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The Wartime Memories Project - The Great War - Day by Day



21st March 1918

On this day:


  •  Front Line

  •    The 21st Machine Gun Btn was in Epehy at the time of the Kaiserschlact. My Grandfather (originally in the 62nd Machine Gun company) was captured there on that date

  • German Offensive 1918   16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles - Pioneers.

    All the recent work of the Pioneers was to no avail as the decisive enemy attack launched on the 21st March overran the flanks of the 36th Division leaving the continued defence of their positions both untenable and pointless. A disorganised retreat to the old 1916 defensive lines took place over a ten day period. The 36th division retained its cohesion in the retreat which was very difficult over open and exposed areas in full view of the enemy. The recent infantry training which the pioneers had received now came to their assistance as they were attached to the 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers and fought beside them in defensive positions during the retreat. They eventually reached safety and were evacuated to Gamaches on the Normandy coast.

    The severity of battalion losses are shown by the end of March statistics Battalion strength, March 1918.

    1st Mar Officers 43 Other ranks 819 31st Mar Officers 20 Other ranks 449 Showing a loss of 23 officers and 370 other ranks. These figures include a total of 9 officers and 150 men missing at the Jeanne d’Arc Redoubts with, presumably many captured. It is also known that a further 9 officers and 28 men were killed leaving a total of 5 officers and 192 men who fell during the retreat.

    • March Casualties.
    • Killed Officers 1 Other ranks 25
    • Died from wounds Officers 1 Other ranks 2
    • Wounded Officers 7 Other ranks (not reported)
    • Missing Officers 10 Other ranks 150
    • Balance unaccounted Officers 4 Other ranks 193
    • Overall Officers 23 Other ranks 370

    Summary of Battalion Activity from 21st to 31st March 1918.

    The Battalion was divided into two groups during the fighting retreat. Group A under the command of Major WJ Allen. Group B under the command of Captain J maxwell. In 10 days, a total of 240 hours the men in A Group had been involved for at least 112 hours in activities demanding intense physical effort and emotional stress. The figure for B Group was 114 hours.

    The following is an account of the daily activities during the retreat from 21, 31 March showing how intense the activity was at times. Over 10 days in a total of 240 hrs:

    Group A 112 hours actively involved. Group B 114 hours actively involved.

    16 Bn Royal Irish Rifles(P) in 1918 Retreat - Details as follows:

    Date HoursLocation Function
    Mar21 3NW Gd Seracourt Move to RV
    1RV Move St Simon
    4 Working there
    21/22 1St Simon Move Ollezy(night)
    Mar22 1Ollezy Move to Estouilly
    9Move to EaucourtSommette and Work
    Mar23 12Eau-Sommette Fighting with 9RIrF
    23/24 6Sommette to VilleselveFighting withdrawal
    Mar24 22Villeselve Fighting
    24/25 4Villeselve via Guiscard Move by night to Bealieu
    Mar25 5Beaulieu via Avricourt Move to Warsy
    Mar26 1Warsy
    9Erches-Bouchoir Move into trenches
    Mar27 8Erches-Bouchoir Fighting in trenches
    4Arvillers A Group position
    15Arvillers B Group position
    4Arvillers, Sourdon Move A Group
    28Mar 1Arvillers Fighting B Group
    4Arvillers, Sourdon Move B Group
    10Coullemelle Move and work A Group
    Mar29 1Sourdon, Chaussoy Move B Group
    Mar30 8Saleux via Velennes Move A Group
    8 Move B Group

    The Battalion arrived in Gamaches on the Normandy coast by the 31st March and were in a very sorry state after all their constructive efforts followed by the devastating German attack and the hardship endured physically in the subsequent retreat together with the emotional stress of witnessing the loss of so many friends and colleagues.

    Yet more reverses were to be encountered further testing the resolve of the 16th (Service) Battalion, the Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers) before the long path to peace in late 1918.

    The Terrors by SN White


  • Start of German Offensive.   At 2am. 9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers report "Intensive enemy barrage opened on our positions, for a depth of from 4 to 6 kilometres."

    At 0600 enemy attacked and Battalion moved to Brigade Headquarters just east of village.

    • 2nd Lieutenant Prenter and four Other Ranks killed.
    • 2nd Lieutenant Perkins and 16 Platoon missing.
    • Part of 2 Platoons of A Company missing.

