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94th Infantry Brigade 4th May 1916 Reliefs   1st Jul 1916 In Action 4th Jul 1916 Under Fire  18th Durhams are in the Front Line . Taken from Appendix 1 18th DLI Battle of Serre. 0200. Ration party from Bus and ---- ordered to remain in Monk as reinforcements in view of information above. 0400. Red rockets went up & LG & MG opened by a unit on our right. 0403.Hostile artillery open with Field Guns & MG chiefly barraging our front line & then lifting quickly to Monk, chiefly shrapnel some HE. 0410. 18th Btn DLI asked for retaliation on German trench between Warley and Delaunay. Brigade report Gas on 94th Brigade area on our left. 0423. Our guns open retaliation effectively. 0430. No signs of gas, hostile fire weakening. 0435. Front line reports all correct, two casualties, hostile guns practically ceased fire. 0508. All quiet. 0530. Stand down. N.B. Enemy before opening artillery fire put up red rockets, on sending up green rockets fire ceased. 0630. Lt Tait D Co found wounded in Old Monk & brought back. 1100. Brigade Instructions. 31 Div. to go into Corps reserve & move to Bernaville area joining II Corps & coming into GHQ reserve. 93rd Brigade to be relieved by 144th Brigade on night of 4-5th of July 1916 & move to Louvencourt and thence on 6th to Bernaville area. 2200. Relief of 18th Btn DLI by Worcesters. HQ moves 10.5pm to Louvencourt. 2200. 18th DLI relieved by Worcester Regt and moved to Louvencourt. 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 14th Nov 1916   18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry vacated The Dell, HQ, A & B Coys moved into bivouacs on Bus - Courcelles. C & D Coys moved into billets at Rossignol Farm. A & B Coys came under orders of 94th Brigade for reinforcing, again under orders to get ready on alarm, to turn out at 20 minutes notice. Battalion supplying working parties for XIII Corps. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 June 15th 1917 Orders   25th June 1917 Operational Order 132   25th June 1917 Operational Order 133   27th June 1917 Artillery Active   1st July 1917 Diary   3rd July 1917 Report   21st July 1917 Diary   26th July 1917 Diary   26th July 1917 Diary   29th July 1917 Reliefs Complete   1st August 1917 Diary   13th. August 1917 Orders   16th August 1917 Diary 22nd. August 1917 Diary 24th August 1917 Diary   5th of September 1918  Situation Unchanged   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 94th Infantry Brigade? There are:23 items tagged 94th 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 94th Infantry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. 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