3rd October 1917 On this day: Training and Sports   9th (North Irish Horse) Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers are at Ruyaulcourt. Training continued as per the programme and preparation continued for sports. The Battalion football team drew with 108th Field Artillery (1 goal all) after a keen tussle. Major G.J Brew rejoined from a Senior Officers' Course at Aldershot and assumed the post of Second-in-Command of the Battalion. 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2  On the Move  Artillery Active    ECURIE CAMP 2Lt ASHLEY and 50 ORs proceeded to FARBUS to work under 170 Brigade RFA other working parties, total 1 Officer and 107 ORs. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Dull Day  Inspection  Funeral  Training  Preparations  Orders  Instructions  Instructions  Instructions  Instructions  Attack Made    Out of Ypres for now  In Reserve  Training  In the Trenches  Quiet  Baths  US airmen  In the Line  Patrols Clash  Artillery in Action  Working Parties  Preparations  Training  Training  More Heavy Shelling  Battalion inspected by Major General.  On the March  Recce  Reliefs  Attack Practised  Preparations  On the Move  Company Training  Seven Female Tanks arrived  Reconnaisance of Tower Hamlets Sector    Training 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, 3rd of October 1917. A/Cpl. Fred Alexander. 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Robert Bown. 467th Field Company Royal Engineers Rfn. Thomas Henry Cole. 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Gnr. Joseph Cooper. 265th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Vincent Curry. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Matthew Farrar. 11th Battalion Border Regiment Pte. Edward Lewis. 9th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. William Henry McKellow. 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William Thomas Norman. 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Walter Parkinson. 10th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Read their Story. Spr. Frederick Percival. 526 (1st Durham) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Cecil Henry Symons. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Harold Todd. 256 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. Michael Joseph Walsh. HMS Vivid. Read their Story. Gnr. John Wilson. Read their Story. Pte. Frank Wiseman. 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Add a name to this list.

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