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93rd Infantry Brigade    93rd Brigade part of Kitchener's New Army and served with 31st Division in Egypt and the Western Front. It was made up of: 15th (1st Leeds) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 16th (1st Bradford) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 18th (2nd Bradford) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 18th (1st County of Durham) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry 93rd Machine Gun Company 93rd Trench Mortar Battery 6th Dec 1915 18th DLI sail from Liverpool 6th Mar 1916 Under Way  18th DLI report "At 5am H.T. Ivernia sailed for Marseilles from Port Said." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 25th of March 1916 Hostile Aeroplanes   27th of March 1916 Eight Patrols Out   29th of March 1916 Heavy Snow   30th of March 1916 A German MG Legs It   1st Jul 1916 In Action 2nd Jul 1916 In Action  At 0100. B Coy. 18th DLI moved up to the front line. (D Coy. attached to A) 0330. 66 reinforcements reported at HQ and joined their Coys. 0830. 2 Platoons C Coy. in Monk with 4 MG of MG Co. and 2 MG in Dunmow. 1330. Brigade instructions to occupy front line from K.35.a.3.7 to K.29.c.80.95 with 1 Co. 4 L.G. by day, with 2 Coys 8 L.G. by night, remainder & HQ to hold north & south Monk. This completed by 2.40 pm and Brigade informed. 1500 - 1530. Special bombardment by our artillery during which 2 off. 9 OR C Coy. were wounded 1 OR C Co. killed. 1830 - 1900. Special bombardment by our artillery. 2020. Brigade informed that enemy was at ----- ----- shells ---- in North Monk. 40 wounded chiefly of 16th West Yorks were collected by C Coy. in front line. 2300. Kings Own on right of 18th DLI and wiring in front. 2306. Germans reported to be seen carrying up Gas Cylinders to front line. 2330. GOC 93 I.B. instructs 18 Btn DLI to send remainder of D Coy. back to Bus. Late. Brigade warn 18th Btn DLI of possible gas attack, front line to hold on. 18th West Yorks to send 2 Coy’s one to North Monk, one to South Monk and 2 remaining Coy’s to move up later. 16th West Yorks to remain in Dunmow, 15th West Yorks in Maitland. Information also received that 2 Brigades of 48th Division with 3 Battalions of 29 Division will attack hostile line from River Ancre to Pt 29 at 3.30am. Artillery to bombard enemy’s line. The National Archives 18th DLI War Diary Appx.1 WO95/2361/1 3rd Jul 1916 Shelling  0355. 18th DLI Inform Brigade of heavy shelling by enemy at 2.15am was of ---- shells. 2035. Brigade instructed 18th Btn DLI to get in touch with Duke of Wellingtons Regiment of 12th Brigade, on their right at Delaunay. The National Archives 18DLI War Diary Appx 1 WO95/2361/1 26th Aug 1916 Reliefs  Trenches Festubert Sector 21.00. 18th Battalion. DLI Less C Co. which remained in O.B.L right relieved 15th West Yorkshire Regiment. B Co. front line Right, D Co. front line Left. A Co. O.B.L Left. 16th West Yorks Battalion on our Left. 2nd Yorks Battalion on our Right. No casualties. Later in night 2 casualties. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 2nd of October 1916  Reconnoitring the Line   3rd of October 1916 MG Coys into the Line   4th of October 1916  Reliefs Underway 5th of October 1916 More Reliefs 23rd Oct 1916   Heavy rain. A & B Co. 18th DLI moved back into bivouac, on account of enemy shelling. Brigade HQ in Quanny was shelled, 93rd Brigade then moved to new HQ near Sailly Church. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 1st June 1917 Positions 1st June 1917 Operational Order 119   1st June 1917 Positions   1st June 1917 Table B.O.O.119.   1st June 1917 Table B.O.O.119. 2nd June 1917 Training 3rd Jun 1917 On the March  18th Battalion DLI vacated billets at 2.0pm and marched to camp in G.6.a near Roclincourtm vacated by 10th East Yorkshire Regiment 93rd Bde. and takes over work on roads and Red Line from 92nd Bde. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 3rd June 1917 Operational Orders   3rd June 1917 Orders   4th June 1917 Table B.O.O.121.   4th June 1917 Trench Work 4th June 1917 Operational Order 120   4th June 1917 Orders Issued   6th June 1917 Operational Order 121 7th June 1917 Orders 7th June 1917 Operational Order 122   7th June 1917 Operational Order 123   9th June 1917 Orders   9th June 1917 Operational Order 124   10th June 1917 Reliefs 11th June 1917 Diary   11th June 1917 Operational Order 125   12th June 1917 Diary   13th June 1917 Artillery Quiet 14th June 1917 Orders Issued   14th June 1917 Operational Order 126   June 15th 1917 Orders   16th June 1917 Quiet   17th June 1917 Orders Issued   17th June 1917 Operational Order 127   18th June 1917 Reliefs   18th June 1917 Operational Order 128   19th June 1917 Orders   20th June 1917 Orders Issued   20th June 1917 Table B.O.O.130.   20th June 1917 Operational Order 129   20th June 1917 Operational Order 130   21st June 1917 Artillery In Action   22nd June 1017 Heavy Shelling   22nd June 1917 Operational Order 131   23rd June 1917 Aircraft Active   24th June 1917 Bombardment   25th June 1917 Patrols   25th June 1917 Operational Order 132   25th June 1917 Operational Order 133   26th June 1917 Patrols   26th June 1917 Table B.O.O.134. 26th June 1917 Operational Order 134   26th June 1917 Operational Order 134   27th June 1917 Artillery Active   28th June 1917 Shelling 29th June 1917 Diary   30th June 1917 d   1st July 1917 Diary   2nd July 1917 Table B.O.O.135.   2nd July 1917 Diary   2nd July 1917 Diary   3rd July 1917 Diary   4th July 1917 Diary   4th July 1917 Diary   5th July 1917 Diary   6th July 1917 Diary   13th July 1917  13th July 1917 Diary   14th July 1917 Diary   15th July 1917 Diary 19th July 1917 Diary 19th July 1917 Diary   19th July 1917 Amendment to Orders   20th July 1917 Diary 21st July 1917 Diary   22nd July 1917 Diary 23rd July 1917 Diary   24th July 1917 Diary   25th July 1017 Diary   26th July 1917 Diary   26th July 1917 Diary   26th July 1917 Diary   27th July 1917 Diary   28th July 1917 Diary   29th July 1917 Reliefs Complete   30th July 1917 Diary 31st July 1917 Diary 1st August 1917 Diary   2nd Aug. 1917 Diary   2nd August 1917 Orders 3rd August 1917 Diary   4th August 1917 Diary   4th August 1917 Orders   5th August 1917 Diary 6th August 1917 Diary   7th August 1917 Diary 8th August 1917 Diary 9th August 1917 Diary 10th August 1917 Diary 13th August 1917 Diary 13th. 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There are:142 items tagged 93rd Infantry Brigade available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 93rd Infantry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. Harper Arthur John. Pte. 16th (1st Bradford) Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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