16th August 1918 On this day: Reliefs   9th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers report "Day was ordinary. At night the Battalion was relieved by the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles and on relief moved into Brigade reserve at Mont Noir. Relief was completed by 0130. Disposition of Companies: A & D in wood near Woelfhoek, B in Quarry and C in Blue Line." War Diary 9th North Irish Horse  Quite day in trenches    MORBECQUE Coy training. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reliefs Completed  Training  Rifle Meeting  Wire Cutting  Relief  Gas  On the March  Training  Reliefs  An Enemy Raid  Training  US Aero Squadron departs for final training  Working  Training and Working Parties  Leave  Bath's alloted to part of Battalion.  Training  Battalion H.Q. shelled  Arrived at Le Mesge  Operational Orders No.50.  Administrative portion to 6th (Ser) Cameron Highlanders O.O.50.  Relieved 1st Queens Westminsters  Battalion Movements  Quiet 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, 16th of August 1918. L/Cpl Reuben Daniel Barnsley. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. James Blackwood. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. Lawrence Cades. 15th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Austin Frain. 16th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Cyril Robert "Howard" Jackson. 139 Squadron Read their Story. 2nd Lt. William Frank Keepin. 139 Squadron Read their Story. Pte Thomas Maddison Oughton. 7th Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry   Sqd.Sgt.Maj. Charles Augustus Rowland. DCM. A Sqdn. 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers Read their Story. Pte. William H. Smith. 15th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Henry William Tunstall. 6th Battalion East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Edward John Wyly. 4th Divisional Ammunition Column Australian Field Artillery Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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