6th May 1918 On this day:  HQ moves  Railway Lights    NEAR SERCUS C & D Coy’s working. A & B Coy’s training. In the afternoon Maj General BRIDGEFORD gave a farewell speech to the 93rd Brigade saying that we were to be broken up. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Relief  In the Line  Road Shelled  Training  Working Parties    Holding the Line  Conference  Shelling  Training and Recreation  Two POWs Captured  At Rest  Heavy Shelling  Relief  Orders    Visit  Positions  Battalion H.Q. heavily shelled.  Our Planes Active  At daybreak rain was still falling heavily and Artillery activity was all in our favour.  Working Parties  Training  Outpost Line advanced  Bathing  Training Program  "A" Company can't move 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, 6th of May 1918. Pte. John Alabaster. 11th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Stoker 1st Class John Frances Alsford. H.M. Submarine G.12. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Albert Dixon. 20th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Evers. 10th Btn. Essex Regiment Pte. Albert Gould. 2nd Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Joseph Moran. 33 Btn. Australian Infantry Read their Story. QMSgt. Frederick Taylor. MM. 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment L/Sgt. Charles Robert Wilkinson. C Company 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment L/Cpl. Joseph Edgar Wilson. 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Edgar Wilson. 8th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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