31st July 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Usual parades and work parties. Men with revolvers are given instruction in use of same, carrying out firing practice. Awards during the month: Military Medal, 13658 Sergeant R Johnston, 43447 Private Pye, E; Bar to Military Medal, 13971 Sergeant J Adams. Strength: 35 Officers, 973 Other Ranks. Total casualties during the month: 1 Officer killed, 2 Officers missing; 3 Other Ranks killed, 40 Other Ranks wounded, 5 Other Ranks missing. War Diaries    SM U-162 Type U 93 Shipyard Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Ordered 9 Feb 1917 Launched 20 Apr 1918 Commissioned 31 Jul 1918 Commanders. 31 Jul 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Karl-Friedrich von Abendroth Career 1 patrols. start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla Successes No successes. Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Pierre Marrast until 27 Jan, 1937. Broken up.. There was another U 162 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Mar 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 9 Sep 1941. John Doran    GRAND SEC BOIS Working party as for yesterday. Nothing to report. Total Increase & Decrease during July: Decrease. Killed - Officers 0. OR 35. Wounded - Officers 2. OR 92. Unaccounted for - Officers 1. OR 12. - - - Officers 0. OR 55. Total - Officers 3. OR 194. Increase. Drafts - Officers 6. OR 183. - - - Officers 0. OR 32. Total - Officers 6. OR 215. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reliefs  Trench Work  Training  On the Move  Games  Reorganisation  Working Parties  Quiet  On the Move  Another Order  Training  Reorganisation  Attack Practice  Orders Received  Training  Strength  Battalion entrained and engaged in Battalion training in Auchel area.  Relief Completed    Dress & Equipment.  Shelling  HQ Auditing Accounts  In Camp  Bn.H.Q. moved up to Villemontoire.  Relieved 54th Canadian Battalion.  Strength changes 30th June - 31st July  Airmen drowned 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, 31st of July 1918. Pte. Tom Dickinson. 363rd MT Coy, att 248th Siege Bty RGA Army Service Corps Read their Story. Pte. Herbert William Goldsmith. 19th Btn. B Coy. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Humphrey. 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Lawrence Edward Jackson. 6th Battalion, B Coy. Northamptonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Marion Joseph "Mario" Losco. 47th Infantry Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Charles Sullivan. 8th Btn. East Surrey Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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