My great-great-uncle Arthur INGRAM, WW1

[PrueM]

Hello friends 
My great-grandmother's brother, Arthur St John INGRAM, was killed in WW1 while serving in France.  I have this information (below) from SDGW database, and also have his medal card (attached).

I would like to know whether it's possible to find out what his unit was doing on the day that he was killed, and possibly also how he died (although I know that the chances of his service record surviving would be very slim).

Can anyone give me some advice?

Thanks so much 
Prue

From Soldiers Died in the Great War database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2006.
Name:    INGRAM, Arthur
Regiment, Corps etc.:  East Surrey Regiment
Battalion etc.:  9th Battalion.
Surname:  Ingram
Forename(s):  Arthur
Initials:  A
Birthplace:  Forest Gate, Essex
Enlisted:  London
Residence: 
Rank:  PRIVATE
Number:  4729
Date died:  11 January 1916
How died:  Killed in action
Theatre of war:  France & Flanders

[PrueM]

Hello again,
I've also got this copy of a letter held by my cousin Cal241 - it was written we think to Arthur's aunt Matilda who lived in Croydon, Surrey.  I believe she would have been listed as his NOK.
Prue

[harribobs]

Prue

there should be a war diary which will tell you what was going on in the battalion that day, but the chance of whether it will detail the death of an OR is very slim

the diary will be available at Kew, but i would have thought a post to the GWF would be worthwhile to see if anyone has a copy and can let you have details

good luck

chris