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Key dates over January 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

2nd January 1916 - Tours in trenches lengthened while quiet

Rolling Casualty Count: 2641

At the Front:

1st Batt: In billets at Hallobeau but some divisional working parties in the front line

2nd Batt: holding the trenches on both sides of La Bassee Canal.

3rd Batt: Still by Ploegsteert Wood in and out of the trenches..Tours in the trenches lengthened to 5/6 days as the sector is quiet.

10th Batt: In billets at La Croix Marmuse

11th Batt: Still building forward defences to hold Salonika. Weather fine and warm.

SMD RFA: At Bayencourt, . Germans shelled Sailly au Bois heavily and our Heavies replied.

On the Home Front:

Information researched by the WWW100 team.