    War Diaries


  • German attack expected.   106th Coy RE at Vaux Headquarters where Sappers sleep, make dugouts and repair trenches while waiting for the Germans to attack, this was to be the last German Offensive involving the sappers, each man had 100 rounds of ammunition. At 6am the Germans attacked for 4 hours without much success and were chased off by the Sappers

  • 9th Divisional Train ASC at Nurlu   9th Divisional Train ASC is at Nurlu

  • German Spring Offensive   The start of the German Spring Offensive and a continuous series of defensive retreat movements are made by 42nd Siege Battery RGA in the face of German Advances:
    • Templeux la Fosse
    • Bussu
    • Peronne
    • Mount St Quentin
    • Bouchavesnes
    • Clery
    • Maricourt
    • Bray
    • Corbie
    • Lavieville

    Candas, west of Amiens, saw the end of the retreat and the Battery managed to make it into Abbeyville to get kitted out.

    Querrieu - Dispatch rider Bombardier Law's Triumph motor cycle was reported missing (taken by the Australians?)

    The Germans broke through to advance on Corbie but were repelled by the Australians.

  • 12th Field Coy RE at Monchy   12th Field Company Royal Engineers are at Monchy.

  • 34th Division over run   On 21st March 1918, the great German spring offensive overran the positions of 34th Division at Croisilles on the River Sensee, causing many losses.

  •  6th Dorsets hold the line

  •  Communication

  •  Germans Launch Attack

  •  Enemy Attack

  •    18th DLI Brigade ceremonial parade us held on the ground at Tinques.

    18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1


  •  Machine Gun Post lost

  •  In Action

  •  Concert

  •  Into Position

  •  Enemy Attack

  •  Germans Attack

  •  Shelling

  •  Medals Awarded

  •  Arrangements

  •  In Action

  •  On the Move

  •  In Defence

  •  Enemy Attacks

  •  Reliefs

  •  Withdraw under artillery fire

  •  Bombardment

  •  Gas

  •  Attack

  •  Bombardment

  •  Enemy Attack

  •  In the Trenches

  •  In Defence

  •  Enemy Attacks

  •  7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).

  •  Observations

  •  Training

  •  In Action

  •  Enemy Attack

  •  Gas

  •  Heavy Shelling

  •  Heavy Gas Shelling

  •  Gas

  •  The Sergeant's Intuition

  •  Inspection

  •  In Reserve

  •  Musketry

  •  Bombardment

  •  In Action

  •  "Man Battle Stations"

  •  Orders

  •  Bombardment

  •  Under Attack

  •  Photograph

  •  Attack

  •  Enemy Bombardments

  •  Enemy Attack

  •  German Offensive Begins

  •  Enemy Attacks

  •  Intense Barrage

  •  Operations

  •  Orders

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  •  On the Move

  •  Welsh W.A.A.C. leader

  •  Thick Mist

  •  Fatigues on roads and defensive positions.

  •  Bombardment

  •  In Action

  •  Marched and entrained

  •  On the Move

  •  Heavy Barrage

  •  Gas Projectors

  •  Battle practice

  • 18th Field Ambulance overrun by enemy   The 18th Field Ambulance was based at the ADS in Lagnicourt Marcel where it was overrun by the German Spring offensive shortly after 9.00 am





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    Remembering those who died this day, 21st of March 1918.

