28th April 1917 On this day:  Reliefs Appointments   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report Captain R A Corsan MC A236 Battery went to command C102 Battery in action vice Major Britten killed. (Major Charles Wells Britten aged 30 was killed on the 26th April 1917 and is buried at Bedford House Cemetery). War Diaries  trench improvements 48th Field Ambulance at Souchez   48th Field Ambulance are at Souchez in France.  Inspections  Ordered to Duty    B.27a&c. 12.noon. Orders were received that the Battalion was to cease work on the light railway and was attached to 63rd Div. The Battalion to rendezvous as soon as possible in fighting order in trenches at B.27 a&c 3.15pm. Battalion left camp and was in position by 5.15pm. 6 casualties. 11.0pm. A Co with Capt VIBART 63rd Div G. left to take our position on HILL 80 near GARVELLE. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Half Holiday  Training  Defensive Positions  Recce  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Attack Made  Gift Appreciated  Training  Guy Farm Bombarded    Training  Reliefs  Reliefs  Working Parties  Reliefs  Inspection and working parties  Rest and Training  Stand to  At Camblain L'Abbe.  Enemy shelled neighbourhood of Swan Chateau  Work  Operational Order  Relieved by 1st London Regt. 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, 28th of April 1917. Private George Atkin Agar. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Frank Andrews. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Christopher George Annetts. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Antrobus. 1st Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Able Seaman Robert Archer. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Petty Officer John Armstrong. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Private George Ash. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Private Aslett. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. George Ballantyne. 2nd Btn Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Albert Bartrup. 10th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Robert Batchelor. 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry Capt. Robert Fleming Bell. 25th Bn. Canadian Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Boulton. 13th Battalion Essex Regiment Pte. Sidney Victor Broadbear. 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regt. Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Brown. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Brown. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Matthew Brown. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Bennet Leopold Burgess. 13th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frank Rome "Charlie" Clark. C.Coy.17th(1st Football)Btn. Middlesex Regiment Sgt. Ernest James Coleman. 63rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. Albert Edward Cozens. 13th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Sgt. William Curran. 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Rupert Joseph "Rubes" Daniells. 13th Btn. Essex Regiment 2nd. Lt. Norman Brabazon Dick. 17th(1st Football)Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Duffy. 22nd Tyneside Scottish Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Harry Ellis. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. CSM. Arthur Errington. 25th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Farmer. 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Fenwick. 27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Septimus Foster. 2/6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Bmbdr. William Gaunt. 7th Division Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Goreham. 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Leonard Grimley. 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. John Halfpenny. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Harlow. 13th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Hart. 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Cpl. John Hinds. 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Fenwick Holloway. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Hutchinson. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Pte. William Henry Jolley. 13th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Kane. 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Laidlaw. 15th Btn. Royal Scots Lothian Regiment 2nd Lt. John Eliott Lavender. 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Stephen Lee. 13th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. L/Cpl. Allassan Mamprusi. Gold Coast Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Sam Metcalfe. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Sam Metcalfe. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Temp 2nd Lt. Cyril Arnell Newman. 9th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Sgt. Andrew O'Neill. 24th (1st Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Alf E. ONiell. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Alfred Thomas Porter. 17th Btn. Royal Fusillers Pte. Thomas Pyke. 27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Horace Victor Race. 2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Hugh Scott. 25th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Mark Scott. 25th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Mark Scott. 25th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Francis George Simmons. 6th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Pte. Frank Smelt. 17th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Pte. William Stone. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Norman Crabtree Studley. 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Tilney. 15th Battalion Royal Scots L/Cpl. Bernard Timmins. 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Ernest Frank Trim. 8th Btn Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Oliver Twigg. 9th Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alick Ware. 10th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Lt. Thomas Harry Warwick. 9th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Harold "Ted" Watts. 4th Div. Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Henry Westcott. 25th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Wood. 24th (1st Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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