Captain Tunstill's Men - a day-by day account of one Company in the Great War

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Friday 16th June 1916

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Billets at Camblain Chatelain The Battalion formed up at 9.45am and marched eleven and a half miles via Berfay, Bellary and Estree Blanch...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Thursday 15th June 1916

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Billets at Camblain Chatelain A quiet day, spent in cleaning kit and equipment and preparing for a further move next day. Meanwhile, t...
Monday, 13 June 2016

Wednesday 14th June 1916

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Billets at Sains-en-Gohelle (Coron Fosse 10) The Battalion began the first of  a series of moves which would take them back into reserve ...
Saturday, 11 June 2016

Monday 12th June 1916

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Trenches north of Souchez The weather remained poor, with torrential rain during the evening, and there were further exchanges of rifle g...
Friday, 10 June 2016

Tuesday 13th June 1916

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Trenches north of Souchez In the early morning of a dull and showery day a British mine gallery in the sector was located by the Germans ...

Sunday 11th June 1916

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Trenches north of Souchez A dismal day, with heavy rain falling for much of the day. There was little to report other than continued exch...
Thursday, 9 June 2016

Saturday 10th June 1916

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Trenches north of Souchez This sector contained two notorious saps, Solferino and Sevastopol, which extended out to within thirty yards o...
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