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The Corner of Trench 12 Permissions and protection A Long Night CSI Flanders Finds Continuing Research Recording and conservation Onsite lab Respect and remembrance One of a million men The Funeral of Pte A. J. Mather Their name liveth forever more Roll of Honour Locals and visitors The Comines-Warneton Historical Society Grandparents and the war The Tourist Trail Conferences and Lectures Bradford Symposium on Battlefield Archaeology Martin Brown, The things they carried: artefacts, burials and identification. Part I Martin Brown, The things they carried: artefacts, burials and identification. Part II Rob Janaway, Challenges of Conservation & on-site processing of artefacts. Rod Scott, Much more than a hazard! Munitions in Archaeology. History The Outbreak of War The Christmas Truce Poets and Politians The Battle of Messines, 7th June 1917 Magnum Opus Planing Training Objectives Medical Support Behind the Lines The Men of the Allied Second Army Tunneling Companies 1st Australian Tunnelling Company 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company 250th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 171st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers Tank Corps 2nd Brigade, Tanks Corps (A and B Battalions) X Corps 23rd Division 68th Brigade 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusilers 11th Btn. Northumberland Fusilers 12th Durham Light Infantry 13th Durham Light Infantry 68th Machine Gun Company, MGC 68th Trench Mortar Battery 69th Brigade 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment 8th Btn. Green Howards 9th Btn. Green Howards 10th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment 69th Machine Gun Company, MGC 69th Trench Mortar Battery 70th Brigade 11th Btn. Sherwood Forresters 8th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Btn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment 9th Btn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment 70th Machine Gun Company, MGC 70th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 9th Btn. South Staffords 23rd Divsional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Bty, 102nd Bde RFA A,B,C and D Bty, 103rd Bde RFA V, X, Y and Z Trench Mortar Batteries, 23rd Div RA 23rd Division Royal Engineers 101st Field Company, Royal Engineers 102nd Field Company, Royal Engineers 128th Field Company, Royal Engineers 23rd Division Signals Service 23rd Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers Royal Army Medical Corps 69th Field Ambulance 70th Field Ambulance 71st Field Ambulance 23rd Divisional Ammunition Column 23rd Divisional Train 190th Company, Army Service Corps 191st Company, Army Service Corps 192 Company, Army Service Corps 193 Company, Army Service Corps 35th Mobile Veterinary Section, Army Veterinary Corps 47th (2nd London) Division T.F. 140th Brigade 1/6th Btn. London Regiment (City of London) 1/7th Btn. London Regiment (City of London) 1/8th Btn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1/15th Btn. London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) 140th Machine Gun Company, MGC 140th Trench Mortar Battery 141st Brigade 1/17th Btn. London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifes) 1/18th Btn. London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 1/19th Btn. London Regiment (St Pancras) 1/20th Btn. London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) 141st Machine Gun Company, MGC 141st Trench Mortar Battery 142nd Brigade 1/21st Btn. London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles) 1/22nd Btn. London Regiment (The Queen's) 1/23rd Btn. London Regiment (The Queen's) 1/24th Btn. London Regiment (The Queen's) 142nd Machine Gun Company, MGC 142nd Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 1/4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers 47th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 235th (London) Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 236th (London) Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 47th Div RA. 47th Division Royal Engineers 517th Field Company, Royal Engineers 518th Field Company, Royal Engineers 520th Field Company, Royal Engineers 47th Division Signals Service 47th Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 4th (London) Field Ambulance 5th (London) Field Ambulance 6th (London) Field Ambulance 47th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA 47th Divisional Train 455 Company, Army Service Corps 456 Company, Army Service Corps 457 Company, Army Service Corps 458 Company, Army Service Corps 2nd London Mobile Veterinary Section, AVC 41st Division (Southern and Home Counties) 122nd Brigade 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment 