11th January 1917 On this day:  Movements  Working parties  CO's Inspection  Ship Sunk    BAYENCOURT Proceeded in busses, 3 Coy’s 15 billets in OUTREBOIS. B Coy to FROHEN-LE-PETIT. Arrived destination 6.30am. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Snow Fall  Training  In Reserve  In Reserve  Working Parties  Shelling  Training  On the March  Snow  Shelling        Enemy Active  Training  Heavy Shelling  Officers Visit  In billets at Arqueves  Hostile Guns Active  Reorganisation.  Night Firing  Posting  Leave  Assault Fails  Enemy Battery shelled our Front and Support lines  Parades and Baths  Postings  Posts muddy.  Parade  Results of Operation at Rafa.   Working Parties  A very quiet day  Training      ECOIVRES Platoons in tactical exercise under Company Commanders instruction. Gas drill. Bayonet fighting. Rugby in the afternoon. Usual fatigues. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 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, 11th of January 1917. A/Cpl. Ernest Godfrey Brooks. 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment Pte. David Crombelholme. 21st (6th City) Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Christopher French. MM. 117th Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Edwin Hole. 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. John Murphy Lang. 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William John Lathlan. 34th Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. William John Lathlane. 34th Coy Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. Gervase Litton. 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Gervase Litton. 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment Pte. Herbert Arthur Mottram. 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Ernest James Mullins. 5th Btn. Dorset Regiment Pte. Ernest James Mullins. 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Rgt. L/Cpl. Ernest William Newcombe. 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John O'Donohue. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Sandison. 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. David Huw Williams. 24th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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