31st August 1918 On this day:  Work in connection with cleaning up continued.  Patrols Push Forward Daily Activity   9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Mont des Cats. Orders for Battalion to move in support of 109th Infantry Brigade. Position taken up our front line trenches of the 24th inst. in front of Moulhouck with Battalion Headquarters at Sammy Farm S.2.a.80.80. War Diaries  Regaining Mount Kemmel    SM U-120 Type UE 2 Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 94) Ordered 27 May 1916 Launched 20 Jun 1918 Commissioned 31 Aug 1918 Commanders. 31 Aug 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Hans von Mellenthin Career No patrols. No flotilla information available Successes No successes. Fate 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Italy. Broken up at La Spezia in April 1919. There was another U 120 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Mar 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 20 Apr 1940. John Doran  Rest,cleaning and bathing  Reliefs  Improvements  Reorganisation  Bad Weather  Training & Baths  British Take Mount Kemmel  Transfer to the Western Front  In Reserve  Reliefs Complete  Austrian patrol shot down  Advance  Gargling has been done twice daily to prevent Influenza  Waiting orders to move forward.  Counter-Attack  The day was spent cleaning, fitting up and reorganising.  Battery Remains in Petit Bouret  Training  Operational Orders No.56.  Successful Gas Projector Attack  Strength changes 31st July to 31st August  Operational Order.  Up to Support Line  Crews resting 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, 31st of August 1918. Pte. Francis Arthur Abbott. 33rd Btn. Pte. Jack Ainsworth. 1st Btn. North Staffs Rgt. Pte. Jack Ainsworth. 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Spr. R. Clegg. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Pte. Percy Raymond Davy. 3rd Btn. Machine Gun Corps Read their Story. Pte. William Thomas Dawson. 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Read their Story. Pte. James Dean. 1/5th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. George Grantham. 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Read their Story. Lt. Alexander John Grunsell. 34th Btn Pte. James Harte. 2/7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Rflmn Edward Ernerst Hill. 6th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Charles Horn. 23rd Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Haley Knowles. 9th (Yorkshire Hussars) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Clarence William Lambley. 34th Btn. Read their Story. Cpl. Charles Manderson. 42nd Btn. Read their Story. Pte. Digby Metcalfe. 2/20th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Harry Murphy. MM. 6th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. Edwin John Saunders. 10th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Read their Story. Pte. Thomas Watson Steward. 13th Btn. The King's (Liverpool) Regiment Pte. Thomas Teasdale. 13th Battalion King's Liverpool Read their Story. Bdr. Edward Watmough. 315 Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery L/Cpl. Gavin Arthur Wilson. 1st/14th Btn. London Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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