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WAR DIARY FOR NOVEMBER 1916 1-11 Nov 1916 - Sarton Waiting for favourable weather for offensive operations. 12 Nov 1916 - Louvencourt Marched to LOUVENCOURT 13 Nov 1916 - Mailly-Maillet Marched to BERTRANCOURT at 3 p.m. Marched to MAILLY-MAILLET at 9 p.m. 14 Nov 1916 At 2 a.m. marched to position of assembly in TOURNAI TRENCH near MAILLY-MAILLET. Went forward to attack FRANKFORT TRENCH at midday. 15 Nov 1916 Attacked MUNICH TRENCH with rest of the 112th Bde. 4 officers killed. 16 Nov 1916 Entrenched near WAGGON ROAD. 17 Nov 1916 - Englebelmer Marched from WAGGON ROAD to MAILLY-MAILLET, arriving at 6.30 a.m. Marched to ENGLEBELMER 18 Nov 1916 - cutting between Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre and Hamel [now Ancre British Cemetery?] Left ENGLEBELMER at 8 a.m. for a cutting between HAMEL & BEAUCOURT. 19 Nov 1916 Remained in the cutting & found carrying parties for the 111th & 63rd Bdes. 20-21 Nov 1916 - between Beaumont-Hamel and Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre To front line trenches between BEAUMONT HAMEL & BEAUCOURT. 22 Nov 1916 - Quarry near Beaumont-Hamel station Withdrew to quarry in STATION ROAD (shelters). 23 Nov 1916 100 men under Capt. Peach assisted 10th L.N.Lancs.Regt in an attack on the TRIANGLE at the southern end of MUNICH & FRANKFORT TRENCH. 24-25 Nov 1916 Remained in quarry in STATION ROAD. 26 Nov 1916 - Mailly-Maillet Marched to MAILLY-MAILLET at 7 a.m. 27 Nov 1916 - Acheux-en-Amienois Marched to ACHEUX Wood. 30 Nov 1916 - Rubempre Marched to RUBEMPRE

1-30 Nov 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, deaths, woods, Louvencourt, Bertrancourt, Mailly-Maillet, Beaumont-Hamel, Hamel, Beaucourt-sur-Ancre, Mailly-Maillet Tournai Trench, Frankfort Trench [Somme], Beaumont-Hamel Triangle, Munich Trench [Somme], Waggon Road [Somme], Englebelmer, Beaumont-Hamel Station Road, Rubempre, Acheux-en-Amienois