August 1918 On this day:  In Action    A/Major Basil Terah Hooley, 7th Sherwood Foresters then 2nd Tank Corps, 5th Battalion was awarded an M.C. For gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of a company of tanks near Domart, 8th August 1918. In order to reach his position of deployment this officer had to take his tanks across the river Luce by Thennes Bridge and move them for a distance of 1700 yards to a flank within100 yards of the enemy front line. The bridge at Thennes was in a very precarious condition, and the entire approach march had to be carried out through the area in which the enemy’s barrage was known to fall. In carrying out this most difficult operation Major Hooley displayed the greatest coolness and judgement, and succeeded in getting all thirteen tanks to a position of deployment, whence the proceeded into action at zero. Throughout the operation on 8th August Major Hooley kept in close touch with his tanks in spite of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, and supervised them in their operations with the greatest judgement and decision. His gallantry and capable handling of his command enabled the infantry to reach their objectives at the expense of very few casualties. THE TANK CORPS BOOK OF HONOUR Book owned by father John Peter Lloyd 460 pages, here is just one entry on page 155 and I quote Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers report "No training done. At night Battalion relieved the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in right of left sub-sector (Meulehouck). Relief done satisfactorily by 0130. Only one casualty through enemy shelling. Remainder of night passed quietly." War Diaries  Reliefs    SWARTEN BROUGH Inter Coy relief complete 1am. Daylight patrol sent out all day to ascertain whether enemy still holding W side of PLATE BECQUE. Patrols on S side of VERTE RUE LA COURONNE road were unable to get far forward owing to heavy machine gun fire. Patrols on the N side of the LA COURONNE road established the fact that the enemy were holding the enclosure at E.30. in strength that there was a ladder up a tree used as an OP. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Attack Made  Reliefs  Bravery Recognised  Mustard Gas Captured Weapons    © IWM (Q 6918)                                               © IWM (Q 6919) Officers of the 8th and 10th Battalions, London Regiment, 58th Division conferring by a captured German mortar near Malard Wood during the Battle of Amiens.  Working Parties  In Action  Attack Made  Brave Actions  Battery Overcome  Progress  Attack Made  Assault  Through the Fog  In Action  Attack  Attack Made  Overflow MDS  Attack Made  In Action  To Assembly Point  Defensive Flank  Assault  On the Run  Training  Reliefs  Attack  Brigades Relieved  Lines of Communication Targeted  Firing Practice and Drill  Attack during Imperial inspection  Lecture  Reliefs  Cleaning up and inspections etc.  Training  Operational Order No.17.  Battalion bathed  Operational Order No. 30.  In Action  Farm Captured  Records Cleaning  Commenced training  Extra 6 Mk4. Tanks. 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, of August 1918. Rigger William Thomas Abrams. H.M.S. Victory Read their Story. Engine Room Artificer 2nd Anderson. H.M. Submarine D.8. Read their Story. Spr. Wilfred Laurier Anderson. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Able Seaman Atkinson. H.M.S. Egmont Read their Story. Pte. Clement Bamford. 9th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Arthur Billingham. 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment Lt. Jeremiah Brennan. att. 1st Intelligence Corps Lancashire Hussars Read their Story. Lt Col. Christopher Bushell. VC, DSO 7th Btn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Read their Story. Rfmn. Bertie Fredrick John Chapman. 2/10th Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Ernest Cox. 7th Btn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Read their Story. John Bernard Croak. VC 13th (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Battalion Pte. John Bernard Croak. VC. 13th Btn. Quebec Regiment Read their Story. Drvr. W. H. Davis. 173 Brigade, C  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred Garside. 2/4th Btn Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. Henry Cornelius George. 31st Battalion Read their Story. Pte. Albert Edward Hooper. 5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Cpl Henry Garnet Bedford Miner. VC 58th Battalion Cpl. Henry Garnet Bedford "Harry" Miner. VC. 58th Btn. Central Ontario Regiment Read their Story. Spr. John Munday. 80th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Cpl. Robert Neillands. 2nd. Btn. Imperial Camel Corps Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Harry Brighstone Newsam. 3rd Battalion (Light) Tank Corps Read their Story. Pte. Benjamin O'Connell. 1st Btn. Irish Guards Read their Story. L/Cpl Charles Richard Payne. 42nd Battalion Read their Story. Pte. William Sparshott. 10th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Albert Charles Stanley. 10th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Twining. 30th Btn. London Regiment Pte. Arthur Twinning. 3rd Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Roland Alex Walker. 8th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Eric John Williams. 7th Btn Leicestershire Regiment Add a name to this list.

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