29th March 1918 On this day: Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Marched from Sourdon, via Ailly-sur-Noye, Jumel to Taisnil. War Diaries  Prisoners  On the Move  On the Move    NEAR ST LEGER Comparatively quiet all day. Received orders at night that wiring was to be carried out along whole of Brigade front, but this was cancelled by visit of Col TEMPLE now commanding Bde, who directed us to take up a position much as it had been when we first left VALLEY WOOD & moved forward again on the night 26th. Bn HQ in old position in DOUCHY, BOIRY Rd 500x S of SUGAR FACTORY Rd. C Coy was left in its original position between IRISH GUARDS & Y&L. The idea of this move was in order to get the Brigade into a good position for purpose of relief. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Reliefs  Holding the Line  Patrols  Orders  Trench Raid  Relief  Award  On the March  Holding the Line Inspection    King George V inspecting the 6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders of 51st Division, 29th of March 1918. The Battalion had just come out of the line having lost 16 officers and 300 men. The Battalion was at Frevent and about to entrain. © IWM (Q 11465) IWM  Training  Hard Fighting  Enemy Quieter  Quiet  In Reserve  Usual Trench Warfare  Trench Work  News  On the Move  Patrol  At Rest  On the Move  A Move Completed  In Defence  Harassing Fire  On the Move  On the Move  Inspection  Reliefs  Local Reserve  On the Move  Unloading and Cleaning  Orders  On the Move  Attack  Outpost positions  At Anchor  Reorganisation  In Action  Redistribution.  L.G. Company withdrawn. 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, 29th of March 1918. Sgt. James George Adams. DCM 78th Field Coy Royal Engineers Able Seaman Allen. Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Pte. Alfred Allen. 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Sgt. John Brangam. MM. 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Sidney Charles Church. 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn. John Johnson Cranidge. 12th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Pte. M. Crowe. 8th (Reserve) Bn. Read their Story. Pte. David Fell. 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. David Fell. 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Sidney Charles Franklin. 12th (Bristol) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Henry Gill. 16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Duncan Gordon. 1st Btn. Royal Dublin fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Aaron Hare. 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Lt. Arthur Martyn "Hoppy" Hopkins. 11th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps Read their Story. Pte. George Henry Hopper. 19th Battalion Durham Light Infantry L/Cpl. Ernest Hosier. 10th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd.Lt. Ernest Graham Humphrey. 48 Squadron Read their Story. Rflmn. Victor Jackson. 22nd (Entrenching) Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Smith Knowles. 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. 2Lt. Frank Philip Sleigh Lacey. Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. Willie Lonsdale. 1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Private Willie Lonsdale. 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Joseph Mawson. 1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Pte. John McCann. 2nd Btn. Irish Guards Read their Story. Pte. William McCord. 9th (County Tyrone) Btn . Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte Walter McDonald. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Robert Mills. 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles Read their Story. Pte. John Quinn. 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. Sidney James Richardson. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Charles Philip Rowe. 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment Read their Story. A/Maj. Cyril Hamilton Reid Scholefield. CdG. 69 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Read their Story. L/Cpl William Shannon. 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Read their Story. 2nd Lt. John Taylor Smith. MM. 2nd Btn West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. John Stenton. 2/4th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment Pte. Henry James Sutton. 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. L/Cpl. William Unwin. 48th Btn. Australian Infantry Read their Story. Pte. George Henry James Walker. 14th (Service) Btn. D Coy. Hampshire Regiment. Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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