5th April 1918 On this day: Parades   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse), Royal Irish Fusiliers report "Training parades; two Companies at baths in morning and two in afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly returned from Hospital to Battalion." War Diaries  Reliefs    At Frevillers 18th DLI are enagaged in Musketry, Lewis gun firing and Coy training. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reliefs  Divison to be withdrawn  Emergency Route Recce  Clothing  Relief  On the March  Gas Shells  Withdrawal  Change of Billets  One Prisoner Captured  Moves  Orders  Work  Reliefs Complete  On the March  Relief  On the March  Shelling  Shelling  On the March  Wagons  Training  Reliefs  Gas Shoot Undertaken  Shelling  On the March  Reliefs  Shelling  Command of the Line  Reorganisation  Attack Made  In Houplines Sector  Reliefs  Refitting  Reliefs  Exchange of Fire  On the Move  Quiet Front    Company Training  Reliefs  Parades for Musketry, handling arms etc.   En Route  The journey continued through the night via Verona, Southern end of Lake Garda to Brescia where we arrived at 1030 hours.  Left Villaganzerla at 0100 hours and arrived at Vicenza at 0520 hours without incident.  Cleaning kit and bathing.  At Anchor  Reliefs  Reinforcements  Heavy Hostile fire  Arrived at Gabbary Quay, Alexandria 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, 5th of April 1918. P/Sgt. William Alabaster. MM. 13th Infantry Battalion Read their Story. Sh.Smth. George Edward Banks. 277th Brigade, B Battery Royal Field Artillery Pte. Leonard Brown. 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Henry Rose Byron. 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Sgt. Thomas Stephen Corkill. MM. 277th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Gnr. David Charles Davies. 210th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Bramley Dobson. 12th Btn Machine Gun Corps. Read their Story. Sgt. Grigg Francis Epsly. MM &2 Bars. 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Robert Haswell. 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Robert Haswell. 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Walter Dean Heathcote. 9th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. William Walter Hewett. 18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn., C Coy. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Holt. 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. George Hoskins. 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story. Rfl. Charles Larkman. 8th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. CQMS John Bright "Bright" Lockley. 95th Machine Gun Company Read their Story. Pte. Charles William Muckell. 1st (London) Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. LBdr Arthur G Munning. 68th Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Spr. Frederick Augustus Nelson. 76th Field Coy. Corps of Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Thomas Norman. 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers L/Cpl. Frank Owers. 161st Coy. Machine Gun Corps Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Peace. 5th Btn Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. William Henry Rothwell. 69th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. Sam Speight. 9th Btn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. Albert George Steer. 295th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Bmdr. Thomas Henry Thackray. 112th Brigade, A Battery. Royal Field Artilery Gnr. H. Vick. 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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