28th June 1917 On this day: 12th Suffolks bring in a prisoner   12th Suffolks bring a German prisoner into the Liaison at Gonnelieu  Routine  Reorganisation    TRENCHES GAVRELLE SECTOR 5.0pm. Enemy bombarded trenches of Brigade on left heavily for 15 minutes. 7.10pm. Brigade and Div on left attacked and took enemy front line on a wide front CADORNA TR. WOOD ALLEY. OPPY TR. Very good barrage casualties slight and all objectives gained. Thermite and TM’s and barrage on our front. Enemy retaliated heavily but little damage done. Our casualties 1 killed 5 wounded. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Advance Guard  Reliefs  Training  Enemy Less Active  Marching Again  Trench Work  Reliefs  Gas Shells  Working Parties  Working Parties  More Gas Shells    Attack Made  Patrols  Battalion Sports  Shelling  Training and lectures  Successful Operation  Battalion marched to Lucheux and billeted there  Football  Attacked Oppy Wood at 1910 hours. 1st Bedfords on left, 1st Chshires on right.  Battalion remained in Convent Lane.  Move  On the Range  Company Training  No.20 Coy. from Wailly.  Posting  U-Boat bombed  Inspected by the Army Commander ( Sir Herbert Plumer ). 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, 28th of June 1917. Pte. Edward Boyle. 97th Company Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Cpl. William Brown. 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Cavin. 117th Coy. Machine Gun Corp Sgt. Richard Carter Flattely. 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte Herbert Jinks. 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Lt. Frank Bernard Wearne. VC. 3rd Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Archie Wightman. 9th Battalion Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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