22nd April 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Major G.M Forde MC assumed command War Diaries    The morning was spent in cleaning up and all the men of the 6th West Riding Resgt were bathed during the morning and afternoon. There were no casualties.    BETWEEN VIEUX BERQUIN & GD SEC BOIS Whole of D Coy moved up to hold the front line with the TANK CORPS. B & A Coy’s working joining up posts and making PETIT SEC BOIS into a strong point. C Coy carrying wire. D Coy joining up front line system of posts. Considerable amount of indiscriminate gas shelling. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Defensive Plans  Trench Work  Training  On the March  On the Move  On the Move  Resting  Command  Gas  Patrol  Quiet  Rat Creek Bombed  Quiet  Inspection  Reinforcements  Working Parties  Refitting  Movement Observed  In Camp  Baths and Reorganisation  Baths  Brigade HQs Established  Exercise  Inspections  Reorganisation  Training  Escorts to convoys.  Dogfight  Reliefs  A Gas Attack  Quiet  Parades under Company arrangements.  Working on all positions  Cleaning Up  On the Move  Routine inspections  Short Gas Drill Parades  Changed sprockets  156th Infantry Brigade App. 2. 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, 22nd of April 1918. Pte. Fred Blewitt. 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edwin Brown. 16th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Spr. Thomas Clinton. Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. John Henry Dransfield. 7th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Albert John Walter Eldridge. 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Matthew Gibney. 93 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps. Pte. Robert Owen Griffiths. 13th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Pte. John Kelly. 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt Joseph Thomas Matthews. Royal Welch Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. William Owen Roberts. 13th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. Robert Ramsey Robson. 19th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. SPO Henry William Saunders. H.M.S. Earl of Peterborough Read their Story. SPO Henry William Saunders. H.M.S. Earl of Peterborough Read their Story. Pte. Arthur James Savage. 13th (1st North Wales) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Edward James Townsend. 298th Bde. A Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Percival Vickers. 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Albert Wilson. 13th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusilliers Add a name to this list.

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