28th March 1918 On this day:  Enemy Attacks No 3 Casualty Clearing Station   No 3 Casualty Clearing Station arrived at Gezaincourt. Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. This party under Captains Despard, Crosbie and Dean, and 2nd Lieutenant Davison, fell back, by orders, through Hangesy-en-Santerre, Plessier, Rosainvillers, Moreuil, Mailly-Raineval, Sourdon, remaining there the night. War Diaries  Gas Shells    SM U-140 Type U 139 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 301) Ordered 1 Aug 1916 Launched 4 Nov 1917 Commissioned 28 Mar 1918 Commanders. 28 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Waldemar Kophamel Career 1 patrols start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla Successes 7 ships sunk with a total of 30,594 tons. 27 Jul 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Porto 1,079 pt 2 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Tokuyama Maru 7,029 jp 4 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel O. B. Jennings 10,289 am 5 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Stanley M. Seaman 1,060 am 6 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Diamond Shoals LV71 590 am 6 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Merak 3,024 am 21 Aug 1918 U 140 Waldemar Kophamel Diomed 7,523 br Fate 23 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to the USA. Used for testing, sunk by US destroyer Dickerson at Cape Charles on 22 July 1921.. There was another U 140 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 7 Aug 1940. John Doran    SM U-117 Type UE 2 Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 91) Ordered 27 May 1916 Launched 10 Dec 1917 Commissioned 28 Mar 1918 Commanders. 28 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Otto Dröscher Career 1 patrols Successes 20 ships sunk with a total of 27,459 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 12,845 tons. 1 warship damaged with a total of 18,000 tons. 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Aleda May 31 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Cruiser 28 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Earl and Nettie 24 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Katie L. Palmer 31 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Mary E. Sennett 26 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Progress 34 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Reliance 19 am 10 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher William H. Starbuck 53 am 12 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Sommerstad 3,875 nw 13 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Frederic R. Kellogg (damaged) 7,127 am 14 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Dorothy B. Barrett 2,088 am 15 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Madrugada 1,613 am 16 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Mirlo 6,978 br 17 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Nordhav 2,846 nw 20 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Ansaldo Iii° (damaged) 5,310 it 24 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Bianca (damaged) 408 br 26 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Rush 145 am 27 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Bergsdalen 2,555 nw 30 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Elsie Porter 136 br 30 Aug 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Potentate 136 br 29 Sep 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Minnesota (damaged) 18,000 am 4 Oct 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher San Saba 2,458 am 27 Oct 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Chaparra 1,510 cu 9 Nov 1918 U 117 Otto Dröscher Saetia 2,873 am Fate 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to the USA. Used for exhibitions along the Atlantic coast. Sunk on 21 June, 1921 near Cape Charles, Virginia during tests. There was another U 117 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jul 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 25 Oct 1941. John Doran  Terrific Attack  Back into Action  On the Move    NEAR ST LEGER Battalion now dug in either side of the BOIRY RICTRUDE, AYETTE Rd approx. X30 & S25. Bn HQ on BOIRY, DOUCHY Rd 500x S of SUGAR FACTORY. 13th Y&L moved up into the line with the GUARDS DIV. A Coy 18th DLI moved up 2 ½ platoons in the line with them 1 ½ platoons in reserve with Y&L HQ. 2 attacks during the morning on GUARDS & Y&L, one succeeded in entering but was immediately ejected by counter attack. D Coy went up in support Y&L. At midday we were ordered by Brigade to move 3 companies B C & D to a position from which we should be able to deliver a counter attack in event of enemy breaking through 2nd IRISH GUARDS who held position left flank F.6.a.7.9. right flank F.5.d.7.7. Moved into position Bn HQ & BC & D Coy’s behind bank at approx. F.5.a. central. IRISH GUARDS reported Y&L retiring, advised Brigade it was only D Coy taking up new position. C.O. went to see about reported gap between Y&L & IRISH GUARDS. Found there was no gap but the line was being somewhat thinly held by IRISH GUARDS. C Coy sent up & IRISH GUARDS closed up to make room for them. 1 Coy E YORKS sent up to be used by Maj WD LOWE MC with our remaining Coy’s. B & D Coy’s for counter attack purposes. They dug themselves in 200x in our rear in the dried up bed of R COSEUL running behind BOIRY, DOUCHY Rd. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Ships Lost  Straffes  Shelling  In Action  Aerodrome bombed  Reliefs Completed  Confusion  Aircraft Shot Down  Quiet  Move  In Action  Reliefs Complete  On the Move  Holding the Line  7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).  