August 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Reference Sheet 28 Bailleul 1/10000. Meulehouck. Enemy shelled St Jans Cappel with 5.9s throughout day while our guns replied on Bailleul. Our planes very active. Enemy planes seldom crossed our lines. One fired into our trench early in morning. Slight machine gun activity at night. Two patrols were out during night. One was detected at S.2.c.15.20 and fired on. The other under 2nd Lieutenant J Boyd was fired at and bombed from house at S.3.c.10.10, two men being wounded. War Diaries  Bombardment of Voormezel 106 Field Coy RE visit seaside   106 Field Coy RE rest at Beaurainvelle and visited the seaside but the beach was out of bounds. Good news from the front that the Fresh American troops were doing well although the weather was bad  Back into the trenches    SWARTEN BROUGH Patrols (night & day) again sent out but enemy more alert. At night the Battalion relieved by the 11th E YORKS. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Assault Continues  Demolitions  Leave  A Gas Attack  Working Parties  Reliefs  Advance Continues  Attack Made  Training  Quiet  Our Batteries Engaged  Firing Practice  Agent dropped behind enemy lines  Training  Trench Work  Platoon Officers and Sgt's. completed their course  Training :- Physical exercise,   Training  Addendum to O.O.30.  Training from 0900 to 1230 hours  The 2nd Battalion 107th Regt U.S.A. arrived  Moved to Reserve  Possible Booby Traps   Lt Col Leaves  Attack Made  Casualties  Orders to be ready to move  Reliefs  Bridges bombed  Two fighter pilots lost  1 O.R. Killed. 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, of August 1918. Cpl. Albert James Barrett. 2/12th Btn The Rangers London Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Albert James Barrett. 2/12th (Rangers) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte Robert Matthew Beatham. VC 8th Battalion Frank Bullock. MM. 14th Btn. Tank Corps Pte. Frank Bullock. MM 14th Btn. 2nd Tank Bgde. L/Cpl. William Collingwood. 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Clifford Albert Crossman. 12th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Pte Clifford Albert Crossman. 12th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Cpl. Alfred Joseph Cushion. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Allen Edmondson. 1/7th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Egglestone. 4th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. POS Patrick Griffin. HMS Colossus Read their Story. Sgt. Thomas James Harris. VC. MM. 6th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Henry Hewins. 7th Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Dvr. Thomas Lane. 14th Bde. Ammunition Col. Royal Horse Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. Frank Albert Lewis. 1st/8th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte John Edward Mason. 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Alfred Charles Reeves. 6th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. John Henry Taberner. Border Regiment Pte Sydney Williams. 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Pte. Thomas Williams. 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Charles Wright. 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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