29th May 1918 On this day:  29th Btn MGC in Action Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. The day passed quietly on this front. The Battalion was relieved in the right sub-sector by the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, 107th Infantry Brigade, and on relief moved by light railway to Hospital Farm Camp. In spite of hostile shelling on the entraining point, no casualties were suffered during the relief. Total casualties during this tour: 3 Other Ranks died of wounds, 2 wounded, 1 self-inflicted, 1 W-(?)-D. Fighting strength: 34 Officers, 974 Other Ranks. On relief the 108th Infantry Brigade moved into Divisional Reserve. War Diaries  Ongoing Action    CAMPAGNE 29th 30th 31st May. Ceremonial parades & Coy training. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Training  On the Move  Reliefs  Concert  Aircraft Active  Training  Inspection  Nothing to Report  A New Position  Reorganisation  9th Leave party.  Preparations  Two Raids  Direct hit  Nothing of importance occurred during the day.  Work  Intermittent Artillery fire all day.  Some Gas shelling 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, 29th of May 1918. Pte. William Oswald Allen. 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Harry Blow. 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Cpl. Charles Fisher. 2nd/24th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Charles Fisher. 2/24th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. R. W. Fuhrstrom. 58th Btn. Read their Story. Pte. John Green. 6th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Arthur Hayes. 9th Norfolk Regiment Pte. George Timothy Herron. 12th/13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Herbert James McCombie. 10th Btn. London Regiment Pte. William Nutter. 76th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Pte. Owen Arthur Owen. 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Partridge. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Herbert Maurice Smith. 2/4th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Arthur John Truett. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Thomas Mitchell Whitelaw. 5th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Pte. John Tucker Wild. 8th Btn South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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