At Rest  In Action  Reorganisation  Quiet  Into Reserve  A Dump Burns  In the Line  Retreat  Patrols  Enemy Advance  Holding the Line  On the March  On the March  Enemy Breaks Through  In Defence  Harassing Fire  At Rest  March to Billets  On the Move  HQ Moves  Local Reserve  Orders  On the Move  Orders  Orders  Reorganisation  At Rest  Salvaging  Line Held  Rested all day  At Anchor  On the March  Heavy Bombardment  L.G. Company mobilised. 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? 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Remembering those who died this day, 28th of March 1918. Cpl. William Allen. 2/4th Btn. C Company York & Lancaster Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Ambrose. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers Read their Story. Chief Armourer Henry Arnold. H.M.S. Penelope. Read their Story. Capt. Arthur Cyril Bateman. MM. att. 7th Btn. Cameron Highlanders Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Pte. George Henry Benson. 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Pte. Frederick Beswick. 5th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. John George Boumphrey. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Bradley. 4th Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Pte. Alfred Samuel Bransom. 2/4th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. Harry Bullock. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Dougald Cameron. 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Christopher Carter. 13th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Read their Story. 2nd Lt. Bernard Matthew Cassidy. VC. 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Percy Chapman. 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. John Collier. 2nd Batallion Lancashire Fusiliers Pte. George Cookson. 14th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Lt Herbert Victor Coombes. 21st Btn London Regiment Pte. J. T. Coxon. Durham Light Infantry Dvr. Thomas Edward Crowe. 110 Batt Royal Field Artillary Read their Story. Pte George Duck. 4th Btn Royal Fusiliers Sgt. Todd Eaglesham. MM. 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Read their Story. Sgt. Alexander Ramsay Frew. 13th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Read their Story. Sgt. Alexander Ramsay Frew. 13th Btn Royal Scots Cpl. Frank Cecil Gardiner. 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment Read their Story. William Gerrard. 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Pte. Charles Thomas Goforth. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Robert Hawthorn. 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Hopley. 1/5th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Arthur Elias William Hunt. MM. 2nd Battalion, D Coy. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Shaw John. 10th Btn. Scottish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Herbert William Johnson. 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. Lenard Lewis Jones. 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. A/Bmbdr. Abraham Leighton. 34th Brigade, 70th Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Sgt. Harold Newton Macdonald. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. Stephen McKenna. DCM & Bar, CdeG. 37 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Read their Story. Cpl. Alfred J F Mudie. 39th Division Signal Company Royal Engineers Pte. William Ness. 17th Btn. Royal Scots Read their Story. Pte. William Newbould. Coldstream Guards Sgt. Thomas O'Neill. 22nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Samuel William Parry. Northamptoshire Regt. Read their Story. Pte. Samuel Henry Pendleton. 6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Radford. 6th Btn. Leicestershire Pte. Jeremiah Reid. 2/8th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Horace Edward Robinson. 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Pte. George Ryles. 17th (Service) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Read their Story. Maj. Cyril H.R. Scholefield. CDG 69th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl. George Shead. 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment Pte. Ernest Arthur Smith. 7th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James William Smith. 8th/10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders Read their Story. George Stephens. Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Gnr. William Swinhoe. 286th Brigade, B Battery, Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Thomas John Thursfield. 5th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. L/Cpl. James Henry Melton Todd. 11th (Hull Commercials) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Spr. Thomas Tooley. 526th Corps Royal Engineers Read their Story. Pte. Henry Turner. 11th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Cpl. Walter Walker. Lancashire Heavy Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Pte. George Meers Watson. 56th Btn. Machine Gun Corps Lt Col. Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson. VC, DSO. 2nd/5th Btn. Middlesex Hussars Read their Story. Pte. William Morris Williams. 1st Btn. Welsh Guards Read their Story. Spr. Reginald Wright. 227th (Stockton on Tees) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Spr. Reginald Wright. 227th (Stockton on Tees) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Read their Story. Rflmn. William Valentine Yetton. 1/9th Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles Read their Story. Rfmn. William Valentine Yetton. 9th (County of London) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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