30th November 1915 On this day: 14th DLI defend Potijze   By the end of the November 1915 the 14th DLI were firmly embedded in the 6th Division, and found themselves defending Potijze. During this time the battalion endured a gas attack near Wieltje. Casualties amongst the ranks amounted to 149 with a number of officers also being gassed and wounded. 16th Northumberland Fusilers on the march   16 Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers continue march along Amiens -Bapaume road, via Albert. B & C Coys to Dernancourt, A & D coys to Meaulte, three miles from the front line. records of the 16th (service) battalion northumberland fusiliers captain ch cooke mc, newcastle upon tyne 1923 Hostile Batteries Engaged   6th County of London Brigade RFA report twenty seven hostile batteries were engaged, of which thirteen ceased firing. An average of 140 rounds per battery were fired today. Capt P.A. Love, having reported from Base Details, was posted to the 6th London Ammunition Column to assume command. 14th DLI join 6th Division   Towards the end of November 1915 the 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry transferred to 18th brigade of the 6th Division. The brigade consisted of, 1st Btn, the West Yorkshires. 1st Btn, the East Yorkshires. 11th (Service) Btn, the Essex. 2nd Btn, the Sherwood Foresters. 2nd Btn, the Durham Light Infantry. 14th (Service) Btn, the Durham Light Infantry 1/16th (County of London) Btn, the London Regiment. 18th Brigade Machine Gun Company. 18th Trench Mortar Battery. By the end of the November 1915 the 14th. were firmly embedded in the 6th Division, and found themselves defending Potijze.   Dig Trenches Half of Sheffield City Battalion complete musketry course   With the musketry course at Larkhill completed, the Sheffield City Battalion marched to Hurcott Camp. Sheffield City Battalion - Ralph Gibson & Paul Oldfield  Very bad arrangements  A Barn with some Company  Congratulations  5th Lincs Relieved by 4th Leics  Enemy Mortars Active If Starvation Comes   The special correspondent of the Standard in Switzerland says: "The tenth issue of the German War Essays (Deutsche Kriegs-Schriften), published by Messrs. A. Marcus and E. Weber, of Bonn, is a brochure Dr. Heinz Pothoff, entitled "Volk oder Staat," and it contains a noteworthy chapter, headed "The war of nations requires a more severe method of warfare," from which the following is extracted: "Can anyone doubt that the German General Staff will hesitate to employ extreme measures if Germany is ever on the verge of real starvation? Can it be doubted that our General Staff will do anything rather than allow the victorious German armies called home from France and Russia and Belgium owing to the lack of food? Will it not adopt the most severe measures rather than submit to peace dictated by starvation? Such reprisals are within our reach. If necessary, we must expel all the inhabitants from the territories which our armies have occupied and drive them into the enemies' lines. If necessary, we must kill the hundreds of thousands of prisoners who are now consuming our supplies. That would frightful. But it would be inevitable if there were no other way of holding out." Dr. Heinz Pothoff, the author of this supremely infamous proposal, is the recognised leader of the Progressive People's party in the Rhineland, and he was a prominent Radical member of the Reichstag from 1905 to 1912." Nottingham Evening Post 30th November 1915.  Change of Commander  Blizzard  Survivors Inspected  Reliefs  Football  Practice Attack  Refitting  Brigade Support  Training scheme  Cleaning up  Artillery Equipped  Casualties  Reliefs    Reliefs  Training  Quiet  Training  Ulster Division Artillery Detrains  Patrol  Wet Weather  Working Parties  Instruction  Reliefs  In Reserve  Baths  On the March  Training  Reliefs  Route March  Grenade Attack Successful  Reliefs  On the Move  Snipers  Orders Received  Floods  Preparing to move to Vaudricourt.  Repairs under gunfire  Training  Construction 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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