27th March 1918 On this day:  Shelling Enemy Attack   The enemy attacked and the Royal Irish Rifles fell back on 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in reserve, who fell back with same to a position south of Arvillers, and then south of the village, where they remained the night. War Diaries  On the Move  On the Move    18th DLI Hq is situated near St Leger Orders came at about 2.0am that the Y&L and ourselves were to go forward and dig two lines W of Moyenville 120x between lines the front one not to be more than 200x outside of Moyneville. Capt LA Dick having been taken away by the Brigade Major. Capt FG Stone, the Adjt received a message from the Brigadier saying that next officer in seniority was to take over command of the Battalion. Capt FG Stone therefore took over command, ordered Company Commanders conference and explained the work to be done. He then went to 13th Y&L and arranged details of the party. The party was not able to move off until 3.0am (approx.) and by the time they arrived at point to be dug dawn was breaking and the O.C. both parties (Capt Braithwaite Y&L) ordered the whole party to return. Col Gurney took over command of the Brigade. Capt Williams took over Brigade Major. W.D.Lowe M.C. assumed command of the 18th Battalion DLI. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Pushed Back  Under Fire  Congratulation Telegram  On the Move  In Defence  Moves  Under Fire  Brave Actions  In Action  Counter Attack  Move  Praise  Fighting Withdrawal  Training  Attack & Counter Attack  Into Billets  Reliefs  On the March  Sniper's Post Demolished  On the March  Reliefs  Artillery Active  Counter Attack  Holding the Line  On the March  Enemy Push  Heavy Fighting  In Defence  Attacks Repelled  Reliefs  On the Train  On the Move  Orders to Move  Line Advanced  Defence  In Reserve Trenches  Message  At Rest  On the Move  Rested and watered from pools in Wadi Hauran.  New Positions  Front heavily bombarded  At Rest  At Anchor  Rest  In Action  Reliefs  All Parades are cancelled 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 March 1918. Private Henry Adams. 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Read their Story. L/Cpl. Gerald Ainsworth. 2nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Able Seaman Alex Deacon Allan. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Thomas Henry Allen. 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class William Amos. H.M.S. Kale. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Horace Ancell. 28th Btn (1st Artists Rifles) London Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. William John Atkins. 190th Brigade, C Coy. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Lt. Hebron Barrett. 10th Btn. C Coy. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Hermann Robert Alfred Bates. 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Albert Bell. 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Pte. Horace Arthur Brown. 5th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment L/Cpl. John Brown. 6th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. Matthew Burton. 5th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. 2Lt Stanley Reginald Butler. MM 7th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Lt.Col. John Stanhope Collings-Wells. VC, DSO. 4th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John William Cooper. 1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Arthur Coulson. MM 1st/5th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Spr. John Coupe. 431st Field Coy Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Richard Ford. 10th (Hull Commercials) Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Clarence Augustus Gotts. 11th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Jack Diamond Harris. 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Joseph Hillas. 2/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Hillas. 2/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Hillas. 2/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Basil Arthur Horsfall. VC. 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Basil Arthur Horsfall. VC 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Howorth. 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Capt. Noel Forbes Humphreys. MC. 10th Btn. Tank Corps Read their Story. Pte Albert Humphries. 2nd/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Pte. Samuel Jackson. 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Sjt. Thomas Jennings. DCM 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade Cpl. Tom Johnson. 9th Btn. Royal Fusiliers L/Cpl. Charles Ambrose "Charlie" Klink. C Coy. 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade. Read their Story. Pte. John James Mallen. 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl Harry Mellor. 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Pte. William S. Playle. 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Wade Reedman. 7th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte J.S. Roberts. "A" Company 9th South Lancers Read their Story. Pte Joseph Robinson. 21st (Wool Textile Pioneers) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Edwin Rooth. 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edward Sherrott. 2nd Battalion Machine Gun Corps Pte. Ralph Skipp. 2nd/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Albert Tyrer. 11th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Pte. Frank Warner. 5th Btm. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Clifford C. Went. 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. G. W. Weston. 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alfred James White. 4th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Haigh Wilce. 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Willman. 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment L/Cpl. Thomas Woodcock. VC. 2nd Btn. Irish Guards Read their Story. Pte. Walter Harold Yapp. 5th Btn. Northampton Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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