ragnorak72 Posted 26 May , 2008 Share Posted 26 May , 2008 Hi, I was wondering if anyone had the War Diary for the the 7th Btn Royal Irish Fusiliers or if anyone could tell me what the Btn was doing on 7th June 1917? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 27 May , 2008 Share Posted 27 May , 2008 Ragnorak This was the Battle of Messines and the mines went bang ! According to the Long Long Trail the 16th Irish Division, of which 7RIF was a member of 49 Brigade,is down as capturing Wytschaete on the 7 June 1917. I can't access the Catalogue at Kew for the moment but you can get the War Diary ref from there,in the WO95 series,and can download a small portion of 10 pages for a fee of 8.50. That could equate to the whole of June 1917 ! Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnorak72 Posted 27 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 27 May , 2008 Ragnorak This was the Battle of Messines and the mines went bang ! According to the Long Long Trail the 16th Irish Division, of which 7RIF was a member of 49 Brigade,is down as capturing Wytschaete on the 7 June 1917. I can't access the Catalogue at Kew for the moment but you can get the War Diary ref from there,in the WO95 series,and can download a small portion of 10 pages for a fee of 8.50. That could equate to the whole of June 1917 ! Sotonmate Thanks for the info. I'll have to visit the National Archives site. I haven't been at the site for ages as to be honest the last time I did visit it, I thought it was rubish and couldn't access any information on-line. Hopefully it has improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zumfan Posted 27 May , 2008 Share Posted 27 May , 2008 Thanks for the info. I'll have to visit the National Archives site. I haven't been at the site for ages as to be honest the last time I did visit it, I thought it was rubish and couldn't access any information on-line. Hopefully it has improved. Funny you should say that. I spent last Thursday at NA, and thought it was like wading through treacle. By the end of the day, you're an expert! But it takes forever to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shaw Posted 27 May , 2008 Share Posted 27 May , 2008 Extract from 7th Bn Diary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnorak72 Posted 28 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 28 May , 2008 Extract from 7th Bn Diary Thanks very much Andy. Thats the info I was after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird of Camster Posted 16 July , 2023 Share Posted 16 July , 2023 (edited) Hope it’s ok if I jump on this thread…. Can anyone tell me what the 7th were up to on the 10th April 1916? They appear to have had 4 killed on this day, 3 of which have graves. But this chap doesn’t? Curious to know if the war diary gives any hint as to what happened to him? His death also wasn’t formally acknowledged until a year later? Edited 16 July , 2023 by Laird of Camster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 16 July , 2023 Admin Share Posted 16 July , 2023 War diary here, free to download after registration, also free. PS, should you require a photo, I may be able to oblige in a couple of weeks. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352886 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird of Camster Posted 16 July , 2023 Share Posted 16 July , 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: War diary here, free to download after registration, also free. PS, should you require a photo, I may be able to oblige in a couple of weeks. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352886 Thanks Michelle. I wasn’t aware you could download them for free!!! Have read the entry for the 10th April 1916. Makes no mention of losing 4 chaps!! It actually says marched to brigade reserve without anything untoward happening????!!!!! Edited 16 July , 2023 by Laird of Camster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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