30th November 1917 On this day:  Heavy Enemy Attack Enemy Attack   The German plan was simply to cut of the neck of the salient by attacking on each side, with the strongest blow to come on the southern side. The blow fell at 7.30am on the 30th November, and was devastatingly fast and effective. By 9am, the Germans had penetrated almost 3 miles towards Havrincourt Wood. Byng's Third Army faced disaster, with the real prospect of several divisions being cut off in the trap. The first attack fell on the 55th (West Lancashire) and 12th (Eastern) Division on the south-eastern side of the salient. The Germans climbed the slope to re-take Lateau Wood, pushed up the complex of shallow ravines south of Banteux, moved through Villers Guislain and past Gouzeaucourt. Amongst the troops defending the artillery positions at Gouzeaucourt were the 11th United States Engineer Company. The direction of the assault was across British divisional boundaries, and the command structure rapidly broke down as the troops became mixed up. Three German divisions attacked to the north, supported by an intense Phosgene barrage, intending to cut the Bapaume-Cambrai road near Anneux Chapel. They were repulsed by the machine gun barrage of the 47th (London), 2nd and 56th (London) Divisions, who had relieved the 36th and 40th. No Germans reached the road. Fierce fighting continued in the southern area for Gonnelieu, Les Rues Vertes and Masnieres 16th Northumberland Fusiliers into the Line.   16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers goe into line, two days before the attack, taking over from the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers. Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Simencourt. The Battalion left Simencourt at 1400 for Gomincourt, arriving at 1930. War Diaries  Counter Attack  Inspection and Baths    ARLEUX EN GOHELLE A much quitter day than the previous 24 hours. Enemy artillery through the day was rather quiet, only occasional shells on our trenches. During the night enemy artillery opened out sending a large number of gas shells and HE into B.10. a number were also put into the vicinity of our Batt. H.Q. Our artillery retaliated on enemy with gas shells. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Company Dinner  Serious Disease report  Hostile Aircraft  Enemy Attacks  Reliefs  Congratulations  Attack Made  Training  Reliefs  In Action  Shelling  On the March  A March to Bapaume  Training  Instruction  Outposts  Training  Tug-of-War  Reliefs  Strength  Intermittent shelling  Arrivals and Departures for November 1917.  Busy  Enemy fairly quiet in the evening.  Reliefs  Enemy Artillery again very active  Enemy Attack  Company recreational training commenced. 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 November 1917. Pte. Francis George Adamson. 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry Pte. William Agnew. 12th Battalion Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Pte. Thomas Bache. 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Rflmn. John Oram Bardrick. 11th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Frank Barry. 10th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Pte. Francis Thomas Bird. 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. Peter Birrell. 14th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Alfred Boyes. 25th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Stanley Victor Bradley. MM 16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Battalion London Regiment Sgt. Amos John Floyd Brooks. 5th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment Rflmn. Horace Arthur Burford. 1st/16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Leonard William Carver. 2/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Algernon Alfred Casterton. 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regt Read their Story. Pte. Morris Cockle. 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Pte. Reginald Jack Collett. 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Cotter. 12th Battalion Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Read their Story. Pte. Frederick George Dancox. VC. 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Robert Wilfrid Fowler. 11th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. Richard Fox. 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Rflmn. Andrew George Gayes. 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade Pte. William Alfred Goodwin. 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Joseph Belford Grassick. 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. Joshua Hewitt. 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borders Read their Story. Pte. Charles Henry Hollington. 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Capt. Claude Arthur Howe. 1/5th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Charles Frederick Ingram. 11th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Gnr. Joseph Oswald Leete. 38th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. Gregor Alexander MacGregor. 173rd Brigade, A Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Edward Makinson. 5th Btn Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Edward Makinson. 5th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Mallinson. 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Sgt. Charles Ernest Maycock. 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade Cpl. Joseph Davidson McCann. 5th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Cpl. James Bloomfield Morris. 10th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Rflmn. Walter Albert Myatt. 12th Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) Pte Tom Henry Naylor. 1st Btn Essex Regiment Pte. Frederick William Ollerhead. 2/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Lt. Ignatius Gerald Pearson. Spr. James Peskyr. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Pte. Thomas William Sarginson. 10th Btn. Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Rfmn. Charles Richard Saward. 10th Btn. Rifle Brigade Pte. George Scott. 2nd Btn. Scots Guards Read their Story. Spr. William Scott. 422nd Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Cpl. John Strachan Shedden. 101 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Cpl. Arthur Smith. 1st/10th batallion King's (Liverpool Regiment) Read their Story. Capt. Walter Napleton Stone. VC. 3rd Btn. att. 17th Btn Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Richard Suthon. 10th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. John Richard Suthon. 10th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Rflmn. Robert Taylor. 1st/9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wellesley Taylor. 19th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Charles Thomas. 235th Company Machine Gun Corps Pte. Clifford William Tooley. 7th Btn, Norfolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Sidney Charles Tyers. 2/4 Btn. Leicestershire Rgt. Read their Story. Pte. Sidney Frank Uphill. 7th Btn. B Company Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Issac Wallis. 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Robert Ward. 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Eustace Webb. 13th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Alfred George Daniel Wells. 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Pte. William Jesse Whiting. 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Pte. Charles Wilkinson. 5th Btn Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Rflmn. Hedley Vickers Wilkinson. 11th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Add a name to this list.

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