1st October 1917 On this day:  Somme and Cambrai Working Parties   9th North Irish Horse) Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers are in Reserve at Ruyaulcourt P.15.b.9.8. Parades, working parties and sports carried on as normal. Brigadier-General R.J Kentish DSO visited the Battalion. 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2 Gotha Night raids   Following on from the 30 September 11 Gothas raid London, on 1 October 18 Gothas took off, eleven reaching England. On both nights over 14,000 rounds were fired by the anti-aircraft guns, without scoring a single hit. By now shells were in short supply, and many of the guns had fired so many rounds that their barrels were worn out. Alarmed, the Government reallocated new 3 inch guns from their intended use of defending merchant shipping against submarines to the defence of London. The barrage was also proving hazardous to those on the ground as that week eight people had been killed and another 67 injured by falling fragments. During this period the RNAS and RFC carried out a series of bombing raids on the German bomber's airfields at St. Denis-Westrem and Gontrode, forcing the squadrons to relocate to Mariakerke and Oostakker, with the staff headquarters moving to Ghent. John Doran  Further moves  Heavy Shelling  Attack made  At Rest  Counter Attack  In Position    ECURIE CAMP The Battalion was relieved by 11th EYR in L2 (ARLEUX) Sector. Relief complete at 3.15pm. Some slight shelling of TIRED ALLEY on the way out but no casualties. The Battalion entrained at DAYLIGHT RAILHEAD at 6.30pm for ROCLINCOURT and reached ECURIE CAMP about 6.30pm. ECURIE was shelled about mid-day by 24 cm gun 3 shells in camp but no casualties. B Co ( ½ in LONG WOOD and ½ in SUNKEN ROAD ) left behind for working parties. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Air Raid  Reliefs Completed  Training  Under Shellfire  Inspection  Move  On the March  Guns Active  Working Parties  Digging in  Counter Attack  Reliefs Completed  Patrols  On the March  Training  In Support  Reliefs  In the Line  New Trenches Targetted  Report          Intelligence  Positions  Orders  Orders Received  Explosion  Reliefs Complete  Training  Recruits  Relocation  Details completing musketry  Transfer  Reorganisation  Orders to Attack  On the Move  Battalion in billets in La Rouklashille.  Coastal Defence.  A Win on the Football Field  Artillery Active  In Action  Move  Battalion in Reserve at Roundhay Camp  Training  Preparations  Training  In Brigade Reserve.  Shelled by Light T.M.B. mortars firing Gas.  Be ready for Action.  Move to Regents Park cancelled.  Medical Officer  Training continued  Improvement of Trenches.  Flying Boat shot down  Adjutants Parade Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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Remembering those who died this day, 1st of October 1917. Able Seaman Atkins. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Lt.Col. Philip Eric Bent. VC DSO. 9th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Sidney Carpenter. 1st Btn Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Gnr. Robert Dodson. 188th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl Ronald Eacott. 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Lance Corporal Stanley Evans. 1st Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Pte. Arthur Hall. 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Gnr. Bert Hope. 117th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Gnr Rudolph Stafford Jobin. 24th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Pte William Henry Levey. 17th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Mackness. 1st Btn. Cameronians Scottish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. John William Marsden. 9th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Cpl Conrad Mason. B Battery, 83rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. Wilfred Parrington. 9th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Pte. Edward Thomas Sandell. 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Smart. 7th Btn. Leicester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Steele. 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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