30th December 1917 On this day:  On Leave 21st Londons depart Lavieville   At 4 p.m. Orders received for the 21st Londons to be ready to move about 6 p.m. At 6.15 p.m. a Brigade Operational Order is received to march to Albert & entrain for Étricourt. At 9 p.m. 21st London Battalion entrained at Albert. War Diary 21 Londons Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Boves. Battalion paraded at 1145 for Divine Service in the 4th Corps School Cinema hall. War Diaries    SM U-111 Type U 93 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 280) Ordered 5 May 1916 Launched 5 Sep 1917 Commissioned 30 Dec 1917 Commanders. 30 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Hans Beyersdorff Career 4 patrols. start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 3 ships sunk with a total of 3,011 tons. 7 Apr 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Boscastle 2,346 br 28 May 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Dronning Margrethe 393 da 22 Jun 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Rana 272 nw Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to the USA. The boat was used for exhibitions (to sell war bonds among other things) on the New England coastline. Later used for research and finally sunk by explosives in deep water off Cape Charles, Virginia. There was another U 111 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Sep 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 19 Dec 1940. John Doran  Church Parade  Counter Attack    NEAR WILLERVAL Exceptionally quiet. Major TWIST relinquishes command, Major IBSON takes over command of Battalion. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Inspection  In the Trenches  Reliefs  Patrols  Orders  Reliefs Complete  On the March  Reliefs  On the Move  Thaw Sets In  Quiet  Quiet      Heavy Barrage  Orders  Orders  Working Parties  Cleaning.  Training  Church Parades  Special Orders issued 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 December 1917. Able Seaman Percy Walter Airey. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman Stanley Armstrong. Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman John Scott Atkinson. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Beggs. 7th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. Hubert Harold Blakeman. 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Spr. Bert Brookes. 96th Lt. Railway Operating Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Sub-Lt. William A. St. Aubyn Clarke. 223rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Gsr. Albert Alexander William Smith Giles. MFA Ooma Read their Story. BSM. Ernest George Horlock. VC. General Base Depot, (E.E.F) Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Herbert Rolfe. 6th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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