11th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment 18th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps 122nd Machine Gun Company, MGC 122nd Trench Mortar Battery 123rd Brigade 11th Btn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 10th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment 23rd Btn. Middlesex Regiment 20th Btn. Durham Light Infantry 123rd Machine Gun Company, MGC 123rd Trench Mortar Battery 124th Brigade 10th Btn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 26th Btn. Royal Fusiliers 32nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers 21st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps 124th Machine Gun Company, MGC 124th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 19th Btn. Middlesex Regiment 41st Divisional Troops Artilliery A,B,C and D Batteries 187th Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 190th Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 41st Div RA. 41st Division Royal Engineers 228th (Barnsley) Field Company, Royal Engineers 233rd (Ripon) Field Company, Royal Engineers 237th (Reading) Field Company, Royal Engineers 41st Division Signals Service 41st Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 138th Field Ambulance 139th Field Ambulance 104th Field Ambulance 41st Divisional Train 296 Company, Army Service Corps 297 Company, Army Service Corps 298 Company, Army Service Corps 299 Company, Army Service Corps 52nd Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 24th Division (Reserve Assault Division) 17th Brigade 8th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Btn. Royal Fusiliers 12th Btn. Royal Fusiliers 3rd Btn. The Rifle Brigade 17th Machine Gun Company, MGC 17th Trench Mortar Battery 72nd Brigade 8th Btn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regimentt 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment 8th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment 72nd Machine Gun Company, MGC 72nd Trench Mortar Battery 73rd Brigade 9th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment 73rd Machine Gun Company, MGC 73rd Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 12th Btn. Sherwood Forresters 24th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 106th Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 107th Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 24th Div RA. 24th Division Royal Engineers 103rd Field Company, Royal Engineers 104th Field Company, Royal Engineers 129th Field Company, Royal Engineers 24th Division Signals Service 24th Division Signal Company X Corps Royal Engineers 236th Company, Royal Engineers 567th (Devon) Company, Royal Engineers 568th (Devon) Company, Royal Engineers 573rd (Cornwall) Company, Royal Engineers Royal Army Medical Corps 69th Field Ambulance 70th Field Ambulance 71st Field Ambulance 24th Divisional Train 194 Company, Army Service Corps 195 Company, Army Service Corps 196 Company, Army Service Corps 197 Company, Army Service Corps 36th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC IX Corps 19th (Western) Division 56th Brigade 7th Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 7th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment 7th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 56th Machine Gun Company, MGC 56th Trench Mortar Battery 57th Brigade 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Btn. Gloucester Regiment 10th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment 57th Machine Gun Company, MGC 57th Trench Mortar Battery 58th Brigade 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment 9th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusliers 9th Btn. Welsh Regiment 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment 58th Machine Gun Company, MGC 58th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 5th Btn. South Wales Borderers 19th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 87th Bde, RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 88th Bde, RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 19th Div RA. 19th Division Royal Engineers 81st Field Company, Royal Engineers 82nd Field Company, Royal Engineers 94th Field Company, Royal Engineers 19th Division Signals Service 19th Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 57th Field Ambulance 58th Field Ambulance 59st Field Ambulance 36th Sanitary Section 19th Divisional Train 154, 155, 156 and 157 Companies 154 Company, Army Service Corps 155 Company, Army Service Corps 156 Company, Army Service Corps 157 Company, Army Service Corps 31st Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 16th (Irish) Division 47th Brigade 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment 6th Btn. Connaught Rangers 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers 