18th September 1917 On this day: Working Parties   9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers are at Ruyaulcourt engaged in Parades and working parties as usual. 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2  Return to billets  9th York & Lancs relieved  New Guns    BRAY Preparation for moving into the trenches. Boxing and tug-of-war competitions during the afternoon. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Route March  Training  On the March  In to town  Working Parties  Reliefs  Baths  Reliefs  In the Line  A Night Firing Programme  Bombardment  Intelligence  Prisoners  Training   GOC's Address  Patrols   Working parties & training  Working parties  5th Division Transferring  Move  On the March  Battalion moved to central area Steenvoorde  Training and Baths  Exercise  Butte De Tir Rifle Range Arras.  Major F. Anderson, Seaforth Highlanders joined the Battalion  Old Tank moved up  Battalion was inspected by G.O.C. 112th Brigade. 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 September 1917. Able Seaman Lionel Frederick Andrews. H.M.S. Contest. Read their Story. Ordinary Seaman Frederick Henry Ashenford. H.M.S. Contest. Read their Story. Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Ernest Alfred Ayres. H.M.S. Stonecrop. Read their Story. AM1. L. K.H. Bailey. 1st Bde. HQ. Read their Story. CPO Henry Birch. HMS Contest Read their Story. Spr. Charles Sybil Adlamn Campbell. 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. Able Sea. Thomas Bosworth Collings. HMS Contest W Telegraphist Frank Cook. HMS Stonecrop AB. Reginald Charles Gibbons. HMS Contest Read their Story. Pte. John Gibson Henzell. 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Harold A. Howard. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harold Howard. 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. LSea. Walter Scott. HMS Contest Stoker 1st class David Joseph Williams. HMS Contest Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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