Zero Hour Z Day 1st July 1916

HRCA Chairman & The Mayor of Beaumont Hamel lay floral tributes in memory of Derek ‘Dickie’ Bird at the 51st Highland Division Memorial. A transcript of the Mayors Words to follow.

110 years ago this afternoon (29 Dec 1915) Reserve Infantry Regiment 110 raided 6 Northampton Reg at Fricourt capturing 13 PoWs. For the British it was a disaster many lessons were learnt amidst claims of cowardice, but the incident brought about improved defensive procedures

The raid resulted in the award of one MC & 3 DCMs. For the full account see Vol II Zero Hour Z Day. zerohourzday.com

110 years ago this evening 6 Dec 1915 1st Cheshires raided Mametz West Craters Somme. The enterprise was regarded as an example of best practice. 3 officers & 50 ORs bombed along trenches to the German support line capturing 1 prisoner & inflicted many casualties.

Although we move away from the period of remembrance and reflection, my fundraising continues in support of the restoration of the War Memorial Tower at St Paul's Church #Adlington. You can find out more by clicking below ⬇️ justgiving.com/crowdfunding/s… 🇬🇧 #warmemorial #lancashire

Life in occupied Beaumont Hamel. Even time for a short back & sides!

Adlington & District War Memorial commemorates 207 military casualties. In #Adlington Cemetery 9 casualties of war lie at rest. I felt it appropriate to pay respects as Town Mayor of Adlington and lay a poppy cross at each grave before Remembrance Sunday. #wewillrememberthem

Here’s a crystal clear photo of Hawthorn Redoubt. You can actually see some of the detail in the trenches. Also the locations of several dugouts.

Remembering the men of all nations who fought & fell on this day

If anybody is in the area for what promises to be a fantastic evening with talks from HRCA, Jonathan Porter @zero_hour_z_day & Rocky from the Ulster Tower, please contact us or @Neilio77 for ticket information. Please RT

Western Front Services Limited with permission of the Mayor of Bazentin have completed the move of the 82nd Field Company Royal Engineers “Nine Brave Men” memorial to its new safer location a few meters back. The original memorial has been fully restored. (cont...1/3)

@WFServicesLtd Sapper Tom Blakeley, one of the nine brave men.

@WFServicesLtd Great work, job well done and needed

Remembering Pte Doreen Greenhow ATS (centre front row) my Nana

@Ianlyall9 @July1st1916 Sausage Valley -La Boisselle-Ovillers-The Nab

@zero_hour_z_day @July1st1916 Looking forward to it ! How much of the line is covered ?

Serre Road No2 this afternoon.

@July1st1916 It’s getting there, completed another 9 chapters over the winter. It’s going to be big and heavy. Be warned

@zero_hour_z_day How’s book 3 coming along, I need to warn the postman and Father Christmas

View my short @YouTube film on the incredible bravery of Major Anders Lassen VC MC & two Bars, the only SAS/SBS man ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross WATCH FULL FILM⤵️ 📽️youtu.be/DWoHyOHROiQ

Major Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars killed #OTD 9 April 1945 - 24 year old Danish national, Lassen was a legend within the SBS leading raiding parties on enemy occupied ships and positions #WW2 #sas #WWII #SBS #History #OnThisDay

1/4 April 9 1945. Anders Lassen, V.C, was killed this day at Lake Comacchio, and three other members of the SBS also lost their lives: Stan Hughes, MM. Edward Roberts Fred Crouch. Fred, pictured far left, was a SBS Original from 1943 & a Metropolitan policeman before the war.