18th March 1918 On this day:  Holding the Line Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. 18-20 March 1918 Intensive training, by Platoons, in morning. Specialist training in evening. War Diaries Australian Troop Transports    HMAT A12 Saldanha Picture from: State Library of NSW, picture number a639516. The HMAT A12 Saldanha weighed 4,594 tons with an average cruise speed of 11 knots or 20.37 kmph. It was owned by the Ellerman & Bucknall SS Co Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 14 June 1917. The Saldanha was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the 18th March 1918. John Doran    MAGNICOURT Ceremonial parade practice. L gun training. Range finding. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Training  New German TMs  Working Parties  Raids  Raid  Reliefs Completed  In the Trenches  Reinforcements  Reliefs  7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).  Air battle  Orders  Reliefs  Shelling  Inspection  Back Areas Hit  Quiet  Trench Routine  Drums  Reliefs  On the Move  Two Deserters  In Action  To Front Line  Enemy Quiet  Reliefs  Training  Training  Reliefs  Working Parties  Working parties  Company scheme  In Port  Shooting Results  Shooting Results  Operational Orders  Relief Table  Artillery active  H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught presented Decorations  Awards  Shot down  Bombers shot down  PoW  In the Line.  Sgt. J. Evison 25781 and Pte. E. Sanford D.C.M. 33307 awarded Military Medal Leicesters in action at Ephy   The 6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment was famously involved, with the 7th and 8th Battalions, in the Battle of Epehy, as part of the 110th Brigade, 21st Division. Between 21st March (the first day of the German offensive) to 30th March, the Battalion lost 18 officers and 445 other ranks. 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, 18th of March 1918. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Joseph Leyland Allison. Read their Story. Pte. William Barrett. 1/6th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regt. Read their Story. Corporal Hugh Alexander Bracken. 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Trimmer. Bruce Bradley. HMHS Liandovey Castle Read their Story. Pte. Charles Silvester Burton. 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Sydney Coppinger. 11th Btn Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Andrew Locke. 1/8th Btn., B Coy Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. James Currie Steele. 10th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Arthur Warren. 1st Btn. Hertfordshire Regiment Add a name to this list.

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