7th October 1917 On this day:  Training  Daily Activity  Church Parade  Stormy Weather    ECURIE CAMP Sunday. Working parties as above except for party of 1 Officer and 25 ORs on SPRINGVALE CAMP RANGE finished and no longer required. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Much Stronger  Into Reserve  Church Parade  At the Ready  Reliefs Complete  Relieved  To church  Reliefs  Orders  Reliefs  Church Parade  Night Duty  Training  In Billets  A German "Visit"  Conference  Training  Resting  On the March  Inspection  Church parade  Enemy Driven Off  Divine Service.  Battalion was relieved at night by 16th Warwick Regt. and withdrew to Support in front of Inverness Copse.  Inspections  Voluntary Church parades  Church Parade  Working Parties  Received Unditching Gear.  On the Move  Orders  Operational Order No.19 issued.  Holding the Firing Line, No. 3  Operational Order No.19 by Brigadier General A.H. Leggett. D.S.O.  New Support Trench dug 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, 7th of October 1917. Pte. Joseph P Boutke. 2/7th Battalion Manchester Regiment Cpl. George James Sidney Chart. 22nd Btn. London Regiment Spr. W. Cleworth. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Spr. Hector Deveaux. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Lt. William Frances Hall. 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Cpl Ernest Henry Jones. 10th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment Pte Alfred Rackley. 6th btn Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Blise Herbert Rogers. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Gnr. John W. Strong. A Battery, 51st Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. Arthur Douglas Wells. 1st/5th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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