28th November 1917 On this day: At Rest   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers are resting in Rocquigny. 'A' Company was bathed and had a clean change. War Diaries 17th Londons in action   War Diary of 17th London Regiment records: "Bourlon Wood Sector Relief of 186th Infantry and 2nd Dismounts Cavalry Div. Hostile Artillery and Machine Gun Fire."  March Resumes    ARLEUX EN GOHELLE Enemy artillery active on WILLERVAL and our trenches round ARLEUX. At 2pm a Chinese attack was carried out by division on our right. Our divisional artillery co-operating. Enemy retaliated very heavily on our trenches round ARLEUX and vicinity until 4.30pm. WILLERVAL also received considerable attention. Evening very quiet. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Dull Day  Withdrawl  Into Billets  Patrols  Reinforcements  In Billets  In Billets  Training  Ambulance Train  Reliefs  Preparations  Nil to Report  Tactical Scheme  Instruction  at Rest  Training  Range Practice  Inspection  Field Firing  Entraining for Italy  Orders  Battalion moved to trenches in Hindenburg Line   Patrolling  Relieved Gloucesters  Operational Orders  Soon moving back to Meaulte Camp  Enemy Advance 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 November 1917. Pte. George William Burdett Clare. VC. 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Read their Story. Pte. Percy John Collins. 2nd/20th Battalion London Regiment Sgt. Patrick Daly. MiD. 5th Sqdn. Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Read their Story. Pte. Cornelius Hartigan. 3rd Btn. Leinster Regiment Read their Story. Pte Jesse Hughes. 1st Btn Welsh Guards Cpl. Ernest Manning. 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Gnr. Horace Frederick Miller. 144th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Rifleman John Edward Munton. 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. Sam Oates. MM. 2/7th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Gnr. John William Parkinson. 110th Brigade, A Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. Frank Albert George Preston. 255th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. James Ellis Ratcliffe. 2/7 Btn. (Leeds Rifles) West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Sgt. George Sedwell. MM 171 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery L/Cpl. Albert Henry Standing. 11th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Spr. John Wood Taylor. 131st Field Company Royal Engineers Read their Story. Drvr. Ralph Toone. 286th Brigade, B Battery, Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. Willie Walton. 306th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery Gnr. Willie Walton. 306th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery Gnr. Willie Walton. D Bty. 306th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Gnr. Willie Walton. D Bty. 306th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. John Edmund West. 6th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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