30th October 1917 On this day: Italians pushed back to the Tagliamento   The Italian army was pushed back to the River Tagliamento by the advancing Germans, however the stretched supply lines meant that the German and Austro-Hungarian Forces were unable to continue the attack. In a lull in the fighting the Italians were able to withdraw to the River Piave north of Venice. The battle had cost them 300,000 men, 270,000 of these being taken prisoner, and the loss of almost all their artillery pieces. Prompting the Allies to send five British and Six French divisions to Italy to prevent further advances by the enemy. The defeat brought a wave of patriotism to the Italian people, quashing previously popular anti-war sentiments.  Daily Activity Gotha Night raids   The following night a major raid was mounted, the bomb load including large numbers of a newly developed 4.5 kg (10 lb) incendiary bomb. 22 Gothas took off, of which over half released their bombs over Kent with little effect other than the destruction of a gasometer in Ramsgate. Bombs were dropped on the eastern suburbs, but many of the incendiaries failed to ignite, and five aircraft crashed when attempting to land. John Doran Australian Troop Transports    HMAT A60 Aeneas Pictured embarking from Port Melbourne on the 30th October 1917. The HMAT A60 Aeneas weighed 10,049 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool, and leased by the Commonwealth until the 22nd June 1917. John Doran  Range Practice for Draft  Artillery In Action    CAMP ECOIVRES Firing on BRAY range. Gas lecture before breakfast. Weather continues cold and wet. Bayonet fighting. Coy drill, organisation & tactical exercises. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  Very Wet Day  On the Move  Patrols  On the Move  Working Parties  Celebration  Training  Boxing  Bombing  Preparations  Training  Relocated  Training  Two Deserters  Barrage  Intelligence  Orders  Training  Out of the Line  Recce  Orders  Fatigues  Battalion moved up the line  Gas Shells  Reliefs  Battalion inspected by C.O.  Inspections  Officers class  Relief Orders  Another quiet night  Fixing up camps. 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, 30th of October 1917. Pte. Henry Campbell Anderson. 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles) London Regiment Read their Story. Rfmn. Arthur Eldon Bilbrough. 1st/28th (Artists Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Gnr. F. Box. 173 Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte Frederick Brinkley. MM 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Spr. James Blair Davidson. 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. Pte. William David Jubilee Emery. 7th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Pte. Thomas F. Foster. 3/1st Squadron. Lincolnshire Yeomanry L/Cpl. Frederick Thomas French. 7th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Lionel Gooderham Hammond. 28th (1st Artists Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Hugh McDonald McKenzie. VC DCM 7th Company Canadian Machine Gun Corps Lt. Hugh McDonald McKenzie. VC, DCM, CdeG. Canadian Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Gnr. John Miller. 177th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Rfl. James Millington. 2/8th (2nd P.O.Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. William Mills. 7th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Reginald Francis Moore. 1st Btn. Artists Rifles Read their Story. Spr. Trenham Thomas Pilbin. 90th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Pte. Walter Thomas Poore. 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Battalion London Regiment Read their Story. 2Lt. Eric Farrow Scott. 317th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Gnr. George Henry Trull. 117th Bty. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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