24th March 1918 On this day:  Into Trenches Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Remained at Fleuesle for the day, and fell back on Guiscard, remaining there for the night. Captain Partridge MC killed and Captain Vesey MC wounded during night. War Diaries  Cavalry Charge  Wood Shelled  Cavalry in Support  On the Move  Retreat    NEAR ST LEGER Certain amount of indiscriminate shelling around our trenches, no harm done. At night relieved 2nd IRISH GUARDS who side slip for their south. Battalion HQ just W side of the ARRAS, BAPAUME Rd in a sunken road. Two Coy’s each side of the road (ARRAS, BAPAUME) Information came in during the night that enemy had broken through. Made slightly different dispositions to meet the new situation. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  River Bridged  In Action  On the Move  In Defence  On the Move  Gas  Church Parade  Relief  Messages  In Defence  Fighting Withdrawal  Orders  Holding the Line  Enemy Advances  Fighting Retreat  Fighting Withdrawal  In Defence  Sports  In Action  Fierce Fighting  Prisoners  On the Move  Germans on Short Rations  Shelling  In the Line  Enemy Push  Reliefs  Orders  Town Lost  Troops Withdraw  In Defence  Withdrawal  On the March  Fighting Withdrawal  On the Move  Fighting Withdrawal  Orders  Orders  Warning  Message  Message        In Action  Pushed Back  Fatigues for Divisional supplies.  Secret. GC 651 Headquarters 15th Division.  Shelling  Withdrawal  Heavy bombardment  On the Move  Digging In   H.V. Gun fires a few shots  Church Parades  Heavy Shelling  Training continued  Message 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, 24th of March 1918. Private George Ackerman. 1st Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. Able Seaman Charles Adcock. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman William Anderson. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Charles William Archer. 23rd (2nd Football) Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Able Seaman John William Austin. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Sgt. William H. Badham. 9th Btn. Welsh Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Henry Patterson Berry. 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Harold Butler. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George William Capon. 11th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Coates. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Rfmn. Ernest Corrie. 11th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Cryer. 6th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Rfm Charles George Dines. 9th Btn Rifle Brigade Pte. James Nathan Dixon. 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Stanley Ward Dunlop. MM. Army Service Corps Read their Story. L/Cpl. Alfred James Dymott. 2nd Btn. Coldstream Guards Read their Story. Sgt. Alexander Edwards. VC 1/6th (Morayshire) Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Sgt. Alexander Edwards. VC. 6th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. John Victor Evans. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Fall. 21st Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Rflmn. Charles Fredrick Fenn. 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Fisher. 25th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Rfm. James Flicker. MM 9th Battalion, "A" Company Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Fred Gilbert. 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Gilbert. 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. L/Cpl. Peter Gillespie. 9th Service Battalion Gordon Highlanders Dvr. Albert Glen. 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Sgt. Mark Goldsmith. 8th Btn. Black Watch Pion. Walter Edward Goodman. MM. 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment Pte James Hendrie Hamilton. 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) L/Cpl. Alfred James Hatherell. 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Sgt. Harold Sidney Haviland. 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Pte. Frederick James Hawkes. 1st (Cape of Good Hope) Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Fred Henderson. 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Albert Edward Hubbard. 2/4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Private Edward Hunt. 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Sgt. Edward Charles Kent. 18th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Rifleman Stephen George Longhurst. 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps Capt. William Henry Madden. 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Rflmn. James McCarroll. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Lt. Edward Farquharson B. Orr. 173rd Brigade HQ Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. Lionel James Osborne. 1/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wilson Ostle. 11th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Sydney Platt. 18th Btn. Welsh Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Adrian Leon Reed. 21st (Islington) Middlesex Regiment L/Cpl. John Edward Sturt. 1st/20th Battalion London Regiment Pte. John Thomas "Jock" Sweetland. 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Evan David Thomas. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Cpl. Leonard Richard Ward. MID. 58th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Rfmn. Edmund White. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Samuel White. 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Frank Lawson Williams. 223rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Robert William Williams. 5th Btn. South Wales Borderers Pte. Harry Yates. 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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