  • Pte William Thomas Adams. 24th Btn Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte Edward Arthur Adcock. 2/8th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Thomas Addiss. 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
  • Pte. Matthew Allen. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Spr. William John Anderson. 12th Fld. Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • Cpl. George Ansell. 1st Btn. Royal London Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Able Seaman Argrave. H.M.S. Botha. Read their Story.
  • Able Seaman Charles Ashford. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Joseph Aspley. 16th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Stoker 2nd Class Atkinson. H.M.S. Botha. Read their Story.
  • Able Seaman William Atkinson. Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story.
  • Pte. Thomas Backhouse. 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Harry Bailey. 30th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
  • Pte. Henry Charles Barrett. 11th Btn. Essex Rgt.
  • Sgt. George Batwell. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Roland James Baxter. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Thomas Behan. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Thomas Belford.
  • Pte. Horace Beney. 1/8th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Read their Story.
  • Sjt. Thomas Dean Besford. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Pte. Ferguson Henry Betts. 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
  • Sgt. William Ernest Bird. 97th Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Frederick James Blake. 173 Brigade, A  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. James Blake. 8th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. Daniel Bown. 9th Battalion Loyal North Lancs
  • 2nd Lt. Richard Gardiner Brewster. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Benjamin Brian. 2nd/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment North Staffo
  • Gnr. Frank Bridger. 131 Seige Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Frederick William Britton. 8th Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Frederick William Britton. 8th Battalion Border Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Joseph Broadwell. 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
  • L/Cpl. James Broderick. 10th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte. W. Brotherton. 51st Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. J. Brown. 25th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • A/Sgt. John Brown. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
  • Cpl. Clifford Charles Bunn. MM. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. John Burns. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
  • Pte. Arthur George Butt. 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
  • Pte. T. Capper. 17th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • L/Bmbdr. Thomas Carbis. 227th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Malcolm Carmichael. 1st/6th Btn. B Coy. Gordon Highlanders
  • Pte. Walter H Carter. 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
  • Pte. John Casey. 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Edward Catanach. 2nd/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. James Cavanagh. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Gnr. Joseph Patrick Cavanagh. 131st Hvy.Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. James Challenor. 2/4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
  • Pte. Albert Henry Choules. 2nd Batallion Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte Frederick Percy Clark. 8th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Bmbdr. Joseph Cooper. MiD, 42nd Battery, 2nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Joseph Henry Cosford. 9th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. Albert Cowie. 6th Btn. Black Watch Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Charles Joseph Crossley. 173 Brigade, A  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. Charles Dance. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Pte. Benjamin Davies. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  • 2nd Lt. Edmund De Wind. VC 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
  • Capt. Frank Tetlow Deeming. 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • 2nd Lt. Edmund DeWind. VC 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story.
  • Pte. Harold H. Deykin. 21st Btn. Machine Gun Corps
  • Lt.Col. John Henry Stephen Dimmer. VC, MC att. 2nd/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Douglas. 8th Btn. Black Watch Read their Story.
  • Sgt. Patrick Dowling. 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
  • Pte. Michael Doyle. 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Albert Edward Duffield. Army Service Corps Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Goudie Easdale. 173 Brigade, A  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Wheeler S. Easthoe. 173 Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Henry Ellis. 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Lt Col. Wilfrith Elstob. VC, DSO, MC 16th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Jonah Flack. 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Patrick Flynn. 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Peter Fox. 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Cpl. Frank George Bausor Freeman. 173 Brigade, A  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Furnival. 2nd/5th Btn. North Staffordshire Rgt.
  • Pte. William Furnival. 2nd/5th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
  • Cpl. John Slater Gardiner. 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Gawthorpe. 34th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. John Gillespie. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  • Pte. M. Gillingham. King's Liverpool Regiment Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Samuel Singleton Gray. 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Thomas William Green. 173 Brigade, A  Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Sgt. Cyril James Greenwood. 82nd Brigade, C Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Grieves. 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Herbert Burrows Griffith. 30th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl Alfred Waterworth Hamilton. 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. William Thomas Hancocks. 16th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. James Hannan. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Drvr. George William Harris. 173rd Brigade, A Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Edwin Harrison. 111th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. Eli James Heald. 2nd/6th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • 2Lt. Thomas George Grandon Heenan. 4th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. Joseph Henderson. 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade Read their Story.
  • Cpl. Geoffrey Hodge. 9th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story.
  • Spr. William Dingle Hollow. 61st Divisional Signal Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Ernest William Horton. 8th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps. Read their Story.
