27th April 1918 On this day:  9th Rifle Brigade to Cadre Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. 27th to 30th April 1918. 0400. Move to Yellow Line, Headquarters at Border Camp. Working on defences and training till end of month. Effective strength: 29 Officers, 651 Other Ranks, 35 horses, 22 mules. Ration strength: 24 Officers, 507 Other Ranks, 35 horses, 22 mules. War Diaries  Further Withdrawal Preparations Readjustment of the Line   A readjustment of the line was made, with the 7th. Brigade taking over 'A' Company, 6th D. of W. West Riding Regt's front from about map reference N7b 8.5, with 'A' Company, on relief, taking over right company front of the 1/7th. D. of W. Battalion on east of Milky Way with the left post on map reference N8d 9.7. 'B' Company 6th D. of W. West Riding Regt held the front as formerly but were reinforced by a platoon of 'C' Company 6th Btn on the left with three sections in line and two sections in support. 'D' Company 6th D of W was moved forward to support line on right of Milky Way. Casualties on this day for 6th D. of W. West Riding Regt were 235504 Sergeant R. Durkin (Killed in Action), 267885 Corporal E. Hird (Killed in Action), 263008 Private W. Blundell (Wounded), 267848 Private T. Clarke (Wounded), 266454 Private E. Howarth (Wounded), 265824 Private W. Johnston (Wounded), 26588 Private L. Middleton (Wounded), 17051 Private A. Murray (Wounded), 265376 Private E. Preston (Wounded), 29918 Private S. Rhodes (Killed in Action), 267756 Private W. Smith (Wounded), 241884 Private R. Welsh (Killed in Action), 267841 Private C. W. Wood (Wounded).  Patrols  Training  Under Bombardment  Holding at All Costs  Shelling  Withdrawal  Patrols  Working Parties & Baths  Moves  Hostile Guns Silenced  Training  Football  Reliefs  Reliefs  In Support  Reliefs  Heavy Shelling  Reliefs  Heavy Shelling  Equipment  Orders Cancelled  Defences and Messages  On the March  Crops  Moving Back  On the Move  Company training:  Large working party  Artillery Active  Relieved in the evening by 1st Royal West Kent Regt.  Pte. Gould ( who escaped from German lines ) was examined.  Enemy Parties   In Close Support  Training  Musketry.  Box Respirators exchanged  Transport    GD SEC BOIS Successful raid of 10th E YORKS REGT on E.23.c. resulting in 24 prisoners and a machine gun. Ground between Regimental Aid Post (GRAND SEC BOIS) and Battalion HQ heavily shelled with 5.9 intermittently between noon and 4.0pm. Inter Coy relief of TANK BATTALION in evening. Relieved by 1st BORDER REGT. Very long and late relief. Relief started 9.30pm. Complete 3.30am. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 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, 27th of April 1918. Pte. George Ash. 22nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Robert Barker. 12th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Pte. Arthur John Chesher. 9th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Peter Conway. 8th Division Heavy Trench Mortar, V Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Corlett. DCM. 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Cpl. J. Coxon. Durham Light Infantry Pte. John Joseph Gallagher. 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Gerrard. 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Gnr. Arthur Goddard. 173 Brigade, C  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. Alfred George Hagen. 173 Brigade, D  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. John Harrison. 5th Btn. Border Regiment Pte. Frederick Percy Hughes. 12th (The Rangers) Battalion London Regiment Pte. Frederick Victor Jones. 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Gnr. F. Lally. 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. John Willie Lax. 13th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Francis Patrick Maguire. 5th Batt. Leinster Regiment Pte. Thomas Minnis. 25th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Gnr. William James Maltby Mitchell. 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James William Pope. 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James William Pope. 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. David Arthur Sillett. 12th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Hyam Woolf. 10th Btn Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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