21st April 1918 On this day: To Camp   At 4am., the 6th battalion West Riding Regt was withdrawn to N. Z. Reinforcement Camp. On arrival, breakfasts were and afterwards everyone rested. At 4pm., the battalion marched to Poperinghe and were settled in good billets by 6pm. There were no casualties.    LE GD HASARD Church parades. Orders received that the Battalion was to be lent to 92nd Brigade to help to fill in the portion of the line between the North Divisional Boundary and the HAZEBROUCK, BAILLEUL railway. 40 men of D Coy to hold the front line with B Coy No 4 L Gun Bn Tank Corps. 6th Australian Battalion on the left. 11th E YORKS on the right. The fortified locality between GD SEC BOIS and PETIT SEC BOIS inclusive to the railway (BAILLEUL, HAZEBROUCK) exclusive and the system of posts in E.3.d, E.9.b. & a. HQ at E.2.c.5.1. C Coy near Battalion HQ to be used for counter attack if necessary. Relieved 3rd Australian Battalion. Relief complete 1am. Maj. D.E. INCE in command in the line. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Defensive Plans  Reliefs  Working Parties  Church Parade  Rain Storm  On the March  Church Parade  Quieter  Bombardment  On the Move  Trench Work  Heavy Bombardment  Patrols  On the March  Reliefs  Working Parties  Losses  At Rest  Patrol Fighting  On the March  Inspection  Reorganisation  At Rest  On the March  Very Hot Day  At Rest  On the Move  Training  Washing etc  Enemy Artillery active   Gas Attack Expected  Operational Order 26.  Relief  Funeral  Working Parties  Relief  On the Move  Operational Order No.15  Reliefs  Reached Abbeville  Conference at 4th Divisional H.Q.  Air Squadron reassigned to the navy 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, 21st of April 1918. CQMS Frederick Vincent Ashforth. 1/8th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Robert Reginald Atkins. H.M.S. Pembroke Read their Story. A/Sgt. William Percy Greenwood. 19th Stat. Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. A/Sgt. William Percy Greenwood. 19th Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Edwin Hartwell. 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr Albert Hendry McNicoll. 95th Brigade, "D" Battery Royal Field Artillery Pte. Malcolm O'Henley. 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders Sgt. A. Oates. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Read their Story. Pte. Vincent Jones Parry. 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment Pte. Albert William Trew. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgnlr. John Arthur Wain. 4th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John H. Wilson. 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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