  • Cpt. John Reginald Houghton. 1st Battalion London Regiment
  • 2nd Cpl. R. A. Howes. 509th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Albert Victor Hunt. MM. 77th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
  • Pte. David Jackson. 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers Read their Story.
  • Pte. Barclay Johnstone. 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
  • Sgt. Lister Walter Kaye. 2nd/6th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • William Kelle. 6/7th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
  • Drvr. William Kelsey. 173rd Brigade, A Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Frederick Kerr. 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. H. Kilvert. 1st Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Drvr. John Kimmins. 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. John Kirk. 15th Btn. Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Joshua Knowles. 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
  • Pte. William Arnold Lang. 5th Btn. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  • Pte. Herbert Larke. 2/8th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • L/Bmbdr. Sidney Walker Law. 154th Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. John Learmonth. 9th Btn. Royal Scots
  • Pte. George Lee. A Coy. 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment Read their Story.
  • Private Norman Little. 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Harold Ayling Low. 7th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story.
  • L/Sgt. Matthew Lyons. 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  • Sgt/Mjr. Thomas Maguire. MM. 2nd/5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. William James Mansfield. 11th Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story.
  • Fitter. William Alfred Gorbutt Mapplethorpe. 114 Battery Royal Field Artillery
  • Gnr. Stanley Mason. 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Walter Maxwell. MM 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Douglas Mays. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
  • Rflmn. William James McClements. 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
  • L/Cpl. Edwin McCullum. 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. James Richard McGahan. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Pte. Donald Mckenzie. 5th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story.
  • Pte. Thomas Shaw Melrose. 51st Battalion Machine Gun Corps
  • Drvr. Charles John Merrett. MM 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Walter Midgley. 173rd Brigade, A Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. Maurice Epton Miller. 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
  • Rfmn. Walter Mills. 7th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
  • Pte. Michael Moore. 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte Sidney Morris. 18th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. George Andrew Muir. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Richard Mussen. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
  • Rflm. James Alfred Noble. 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade Read their Story.
  • Pte. Charles Frederick Parker. 34th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte Sidney Platt. Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Richard Ponder. 8th Battation Kings Royal Rifle Corps
  • Pte. Frederick Joseph Prizeman. 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
  • Gnr. George Prudence. 262nd Siege Bty.
  • Pte. C. T. Pyle. 2nd/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Read their Story.
  • Gnr. Charles Alfred Ridgley. 170 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. John Ritchie. 51st Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Alfred George Roberts. 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Drvr. George Robertson. 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Rounsevell. 10th (Cornwall Pioneers) Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • 2nd Lt. Patrick Joseph Ryan. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • 2nd Lt. Arthur Edward Scott. 3rd Btn. Rifle Brigade
  • L/Cpl. George Edward Shaw. 2nd/5th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. James Shelmerdine. MM 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. John Edward Simons. 2/6th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Stanley Smale. 12th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • Pte. George Smallman. 7th (Fife) Battalion Black Watch Read their Story.
  • Sgt. Frederick Leonard Smith. 2nd/6th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. William Smith. 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
  • Pte. Edward Spinks. 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Sgt. Walter William Staff. 7th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
  • Rfm. James Starrett. 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story.
  • Pte. Albert Edward Stenton. 2nd/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Read their Story.
  • CSM. Alfred Bailey Swallow. 470th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • C.S.M Alfred Bailey Swallow. 470th Field Company Royal Engineers
  • WO2 (CSM). Alfred Bailey Swallow. 470th (3/1st North Midland) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • CSM. Alfred Bailey Swallow. 470th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story.
  • L/Cpl. Joseph Swalwell. 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story.
  • 2nd Lt. Matthew Arnold Thompson. 3rd btn. attd. 12th btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
  • Gnr. Alexander John Thomson. 113th Bgde. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Sgt. Harry Alexander Tranter. 1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Read their Story.
  • Pte. Andrew Turnbull. 2nd Batalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Rflmn. Charles Tweedie. 15th Batt Royal Irish Rifles
  • L/Cpl. John Twigger. 7th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Read their Story.
  • Bmbdr. George Walter Victor Walker. 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Cpl. Thomas Cornelius Ward. 95th Seige Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story.
  • Pte. William George Welch. 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story.
  • Pte. Arthur Wilbur. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
  • Pte. Arthur Wilbur. 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
  • Pte. Nathan Williams. 58 Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. Benjamin Willis. 2nd/6th Battalion Manchester Regiment Read their Story.
  • Drvr. Andrew Willox. 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • A/Maj. Gustav Frederick Wolff. MID. 3rd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story.
  • Pte. E. Wood. 51st Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story.
  • Pte. Ernest Wood. 40th Company Machine Gun Corps
  • L/Cpl. Reuben Wood. 11th Btn Essex Regiment Read their Story.
  • Gnr. John Edward Woodfine. 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Read their Story.
  • Rfmn. William Workman. MM. 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story.
  • Pte Sydney Paul Johnson Wright. 1/6th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story.

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