26th April 1918 On this day:  Withdrawal to new defences Counter Attack   At 3am., the 25th. Division and the French on the right of 6th Btn West Riding Regt carried out a counter-attack opposite Kemmell Hill and village and the 1/4th Battalion D of W West Ridings advanced to the forward line in conjunction with this. Owing to the heavy enemy barrage, the French did not get forward and the troops of the 25th. Division and 1/4th. D. of W. Battalion were withdrawn. Some prisoners were taken. The day passed fairly quietly and wiring was pushed on with during the night. 2nd. Lieutenant Swaby was in charge of a carrying party and inadvertently led his party in front of our line. To ascertain his position, he went forward with his orderly and several shots were heard by the party. Although patrols were sent out, no trace of either 2nd. Lieutenant Swaby or his runner was found (NB. These casualties are actually listed as being on the 25th. by the casualty list printed in May 1918; it is not known which is correct). Casualties for 6th West Ridings on this day were 265572 Corporal E. Rimmer (Wounded), 242607 Private T. Foster (Wounded), 41152 Private C. Ingram (Killed in Action), 41167 Private J. E. Laing (Wounded), 41203 Private R. Shippey (Wounded at duty).    GD SEC BOIS Patrol of 1 Officer & 20 OR sent out to try to rush a house which was reported occupied by enemy machine gun at E.11.d.3.4. Barrage was to cooperate but fell too far behind the house which was found to be strongly manned by 3 machine guns and the attack failed. Lt Col LOWE MC relieved Maj INCE MC in the morning. In the evening C Coy dug in and wired a platoon front in the front line between our right and left 11th E YORKS REGT about E.11.c.2.2. and B Coy dug in a platoon post as a northern extension of support line about E.4.c.15.20. C.O. and Coy Commanders of 1st BORDER REGT visited Hd Qtrs to settle relief for night 27/28. A patrol visited house E.11.d.2.4. to secure identification but the enemy was in large numbers. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Patrols  Exercise  Allied Counter-Attack  Patrols  Enemy Advance  Enemy Patrol  Reliefs  HQ Moves  Slight Shelling  Recce  On the March  In Action  New Posts  Attack  Working Parties  Kemmel Hill Lost  Advance  On the March  Reliefs  Move  Defence Works  Defence Work  On the Move  A Rendezvous  On the Move  Dispositions of Machine Guns  Company training:  Billeted in houses and cellars.   Quiet  Operational Order No.27.  "C" Coy. shelled in the afternoon  Dull with low visibility.  Working Parties  In Support  Training  Company training in Bois De Dames.  Arrived at Wizernes 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, 26th of April 1918. Fireman Benjamin Alfred. H.M.S. Bombala. Read their Story. Pte. Bertie Balson. 1st Battalion (Duke of Edinburgh's) Wiltshire Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Owen Hewitt D. Bennett. Read their Story. Pte. Willie Bolton. MM 9th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. George William Bonner. 1st/6th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Read their Story. Cpl. Robert Bruce. 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Thomas Henry Clegg. 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Sgt. Bandmaster Cecil Frederick Gottlieb Coles. 9th Btn. 1QVR London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Frederick Easom. 9th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Patrick Hartigan. 2nd Btn. Sherwood Forresters 2nd Lt F Heslop. 1st Btn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Read their Story. Pte. John William Hooley. 2nd/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Spr. Frederick Jackson. 526th Field Coy Corps Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Percy Johnson. 9th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Lt. Peter Paul McArdle. 1/2 Btn. Att 1/4th Btn. York & Lancs Rgt. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Albert John Mears. MC. 10th Battalion Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Needham. 17th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Capt. Edgar Vincent Peter Parsons. 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wallace Roberts. 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Charles Henry Rushby. 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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