26th September 1916 On this day: 16th Northumberlands take over support line   The 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers leave Beuvry to occupy the support line in the Cuinchy sector, taking over from 2nd btn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Where they manned keeps and provided working parties for the Royal Engineers. Uneventful Day   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Mametz Wood. More or less uneventful day on our front. The Canadian Corps on our left captured Thiepval and 1500 prisoners. Batteries assisted by an intense bombardment at 1235 for a few minutes on the hostile trenches. At about 1900 D236 Battery was again shelled. 2/Lt Stephenson being wounded with one man killed and five others wounded. Major Pollard was slightly wounded in the hand but remained at duty. At 2330 1st Division assaulted hostile trench in M29 but failed chiefly owing to losing their way. War Diaries  Squadron Move  Water Cleared  Combles Captured  Prisoners Taken Reliefs   18th DLI are at Windy Corner in the Givenchy Sector and report in their war diary: "Quiet fine morning. Some artillery activity to the South in morning beginning about 8.0am. 18 West Yorks relieved 18 DLI in afternoon completing 16.55. No casualties. 18 DLI less A Coy. which remained in village line returned to Brigade Reserve Billets in Gorre." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  In Support  Attack Made  Under Fire  Reliefs Completed  Gas Alert  Trench Raid  On the Move  An Officer Added to Strength  Training  Artillery Active  Under Shellfire  In Action  Training  Trench Work            Reliefs  German Officer Hit?  Reliefs  In Action  Orders  Trench Raid  Prisoners Taken  Some Shelling  Defence Work  In the Trenches  On the Move  On the attack  Diary  Map Symbols  Captured German Map  Reliefs  Consolidating Crater  Military Medal awards  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft Lost  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged Orders Received   Orders received from 55th. Brigade said 7th Battalion Buffs must be ready to move any time within an hour after 1 p.m. Orders received from Brigade at 12.50 p.m. said Battalion to be clear of Hedauville by 1.30 p.m. or as soon after as possible and move to open ground about W 8 central. Battalion moved at 1.35 p.m. and reached ground at 3.30 p.m. where they bivouacked for the night. Major Monier-Williams went to Brigade as Liaison Officer at 12.30 p.m. Verbal orders received from Brigade by Major Monier-Williams that the Battalion was to move to dug outs at Crucifix Corner W.11 d 85 and be there by 7 a.m. 1st line Transport and personnel to remain at W.8 central. 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  At 1700 hours we left the trenches and marched back to Arrow Head Copse where we had tea and then on to camp at Oxford Copse.  Open warfare tactics  On the Move  Tactical Schemes  Award  Trench Work 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 September 1916. Pte. Harold Romilly Garnault Agassiz. 15th Btn. Read their Story. Commander Thomas Roland Agassiz. H.M. Yacht Conqueror II. Read their Story. Pte John Walter Allen. 11th Btn London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Martin Allen. South Irish Horse Household Cavalry Read their Story. Ordinary Telegraphist Joseph Irvine Arthur. H.M. Yacht Conqueror II. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Herbert Backley. 8th Battalion, "Y" Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Leonard Reynolds Bard. 11th Battalion Essex Regiment Pte. Ronald William Bellew. 14th Battalion Royal Montreal Regiment Read their Story. A/Cpl Thomas William Charlton. 6th Batallion Border Regiment William Crane. 6th Btn. The London Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. William Alfred Fosbury. 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Pte. Walter Freeman. 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Pte. Stephen Thomas Freeth. 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Hadlames. 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas William Hewish. 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Lewis John Horsfield. 9th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers Pte. Vincent Machin Jackson. 6th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Pte. John Sydney Christmas Jolly. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment Pte. James Kelly. 6th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Sgt. Harry Edwin Julian Lang. 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Liley. 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Notts and Derby Reg. Pte. Alan Barrington Marris. 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. John Herbert Mayhew. 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. George Henry Mears. 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Pte Frank Moore. 1st Bn Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Pte. Bertram Pierrepont. 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters L/Cpl. Albert Ernest Priest. 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Richardson. 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. 2/Lt. Douglas Forbes Robertson. 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. Edward Rowan. 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Thomas Stickley. 11th Btn. "B" Coy. Royal Fusiliers RSM. Arthur Stratton. 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William James Whatley. 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Henry Wilkinson. 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Fus Stanley Young. 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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