28th June 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Ref Hazebrouck 5A. Special Sheet 27 NE local ed. 5A 1/20000. Cormette. Battalion tactical exercise in the morning from 0800 to 1300. Three Companies attacked the enemy outpost line on the Zudausques, St Martin-au-Laert Road. One Company represented the enemy. From 2130 to 0100 the Battalion carried out a night outpost scheme, with three Companies holding an outpost line outside Leuline and Etrehem, one Company attacking. Lieutenants Dobbyn MC and A.S Galloway, 2nd Lieutenant F.S Bale reported for duty. War Diaries    VIEUX BERQUIN ZERO was 6am. Formation of party 5 small columns in single file in echelon with left forward. At ZERO the party waited ¾ of a minute to advance in alignment with left flank of 15th W YORKS and by 6.05am reached the objective with very little opposition except from one post, the attack being a complete surprise. As our men advanced small groups of up to the total of about 12 ran round our right flank unarmed and unequipped & were left for the original front line to deal with. Some enemy were shot or bayonetted in shell hole positions. Four parties then began consolidating while a Lewis Gun team then lead with great dash by Sgt GOLDSBOROUGH crossed the BECQUE and stalked a MG team through a cornfield and rushed and captured the gun killing the team. Two more light MG’s were captured on the left flank of the objective. Immediate touch was gained with DLI on left & with 15th WYR right flank. Only 2 slight casualties occurred up to & during the consolidation. 30 prisoners were captured W & E of the BECQUE. During the consolidation footbridges were destroyed over the BECQUE and the captured MG’s were installed & used against the enemy. About 7.02am power buzzer message was reported as stating that all Brigade objectives had been captured. As no barrage was arranged for to smother our objective B Coy on left of the attack was ordered to barrage the enemy position South of their front line with No 23 bombs for short range & No 36 for long range combined with enfilade LG fire along and in rear of hostile front positions. This proved most effective and the LG fire accounted for a satisfactory number of the enemy as they retired over exposed country EAST of PLATEBECQUE. The energy, dash and initiative of 2Lt EVERATT contributed largely to the initial success of the enterprise: the efficient way in which he organised the consolidation and the excellence of his reports were both marked & stamp him as a really valuable officer. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Training  Improvements  Training  On the Move  Patrols  Move  Bathing      Message  Training  Work on positions  Battalion relieved by 1st Royal Scots. Fusiliers  Successful Attack  Bath's, Gas drill and demonstrations.   Training and Awards  Trench Work  Heavy shelling  The day passed quietly 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, 28th of June 1918. Able Seaman Alexander. Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. A/Sgt.Mjr. Joseph William Bibby. CdeG. 12th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Pte Thomas Boag. 12th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Sepoy Bogha. 74th Punjabis Read their Story. John Bonell. 13th Battalian Yorks&Lancs Read their Story. Pte. Robert Henry Clemmet. 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Pte. Reginald Foxhall. 12th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Edgar Ghent. 15th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. M. Henry. 4th Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte Daniel Jones. 9th Battalion, C Coy. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Sgt. James William Lawson. Labour Corps Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Henry Ledger. 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Pilkington. 11th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Wilfred David Rodney. 11th (Service) Btn. B Coy. Royal Scots WO2. Herbert John Snell. 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infanty Read their Story. Pte. James Statham. 15th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Allen Steel. 11th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt Ralph Eustace Williams. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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