section New Street G6c 4.9 Extending existing mined shelter St. Catherine G14b.4.4 Erecting tubular steel shelter. Observatory Redoubt G56.1.1 Repairing damaged shelter. Work party: Royal Army Medical Corps. Sunday Avenue G56.3.8 Mining regimental aid post Friday Avenue A28d.5.7 Mining regimental aid post Work party: Cyclist Detachment. Thursday Avenue G4b Cleaning communication trench and improving support line trenches War Diaries  Explosives  Empire Day  Divisional Reserve  On the March  On the Move  On the Move  On the Move On the March   At 1pm 18th DLI marched out of Colincamps and entered hutments in Warnimont Wood, Bus Les Artois. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Medical Inspections  Resting  Training  A Quiet Time  Review  Wounded While Working  Trench visit    Wet  Orders  Quiet  Orders  Orders  Working Parties  Steady Rain  Reliefs  At Rest  Attacks  Trench Work  Reliefs  Training  Working Parties  Retaliation  On the Move  Reliefs  Drills and Training  Parties for raid detailed  Working Parties 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, 24th of May 1916. Pte. George Alfred Balls. 11th Battalion Essex Regiment 2nd Lt. Lewis George Bates. 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Charles Bladon. 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Adzhead Fairhurst. 39th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Pte. John Noble Steel. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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