47th Machine Gun Company, MGC 47th Trench Mortar Battery 48th Brigade 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers 48th Machine Gun Company, MGC 48th Trench Mortar Battery 49th Brigade 7th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7/8th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment 49th Machine Gun Company, MGC 49th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 11th Btn. Hampshire Regiment 16th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 177th Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 180th Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 16th Div RA. 16th Division Royal Engineers 155th Field Company, Royal Engineers 156th Field Company, Royal Engineers 157th Field Company, Royal Engineers 16th Division Signals Service 16th Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 111th Field Ambulance 112th Field Ambulance 113th Field Ambulance 16th Divisional Train 142 Company, Army Service Corps 143 Company, Army Service Corps 144 Company, Army Service Corps 145 Company, Army Service Corps 47th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 36th (Ulster) Division 107th Brigade 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (East Belfast Volunteers) 9th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (West Belfast Volunteers) 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (South Belfast Volunteers) 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) 107th Machine Gun Company, MGC 107th Trench Mortar Battery 108th Brigade 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (South Antrim Volunteers) 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (Mid Antrim Volunteers) 13th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (1st County Down Volunteers) 9th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (Armagh, Monaghan and Cavan Volunteers) 108th Machine Gun Company, MGC 108th Trench Mortar Battery 109th Brigade 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Tyrone Volunteers) 10th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Derry Volunteers) 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Donegal and Fermanagh Volunteers) 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizen Volunteers of Belfast) 109th Machine Gun Company, MGC 109th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (2nd County Down Volunteers) 36th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 153rd Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 173rd Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 36th Div RA. 36th Division Royal Engineers 121st Field Company, Royal Engineers 122nd Field Company, Royal Engineers 150th Field Company, Royal Engineers 36th Division Signals Service 36th Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 108th Field Ambulance 109th Field Ambulance 110th Field Ambulance 36th Divisional Train 251 Company, Army Service Corps 252 Company, Army Service Corps 253 Company, Army Service Corps 254 Company, Army Service Corps 48th Mobile Veterinary Section, AVC 11th (Northern) Division (Reserve Assault Division) 32nd Brigade 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Btn. (Green Howards) The Yorkshire Regiment 8th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment 6th Btn. Yorks & Lancs Regiment 32nd Machine Gun Company, MGC 32nd Trench Mortar Battery 33rd Brigade 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Btn. Border Regiment 7th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Btn. Sherwood Forresters 33rd Machine Gun Company, MGC 33rd Trench Mortar Battery 34th Brigade 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment 34th Machine Gun Company, MGC 34th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 6th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 58th Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 59th Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 11th Div RA. 11th Division Royal Engineers 67th Field Company, Royal Engineers 68th Field Company, Royal Engineers 86th Field Company, Royal Engineers 11th Division Signals Service 11th Division Signal Company IX Corps Royal Engineers 285th Company, Royal Engineers Royal Army Medical Corps 33rd Field Ambulance 34th Field Ambulance 35th Field Ambulance 11th Divisional Train 479 Company, Army Service Corps 480 Company, Army Service Corps 481 Company, Army Service Corps 482 Company, Army Service Corps 22nd Mobile Veterinary Section AVC II Anzac Corps 25th Division 7th Brigade 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment 7th Machine Gun Company, MGC 7th Trench Mortar Batter 74th Brigade 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Btn. Cheshire Regiment 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles 74th