26th October 1914 On this day: Major Dawnay takes command of 2nd Life Guards   2nd Life Guards are at Zillebeke. Major Dawnay took command of the regiment, Major Prince Alexander of Teck having been ordered to report to General Headquarters for special duty. A quiet morning in bivouac and billets, received orders at 1 pm then the Brigade was ready to move from Klein Zillebeke at 2 pm when are orders issued for a dismounted attack on Kortewilde, with 2nd Life Guards in reserve. The order was cancelled at 2.30 pm owing to 7th Division, just to the north of 7th Cav Brigade being rather pressed, the regiment was then ordered to [illegible] to occupy a back position in case the 6th Cav Brigade was forced to retire by the falling back of 7th Div. At 5.30 pm after beginning to dig in the back position, the regiment was ordered to return to last night’s billets and to send one squadron to relieve a squadron of the Royal Horse Guards near Zandvoorde. War Diary  HMS Plassy sails Ongoing Action   E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA Wytschette with 5th Cavalry Brigade. Same as before except supported counter attack on enemy's position. Lent two guns to D Battery which had only one left. One man killed. Back in billets at 1900 leaving section out. Fired about 200 rounds. war diaries  Regrouping and Training  1st East Lancs in trenches  1st North Staffs ready to Move  Under Fire  Under Heavy Bombardment  Grooming    Minutes of Committee Meeting Cocken Hall October 26th 1914 Present: - Lord Durham, Lord Southampton, A.F. Pease, Major Tristram, Capt. Lowe, Colonel Bowes, Colonel Burdon. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Colonel Burdon reported that the transfer of the 23 men returned to Stockton had been satisfactorily effected; and they had now been removed from the strength of the County Battalion. It was noted that six huts had been completed and were occupied; three completed, but unoccupied; and the remainder - with one exception, under construction. The foundations for the Recreation Room had been laid. The Parade state today was 1004. A Company 243 B Company 239 C Company 270 D Company 252 Total 1004 Major Tristram reported that the War Office Establishment of Officers had been as follows: - 1 Lieut. Colonel 3 Majors 6 Captains *6 Lieutenants 12 Second Lieutenants 1 Adjutant 1 Quartermaster *1 Lieutenant for details at base The question of the bath house, combining bath and drying house, was considered; and it was decided that an amended plan was decided upon should be made. It was decided to carry out the additional lighting of the huts with our own staff, as we had in the ranks men perfectly capable of doing it. The name of Mr Griffith Jones was added to the list of Officers with rank as Captain, second in Command of the Company. The names of other members of the Durham U.T.C. were considered; and it was decided to offer commissions to at least two of them, if they were found suitable. Rowland Burdon Durham at War Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. http://dcc-live-s3.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/D_CG-5_194-County-Battalion_transcript.pdf  Under Fire  In Action  On the March  Under Fire  Relief  In Action  German front quiet  Heavy Shelling  Shelling  Working Parties  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Pressure  Route March  Trenches  Germans Repulsed  On the Move  Working parties  Orders received  In Action  Quiet  Forced Back  Wounded Arrive 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, 26th of October 1914. Pte. Charles William Bailey. 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards Read their Story. Able Sea. William Bird. HMS Challenger Read their Story. CSM. Thomas Henry Bowley. 2nd Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Dudley Clayton. 1st Btn Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte Cornelius Collind. 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Robert Douglas. 2nd Btn. Borders Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Noah Flippance. A Coy, 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Edward Johnson. 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Christopher Edward Jones. 2nd Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Lyons. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Walter Mirfin. 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. H. Osmond. HMS Albion Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Francis Payne. 1st Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Frank Preston. 2nd Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. David Robinson. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. John McIntosh Spies. 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Bernard Sullivan. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Drmr. Edwin Percy Watson. 4th Btn. Royal Fusillers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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