17th May 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Sheet 28NW E.6.b 1/20,000. Yellow Line. 2000. Relieved 2nd Royal Irish Rifles in Brigade Reserve in front system Left Brigade Sector. Dispositions: right front, C Company; left front, B Company; support, A and D Companies with Headquarters in Canal bank. Flanking units: right, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; left, Belgian Battalion. Relief completed about 12 midnight. Working on defences by night only, to avoid observation. Enemy activity confined to shelling, probably meant for batteries west of canal. One fatal casualty in A Company. Brilliant sunshine and intense heat during six-day tour. War Diaries 22nd Northumberlands join 16th Division   On the 17th May 1918 the 22nd Northumberlands were reduced to cadre strength and transferred to the 16th (Irish) Division.    NEAR FLETER Order received for relief of 92nd Brigade (to whom we are attached) by 4th GUARD Bde. Order cancelled. At night working parties digging following strong points, A Coy 4 FILS AYMON, B Coy HAUTE PORTE FERME, D Coy PHINC BOOM. C Coy carrying wiring material. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Training  Reliefs  Training  Shelling  At Rest  Quiet  Training  Harassing Fire  Reliefs  On the Range  Quiet  Work day.  Intermittent shelling  Active Artillery  Clean clothing  Battalion prepares to move  Entrenching  In billets in Arras.  Shelling  Two Tanks of "B" Company were hit  U-Boat damaged 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, 17th of May 1918. Engineer Lieutenant William Henry Aldcroft. H.M.S. Pebble Read their Story. Pte. James Clay. 5th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Private Harry Semmons Donkin . Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. William James Webb. 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment Pte. Frederick Keith White. 33rd Battalion Add a name to this list.

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