4th October 1918 On this day:  In Action Relief   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers relieved the 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on Hill 41. Battalion Headquarters at K.18.c.10.60. Strength of 9th Royal Irish: 13 Officers, 390 Other Ranks. The night passed quietly except for harassing fire on roads behind our lines. War Diaries  Instructional Battery  On the Move  Training  Training  Training  Under Shellfire  Ready to Move  Shelling  Reliefs Completed  Reliefs  On the Train  Austrian pilot school attacked  Telegram      Diary  Recce   Training  Reliefs  Battery Stands To  Patrols through Vendin and to South Metallurgique Works  Turkey has Surrendered.  Pilot killed   Reports and Reliefs 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, 4th of October 1918. Pte. John James Aldred. 20th Btn. Manchester Regiment Boy 2nd Class Reginald Charles Astley. H.M.S. Impregnable. Read their Story. Rfm. Peter Barry. 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Cpl. Stanley Albert Bray. 2nd Garrison Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. Ralph King. 2nd Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. Louis McGuffie. VC. 1/5th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Benjamin Pettecrew. 20th Battalion B company Manchester Pte. J. Price. 6th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. Evan John Roberts. 21st Btn. Manchester Regiment L/Sgt. Alfred Shaw. 21st Btn., A Coy, 2nd Plt. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Simpson Skeen. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. William John Taverner. 1/6th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Arthur Varney. MM. 11th Btn, B Coy. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Rgt. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Norman Wright. 22nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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