11th October 1918 On this day: In Action   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers report from Hill 41. "At dawn a party of thirty Other Ranks under 2nd Lieutenant Darling MC formed up in Twig Farm. At 1000 under cover of a barrage and smoke screen, they rushed Goldflake Farm, capturing fourteen prisoners, three machine-guns, and killing about ten of the enemy. A position about 100 yards south-west of the farm was consolidated. The hostile barrage was extremely heavy and we retired for the first time. Our casualties were one killed and two wounded. At about 1750 the enemy counter-attacked heavily on Goldflake, Mansard and Twig Farms. The garrison in Goldflake Farm withdrew after inflicting very heavy casualties on the enemy, who were caught in force on the road. The garrison of Mansard Farm was surrounded and fought their way back. The enemy succeeded in reaching Twig Farm but was held up by a small party which still held out in front of the farm. The enemy was finally cleared from Twig Farm by a counter attack. Mansard and Goldflake Farms remained in his hands. Lieutenant-Colonel P.E Kelly was killed during the day by a shell. Our casualties during the day were two Officers and 25 Other Ranks. The Battalion was relieved by the 12th Royal Irish Rifles and on relief moved into Brigade reserve in vicinity of Pease Corner." War Diaries  Battalion moves  Advance  On the March  Line Held    Training  On the March  Reorganisation  Rejoining  Counter Attack  LG Handling    Diary  Companies on range. "B" Coy. bathed.  Companies on range.  On the Move  Hostile counter preparation shoot 0430 - 0545 hours.  New Billets in Elincourt  H.Q. & "A" & "C" Coys. in Tunnels.  Companies training  Tanks ordered to concentrate at Fontaine. 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, 11th of October 1918. Lt. Wallace Lloyd Algie. VC 20th Btn. (Central Ontario Regiment), Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Henry Brown. 1/4th Btn Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Chesterson. 74th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Lt. Leonard Edwin Cutts. 256th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Thomas Dew. 1st Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Arthur John Drake. 1st Btn. Welsh Guards Pte. Lawrence D. Elford. 7/8th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Pte. George William "Sonny" Fogg. 1st/6th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Thomas Hartley. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Thomas Hartley. 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Albert Charles Hazell. 6th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Evelyn Graham Ingham. Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps Read their Story. Lt.Col. Philip Edward Kelly. Royal Irish Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Ernest Charles Makeham. Middlesex Regiment 2nd Lt Hugh Price. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte Alfred Spinks. 1st/6th Bn West Yorkshire, Prince of Wales Own Pte. Joseph Tew. 1/7th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Gordon Wright. 10th Australian Machine Gun Coy Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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