5th November 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Little rain in morning. Usual parades and training continued. War Diaries  Situation unchanged  In the Line  Advance  Football  Reinforcements  On the Move  Funerals  In Action  In Action  On the Move          Orders Cancelled  Battalion "Standing To" ready to move forward.  Battalion moved to Assembly position [ 57S. S.5.b.5.0. to M35.c.05.75. ] for an attack through the Foret De Mormal.  On Operations  Occasional shelling of road junctions.  On Notice to Move  In billets.  "A" Coy. relieved "D" Coy.  Operational Orders  Operational Orders  Visit from the Brigade Major. 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 November 1918. AM3. Henry Aiken. attd. 67th Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Telegraphist George Archard. Portpatrick Wireless Station H.M.S. Pembroke. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Christopher Brown. 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) Read their Story. Gnr. Harry Cherry. 64th Brigade. C Battery. Royal Field Artilley (Burnley Howitzers) Read their Story. Gnr. Harry Cherry. 64th (Burnley Howitzer) Bde. C Bty Royal Field Artilley Read their Story. Lt. William Henry Coade. 3rd Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Dart. 6th Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment Pte. John Thomas Gough. 15th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Robert Gregory. 9th Btn. Welch Regiment L/Cpl. William Johnston. 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Frederick William Jones. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story. Cpl. James William Keable. MM. 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment CSM. George Edward Lawrence. MM. 13th Btn East Lancashire Regiment Gnr. John Hudson Medcalf. 251st Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Michael Fursey O'Neill. 5th Reserve Btn. Grenadier Guards Read their Story. Pte. Robert Peel. 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Read their Story. Cpl. Joe E. Peters. DCM 8th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Richard Preece. 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancs Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Simmonds. 1/5th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Walter Underwood. 12th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story. Sister. Annie Wilson. Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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