30th June 1917 On this day:  Miners Fined  Battle of Messines  Routine and Ongoing Pioneer activity  On the Offensive    TRENCHES GAVRELLE SECTOR Maj. HEADLAM EYR again took over command of Battalion. Day cold and damp but quiet and uneventful. Later Lt Col CHEYNE returns to Battalion. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the Move  Trench Work  Refitting  Patrols  Reliefs  Kit Inspections  Cold & Wet  Working Parties  Trench Work  Quiet  Patrol  Another Move    Orders  Trench Raid  Working Parties  Divisional Sports  Transfer  d  Rehearsal  Transfer  Artillery Active  Marched to Velu Wood via Bapaume and Fremicourt.  Patrols  Reliefs  Arrivals and Departures for June 1917.  At 1530 hours the Battalion proceeded to Alberta Camp for the night.  Battery Remains in Action  Improving bivouacs  Honours Awarded  Operational Orders  Administrative Instructions.  Moved to Broxeele Area.  Training carried out  Instructions to read with Order No.101.  Effective Strength's  Casualties  Company training  Bomber flown to Aegean  Trained under Company arrangements. 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 June 1917. Stoker 1st Class Robert Antrichan. H.M.S. Cheerful. Read their Story. Pte. Jeremiah Cocklin. 2/6th Btn. Notts & Derby L/Cpl. Edward Bruce Haswell. 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. James William Hibberd. 1/5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Sgt. Percy Sydney Patrick Hill. 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. Ben Hunt. 76th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Sapper Frederick King. 250th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers. Sjt. William Lawrie Rae. 158th Brigade, 381st Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Walter Arthur Tompkins. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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