Machine Gun Company, MGC 74th Trench Mortar Battery 75th Brigade 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment 8th Btn. Border Regiment 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment 8th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment 75th Machine Gun Company, MGC 75th Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 6th Btn. South Wales Borderers 25th Divisional Troops Artillery A,B,C and D Batteries 110th Bde RFA A,B,C and D Batteries 112th Bde RFA V, X, Y, and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 25th Div RA. 25th Division Royal Engineers 105th Field Company, Royal Engineers 106th Field Company, Royal Engineers 130th Field Company, Royal Engineers 25th Division Signals Service 25th Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 75th Field Ambulance 76th Field Ambulance 77th Field Ambulance 25th Divisional Train 198 Company, Army Service Corps 199 Company, Army Service Corps 200 Company, Army Service Corps 201 Company, Army Service Corps 37th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC New Zealand Division 1st New Zealand Brigade 1st Auckland Btn. 1st Canterbury Btn. 1st Otago Btn. 1st Wellington Btn. 1st NZ Machine Gun Company 1st NZ Trench Mortar Battery 2nd New Zealand Brigade 2nd Auckland Btn. 2nd Canterbury Btn. 2nd Otago Btn. 2nd Wellington Btn. 2nd NZ Machine Gun Company 2nd NZ Trench Mortar Battery 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st NZ Rifle Btn. 2nd NZ Rifle Btn. 3rd NZ Rifle Btn. 4th NZ Rifle Btn. 3rd NZ Machine Gun Company 3rd NZ Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers New Zealand Pioneer Btn. New Zealand Divisional Troops Artillery 1st, 3rd, 7th and 15th Batteries, 1st Bde NZ Field Artillery 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Batteries, 3rd Bde NZ Field Artillery V, X, Y and Z Trench Mortar Batteries NZ Field Artillery New Zealand Division Royal Engineers 1st NZ Field Company, Royal Engineers 2nd NZ Field Company, Royal Engineers 3rd NZ Field Company, Royal Engineers 4th NZ Field Company, Royal Engineers New Zealand Division Signals Service NZ Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 1st NZ Field Ambulance 2nd NZ Field Ambulance 3rd NZ Field Ambulance New Zealand Divisional Train 749 Company NZ Army Service Corps 750 Company NZ Army Service Corps 751 Company NZ Army Service Corps 1048 Company NZ Army Service Corps NZ Mobile Veterinary Section, NZ AVC 3rd Australian Division 9th Australian Brigade 33rd Btn. 34th Btn. 35th Btn. 36th Btn. 9th Australian Machine Gun Company 9th Australian Trench Mortar Battery 207th Machine Gun Company, MGC 10th Australian Brigade 37th Btn. 38th Btn. 39th Btn. 40th Btn. 10th Australian Machine Gun Company 10th Australian Trench Mortar Battery 11th Australian Brigade 41st Btn. 42nd Btn. 43rd Btn. 44th Btn. 11th Australian Machine Gun Company 11th Australian Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 3rd Australian Pioneer Bn. 3rd Australian Divisional Troops Artillery 7th Bde Australian Field Artillery 25th Battery 26th Battery 27th Battery 107th Battery 8th Bde Australian Field Artillery 29th Battery 30th Battery 31st Battery 108th Battery V, X, Y and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 3rd Div Australian Field Artillery 3rd Australian Division Royal Engineers 9th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 10th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 11th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 3rd Australian Division Signals Service 3rd Australian Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 9th Australian Field Ambulance 10th Australian Field Ambulance 11th Australian Field Ambulance 3rd Sanitary Section 3rd Salvage Company 3rd Division Train 22nd Company, Australian Army Service Corps 23rd Company, Australian Army Service Corps 24th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 25th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 3rd Division Supply Column 3rd Division Ammunition Sub Park 3rd Mobile Veterinary Section 4th Australian Division 4th Australian Brigade 13th (NSW) Btn. 14th (Victoria) Btn. 15th (Queensland and Tasmania) Btn. 16th (South and West Australia) Btn. 4th Australian Machine Gun Company 4th Australian Trench Mortar Battery 12th Australian Brigade 45th (NSW) Btn. 46th (Victoria) Btn. 47th (Queensland and Tasmania) Btn. 48th (South and West Australia) Btn. 12th Australian Machine Gun Company 12th Australian Trench Mortar Battery 13th Australian Brigade 49th (Queensland) Btn. 50th (South Australia) Btn. 51st (West Australia) Btn. 52nd (South and West Australia) Btn. 13th Australian Machine Gun Company 13th Australian Trench Mortar Battery Pioneers 4th Australian Division Pioneers 4th Australian Divisional Troops