30th September 1917 On this day: Church Parade   At Ruyaulcourt Church of England and Presbyterians of 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, paraded for Divine Services at 12 noon. The Corps Commander attended the former service. The following Officers reported for duty: Major V.G Whitla Captain F.G Uprichard Captain John Grant 2nd Lieutenant R.A Orr 2nd Lieutenant John Scott 2nd Lieutenant R.L Smith. A football match was held later in the afternoon, the Battalion team versus the North Irish Horse draft team, which the Battalion team won by 2, 1. 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers diary WO 95/2505/2 Gotha Night raids   On 30 September 11 Gothas set off to raid London. John Doran  Relocation  Church Parade  9th York & Lancs in the Trenches  Heavy Shelling    18th DLI's war diary records "After a lot of ground mist in the early morning the day turned out warm & bright. Unusual air activity and very heavy MG fire directed against the planes from both sides. Boche planes very active in the early evening but flying at a high altitude. Nothing of any moment to relate. Casualties the enemy fired a few gas shells over about midnight causing the men to put on respirators, but did not last long." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Enemy Aircraft  Shelling  The Cost  On the Move  In Reserve  In Trenches  Chance of a bath  Patrols  Boxing  Church Parade  Shelling  Working Parties  Battle Narrative  Harassing Fire  New RfC Squadron formed  Intelligence  On the March  Harassing Fire  A Quiet Time  Training  Horses and Mules  Church Parade  Further reorganising  Interviews given by survivors of the attack  Reliefs  Relief  Into camp  At La Rouklashille.  Arrivals and Departures for September 1917.  Swimming  Training Period  Reliefs  Enemy aeroplanes active against our Scouts  Baths  In Camp  Operational Orders  T.M's and Guns still active  Brigade Operational Order No.17  Operational Order No.17  Effective Strengths  Church Parades  Improvised aircraft brings down enemy plane  Bomber crew taken PoW  Companies bathed.  A Terrible Time 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 September 1917. L/Cpl. Frederick Adams. MM. 8th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph S. Bateson. 21st Btn West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Henry Bird. 10th Battalion York & Lanccaster Regiment Pte. John Henry Bird. 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment Sgt. Arthur Henry Brace. 122nd Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Pte. John Benjamin Burton. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Lt. Thomas Butler-Stoney. 1st Btn. Irish Guards Read their Story. Pte. John Cutts. 1/8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Frederick Walter Fullick. 79th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. AM1. John Thomas Gadd. No.3 Sqdn. Read their Story. Gnr. Sydney George Gillett. 337th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Pte Henry McManus. 11th Btn West Yorkshire Pte. Evan Henry Price. 8th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Pt.e William John Scott. 2/5th Battalion Leicester Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. Duncan Munro Shiels. 5th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. George Thomas. 9th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Add a name to this list.

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