April 1918 On this day: 9th Irish Fusiliers to Siege Camp No.4   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers entrained at Herzeele 0900 for Poperinghe. On arrival marched to Siege Camp No.IV War Diaries On the March   6th Battalion, West Riding Rgt moved to the Busseboom area, with H. Q. in Busseboom and companies in Horseshoe Camp & No. 6 Camp. The men marched well and everyone was settled by 4pm.    Crashes and Fog Training   At Frevillers 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry are engaged in Lewis gun firing and musketry. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Enemy Attack  Enemy Attack  Enemy Attack  Evacuation  Evacuation  Artillery Moves  In Action  In Camp  Messages  Heavy Bombardment  In Action  Under Shellfire  In Action  Under Attack  Bathing  Training  Under Shellfire  A Busy Day  Shellfire  Artillery Barrage  In Action  In Action  In Action  In Action  Digging in  Digging in  Into the Line  Attacks  Reliefs  On the March  Training  On the March  Orders  Orders  Snipers vs. Snipers  Prisoners  Shells  On the Ranges  Bombardment  Working Parties  Artillery Active  Orders  The Enemy Attacks  Ground Lost  Enemy Breaks Through  An Active Enemy  Shelling  Bombardment  Shelling  Line Held  Enemy Attacks  Bridges  Attack Made  Operations  Course  Relieved    Orders  Message  Message  Commander in Chief  Route march  Enemy Pushed Back  Recce  Orders  At 0130 hours we arrived at Dowlens and detrained.  Cleaning kit and reorganising.  Postings  Awaiting Orders  Cleaning up  There have been complaints regarding the men's Messing.  2nd half of Battalion under Major thurshall arrived in the early hours of the morning and billeted in the same village. 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 April 1918. Master at Arms William Henry Alford. H.M.S. Victory. Read their Story. Able Seaman Charles Andrews. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Bannon. 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Edgar Barnes. 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Behan. 9th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd Lt. William James Knox Bell. M.C 9th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Richard Binks. 12th Btn. (Teesside Pioneers) B Coy. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Pte. Wilkie Burdon. 16th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Lt. Joseph Henry Collin. VC. 4th Btn King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Joseph Henry Collin. VC 4th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Read their Story. Pte Bertie Dewing. 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Ewing. 1st/8th Btn Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. William James Gill. 9th Btn. Welch Regiment Cpl Henry Edward Graham. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. John Grant. 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Albert Ishmael "Abby" Grocock. 1st/5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Rflmn. Albert Hose. 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Rflmn. Albert Hose. 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. John James Hutchinson. 611th Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps Read their Story. Pte. James Keenan. 6th Btn. Leinster Regiment L/Cpl John F. Livie. 10th/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Gnr. John William Loader. 20th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. Charles Thomas Lovell. 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Neil McDonald. 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Charles James Menzies. 6th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Herbert Panter. 55th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte Angus Pearson. 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Pte. Albert Rooks. 8th Btn. Suffolk Regiment 2nd Lt. John Schofield. VC. 2nd/5th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Thomas Shaw. 6th Btn Seaforth Highlanders CSM. William James Shillcock. 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Pte. Hans Laland Sundin. 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Gnr. Joseph Charles Trull. 160th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. Harry Wallis. 20th Siege Battery Garrison Royal Artillery Read their Story. Pte. James Want. 14th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. ernest "Props" Waters. 25th Btn. Northumberland Fusileers Read their Story. Gnr. Walter Watmough. 174th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Cpl. Charles Watts. 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Add a name to this list.

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