26th March 1918 On this day:  Holding the Line    BRAY Intensive platoon training & working parties. 250 ORs work on Corps wiring scheme. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Withdrawal    SM U-138 Type Large Ms. Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig Ordered 27 May 1916 Launched 12 Jan 1917 Commissioned 26 Mar 1918 Commanders Career No patrols. No flotilla information available Successes No successes. Fate - unknown There was another U 138 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 27 Jun 1940. John Doran    On the Move  A Cushy Place    NEAR ST LEGER Received orders to move back to support of Y&L who were to dig a line from A.3.d.9.8. to S.28 Central. In support, our position was A.3.b.5.5. We should have received these orders at midnight to get into position before daylight but they did not arrive until about 8.30am which resulted in our having to move in daylight. The Battalion moved safely into position under fairly heavy shelling near MOYENVILLE and commenced digging in when Lt Col H F G CARTER and Capt G B STAFFORD were wounded. Capt L A DICK took over command of the Battalion. Received orders that a general retirement had been ordered on to a line running from ADINFER to FICHEUX to fight a rear guard action conforming to movements of the units on our flanks. Could find no trace of 15th WYR but were in touch with Y&L and in agreement with them commenced retiring leaving half of C Coy to fight a rear guard action. Cane to GUARDS DIV who held a line 500x (approx) from where we had commenced to dig in and retire through them eventually arriving about 1000x from ADINFER to VALLEY WOOD. Capt DICK and Adjt went to Brigade HQ saw the Brigadier who seemed to think the orders to retire should not have been issued. Y&L and ourselves received orders to return to our original line at MOYENVILLE. OC Y&L wounded and a Capt took over command of his Battalion. Moved forward again both Battalions to about 500x behind GUARDS DIV & Capt LA DICK & the Adjt OC Y&L & Brigade IO went forward of the line held by the GUARDS DIV to reconnoitre. Found right of GUARDS DIV front line but were heavily fired upon by enemy MG’s & rifles upon attempting to approach MOYENVILLE. Brigade IO went back to Brigadier to ask for further instructions as it was obviously impossible to take the two Battalions over the ridge in daylight with enemy holding positions not 1000x away. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Line Unbroken  In Action  At Rest  Enemy Activity  Fighting Withdrawal  Withdrawal  Orders  Shelling  Reliefs Complete  Reinforcements  Withdrawal  In Defence  German Spring offensive  Training  Holding the Line  Holding the Line  Orders  On the Move  Seventeen Patrols Out  Move  Patrols  Artillery Active  Withdrawal  In Defence  On the March  Holding the Line  Fighting Withdrawal  On the Move  Still Marching  Fighting Withdrawal  Casualties  HQ Moves  Move Into Billets  Reorganisation  Orders  Orders  On the Move  Battle advance  Infantry Withdraw  The Green Line held  Withdrawal  Into Reserve  Reopening  In Port  On the March  Quiet with fine weather  Taping and masking.  Brigade Order No.32 issued  Brigade Order No.32.  Administrative Instruction No.3.  156th Inf. Bde. Administrative Order No.4.  On the March  Naval aircraft moved to the Western Front 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, 26th of March 1918. Air Mechanic 2nd Class Cyril Kenneth Akehurst. H.M.S. President II. Read their Story. Ordinary Seaman Ernest Archer. H.M.S. Lady Cory Wright. Read their Story. Pte. Reginald George Armstrong. E Squadron North Irish Horse Read their Story. Pte. Richard Armstrong. 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Reginald Percy Barrell. 21st Btn. att. 41st Machine Gun Corps. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Cpl. Richard Henry Border. 19th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Pte. Patrick Bowes. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William George Bowes. 22nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Charles Brown. 18th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Cpl. William Honeyford Caldwell. 12th Btn. D Coy. Highland Light Infantry Pte. Thomas Henry Clemson. 20th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Darke Cockwill. 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. John Delaney. 45th Trench Mortar Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Marshall Elliott. 5th Battalion, B Company Border Regiment Sgt. Thomas Joseph Evans. 9th Btn. Welch Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. William Fairburn. 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edward Hayes. 18th Btn Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. Harry Leese. 297 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Parker. 7th Battalion Black Watch Read their Story. Pte. William Joseph Pearson. 4th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Ray. 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John William Ray. 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Henry Richardson. 22nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. Alfred Walter Robert Ross. 307th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. John Frederick Rossington. Army Ordnance Corps. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Bmbdr. Jesse Parker Smith. 180th Seige Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery L/Bmbdr. Jesse Parker Smith. 180th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. Gilbert Harry Southall. 6th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John James Waister. 2nd/6th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Watson. 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Frederick Albert Williamson. 11th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Add a name to this list.

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