30th August 1918 On this day:  Major General spoke to all the Officers. Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Reference Sheet 27 Belgium and France 1/40000. St Sylvestre Capelle. Arrival was complete at 0400. Companies were paid and inspections were held. Equipment was cleaned. Battalion standing-to all day. Battalion move at 1900 by light railway to Godewaersvelde, thence by march route to billets at Mont des Cats. Relieve 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, relief completed by midnight. War Diaries  Move to billets  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Under Shellfire  On the Move  A Move Forward  Reinforcements  Training  Enemy Withdraws  In Reserve  Advance  Training  Withdrawal  Nothing special to report.  Advance Continues  Reliefs  Battery Remains on Notice  No.1 Platoon returned from Coupigny and rejoined Company.  Gathering Salvage  In Action  Reorganisation 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, 30th of August 1918. 2nd Lt Harris Hartas Anson. 5th Btn West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellingtons) Pte. Frederick George Beadle. 3rd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. P. Bramwell. 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. John James Clifford. 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. William Day. 10th Battalion Notts and Derbys (Sherwood Foresters) Read their Story. Pte. George Dickinson. 8th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles John Drayson. 22nd Btn. London Regiment Pte. Albert Edward Emmerick. 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Benjamin Haizelden. 2nd/10th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Holbrook. 1st Garrison Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Reginald William Jones. 72nd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd Lt. Augustus Paget. DFC. 66 Squadron Read their Story. Pte. Sydney John Rayner. 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte Reginald Charles Turner. 2/4th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Pte. Ernest Waters. 1/8th Btn. Manchester Regiment Add a name to this list.

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