31st May 1918 On this day:   USS President Lincoln sunk   The USS President Lincoln, the largest U.S. Naval vessel to be lost during the First World War, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-90, at about 9am, twenty minutes later she sank beneath the waves with the loss of twenty-six lives. Once the submarine had left the area, the lifeboats and rafts were lashed together to minimize the chances of further loss of life. During the night the destroyers USS Warrington and USS Smith arrived and took everyone on board, a considerable crowd for two ships of such modest size. Whilst en-route back to France, they encountered U-90 and attacked her with depth charges, but caused no damage. The survivors of USS President Lincoln arrived back at Brest on the 2nd of June. Working Parties   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse), Royal Irish Fusiliers are at Hospital Farm in Divisional Reserve. Provided working party of two Companies on Green Line. Two Companies training. The whole Battalion was bathed during the day. Major R.G Kerr MC reported his arrival and assumed duties of Second-in-Command. War Diaries  Training  Training  A Minor Operation  Reorganisation  Working Parties  Casualties  Orders  Training  Four POWs  Bombing  A Withdrawal  On the Move  Plucky WAACs  War Wedding Romance  Very little training done this month  Improving trenches  Situation Unchanged  Very quiet  Arrivals and Departures for May 1918.  Quiet during the day.  Work  Enemy Artillery shooting at intervals  Aid Post was shelled with one man Killed.  Strength changes 30th April 1918 to 31st May 1918.  "A" Company En Route 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 May 1918. Pte. Percival George Brimblecombe. 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Cpl. Edward Clayton. 2nd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Thomas Charles Gibbs. MC. 7th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. William Gromadzki. 23rd Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Sjt. Herbert Walter Hills. DCM, MID. 1st Battalion East Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Keep. 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Norman Leach. 11th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Norman Leach. 11th Btn. Border Regiment Read their Story. Bmdr. John Linney. 31st Div. Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cmdr(E). Charles Main. HMS Shakespeare Read their Story. SSgt Arthur William Phillips. 36th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Sjt. Abraham Eden Todd. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Stoker/1st Cl. Walter John Vivian. HMS Eglantine Read their Story. Stkr1. William John Vivian. HMS Eglantine Read their Story. Sto William John Vivian. HMS Eglantine Add a name to this list.

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