22nd August 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Preparations are made for attack by us on road from S.3.c to S.8.a. At night the Company in Blue Line was relieved by a Company of the 1st Royal Irish Rifles. At 2330 the front line was bombarded with shells of various calibre and gas. Enemy made an unsuccessful counter-attack on Mural Farm. Working parties at night made dumps of material for consolidating purposes in front line. War Diaries Food shortages for 106th Coy RE   Food was very short which meant that 106th Field Coy RE were feeding many German prisoners. Enemy Aeroplanes caused a lot of problems at night.  Routine in reserve position  In Action    MORBECQUE The 40th Div relieved the 31st Div in the VIEUX BERQUIN Sector relieving in its turn the 9th Div in the METEREN Sector. At 5pm the Battalion vacated the camp at MORBECQUE (it was taken over by the 12th R WELSH FUSILIERS 94th Brigade) and marched via HAZEBROUCK to camp at V.12.b.9.9. taking over from 2nd R SCOTS FUSILIERS. Reconnoitring patrols sent up to L2 Sub Sector to take over from 12th R SCOTS FUSILIERS. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Brave Actions  Attack Made  Alert  Quiet  Working Parties  On the March  In the Line Village taken    Mark V (Female) tanks of the 4th Battalion, Tank Corps, passing through Meaulte on 22nd of August 1918, the day the village was captured by the 5th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment of 12th Division. © IWM (Q 7301) IWM  Training  Reliefs  22 POWs Captured  Drills and A Lecture  Training  Orders  Positions Held  Regimental Gas Officer came up with a supply of Lachrymatory gas  Night bombing  Reliefs  A New Objective  Slight shelling  Arrived at Fieffes  Operation Orders No.52.  Relieved at night by two Companies from 29th Candian Regt.  Proceed by bus to Blairville.  Dispositions  Consolidation 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 August 1918. Chief Motor Mechanic Archibald Allan. H.M.M.L. No. 403. Read their Story. Captain Andrews. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class Edward Arnold. H.M.S. Engadine. Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Brown. 30th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. William Chance. 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Private William Henry Dixey. 4th Battalion Worcestershire Rgt Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Dixey. 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Pte. James Docherty. 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Charles Galliers. 10th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. 2Lt. Clifford Hargeaves. MID. 22nd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Haykin. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Pte Ernest Hudson. 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Pte. John Kelly. 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick George Mackay. 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Cpl. Thomas David Morrison. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Grenfell Peach. 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. James Priest. 7th Btn. East Kent Regiment Cpl. Frederick Charles Wilfred Simpson. 55th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Henry Sinfield. 4th Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Jack Stansfield. 1/15th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Edward Thomas Waller. 9th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Charles Richard Warner. 108th Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Frederick John White. 2nd Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Leo Wilson. 1/10th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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