Artillery 10th Bde Australian Field Artillery 37th Battery 38th Battery 39th Battery 110th Battery 11th Bde Australian Field Artillery 41st Battery 42nd Battery 43rd Battery 111th Battery V, X, Y and Z Trench Mortar Batteries 4th Div Australian Field Artillery 4th Australian Division Royal Engineers 4th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 12th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 13th Australian Field Company, Royal Engineers 4th Australian Division Signals Service 4th Australian Division Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 4th Australian Field Ambulance 12th Australian Field Ambulance 13th Australian Field Ambulance 4th Sanitary Section 4th Salvage Company 4th Division Train 7th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 26th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 27th Company, Australian Army Service Corps 4th Division Ammunition Sub Park 4th Division Supply Column 4th Mobile Veterinary Section Specialist Units Royal Engineers A, K,L,O and Z Special (Cylinder) Companies, Royal Engineers Z Special (Projector) Company, Royal Engineers No 2 and No 3 Special Mortar Companies, Royal Engineers 136th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers 2nd Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers No 2 Pontoon Park No 5 Labour Btn. No 7 Labour Btn No 4 Army Tramway Company No 8 Army Tramway Company Royal Artillery No 4 Siege Company (Royal Monmouth) Signals Service 2nd Army Signals Company II Anzac Corps Royal Engineers 216th Company, Royal Engineers 290th Company, Royal Engineers 554th (Dundee) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers Royal Flying Corps No. 1 Squadron No. 1 (Naval) Squadron No. 6 Squadron No. 10 (Naval) Squadron No. 19 Squadron No. 20 Squadron No. 41 Squadron No. 42 Squadron No. 45 Squadron No. 46 Squadron No. 53 Squadron No. 56 Squadron No. 66 Squadron No. 70 Squadron HQ Ninth Wing Special Duty Flight Units Joining the Battle after the Main Attack. 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) - 27th June 1917 German Fourth Army XIX Corps 195th Division 204th (Wurttemburg) Division 413th Regiment 120th Res. 414th 35th (Prussian) Division 176th 141st 61st 26th 2nd (East Prussian) Division 44th 33rd 4th Grenadier 40th (Saxon) Division 104th 134th 181st 3rd (Bavarian) Division 23rd Bavarian 18th Bavarian 17th Bavarian 4th (Bavarian) Division 7th Bavarian Infantry Brigade 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment 9th Bavarian Infantry Regiment 5th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 5th Squadron, 3rd Light Horse Regiment 4th Bavarian Artillery 2nd Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment 8th Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 6th Bavarian Pioneer Company 9th Bavarian Pioneer Company 4th Bavarian Minenwerfer Company 4th Bavarian Division Signal Corps 4th Bavarian Medical Corps Eingreif (Counter Attack) Divisions in Reserve 7th Division 26th 163rd 393rd 1st Guards Reserve Division 1st Guards Reserve 2nd Guards Reserve 64th Res 24th (Saxon) Division 89th Infantry Brigade Kgl. Sächsisches 9. Saxon 9th Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 133 Kgl. Sächsisches 11. Saxon 11th Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 139 Kgl. Sächsisches 14. Saxon 14th Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 179 Machine-gun-sniper-squad 196 1st Eskadron Kgl. Sächsisches 2. 2nd Saxon Hussar Regiment No. 19 24th Field Artillery Brigade Kgl. Sächsisches 7. Saxon 7th Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 77 Division II Kgl. Sächsisches 8. Saxon 8th Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 78 Division Bridge Train 24 2nd Kompagnie Kgl. Company Kgl. Sächsisches 2. 2nd Saxon Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 22 5th Kompagnie Kgl. Company Kgl. Sächsisches 2. 2nd Saxon Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 22 Mortar Company 24 Searchlight 22 Verstärkter Fernsprechzug und 2 Feldsignaltrupps Sanitätskompagnie 1 Artillery ammunition column und 2 Fuhrparkkolonnen 16th (Bavarian) Division 11th (Silesian) Division 23rd (Saxon) Reserve Division Reinforcements 119th Division 207th Division 22nd Reserve Division 16th (Bavarian) Division Infanterie-Regiment "von Goeben" (2. Rheinisches) Nr. 28 (arrived 25th June 1917) Air Units MFJ 1 Js 8 Js 18 Js 28 Ks 8. Fa3 FA 6 FA 19 FA 33 FAA 213 FAA 221 FAA 250 FAA 294 MFA I MFA II Reinforcements Js 20 Js 4 Js 10 Js 6 Js 7 Js 11 Js 26 Js 27 Js 30 Js 33 SS 4 SS 11 SS 17 SS 19 SS 21 SS 23 SS 30 FA 7 FA 8 FA 26 FA 40 FA 45 FAA 202 FAA 204 FAA 231 FAA 224. Js 27 Js 36 Js 17 Js 24 Further Reading Links Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities

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