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WAR DIARY FOR MAY 1918 1 May 1918 - Talmas Working Party of 10 Officers 400 O.R's at VARENNES, remainder of Battn at TALMAS. 3 May 1918 LT-Col A.G.Macdonald D.S.O struck off on Transfer to IV as G.S.O. 2/Lt C.M.Marshall struck of [sic] sick to E. Capt.R.B.Knight assumed command of Battn. Working Party returned from VARENNES. 4 May 1918 28 O.R's joined. 7 May 1918 - Arqueves Battn marched from TALMAS to ARQUEVES. 8 May 1918 - support lines at Acheux Wood Battn marched from ARQUEVES to ACHEUX-WOOD. Battn relieved 7 Battn East Yorkshire Regt in support Battn H.Q at Q 31.b.9.9. 10 May 1918 42 O.R's joined. 2 O.R's killed 11 May 1918 2 O.R's wounded. 12 May 1918 - front line at Aveluy Wood Battn relieved 7th Battn Royal Fusiliers in front line Battn H.W. Q 34 a 35.00 2 wounded 3 O.R's joined. 13 May 1918 1 O R killed 4 O.R's wounded 14 May 1918 1 O R wounded 15 May 1918 22 O R's joined 2/Lt W.G.Birnie struck off sick to E. 1 O R killed 6 O R's wounded 1 O R gassed. 16 May 1918 - reserve line at Forceville Battn releived [sic] by 1st Battn Artists Rifles front line and proceeded to Reserve line in bivouacs at FORCEVILLE P.27.A. 17 May 1918 19 O.R's joined 19 May 1918 Enemy heavily bombarded Rear Support position P.36.b.0 with Gas shells. 20 May 1918 - support line at Forceville 2/Lt K.J.Little and 2/Lt J.H.Lee 90 O.R's gassed. Battn releived [sic] 7th Royal Fusiliers in support line Lt-Col F.W.Smith D.S.O. D.C.M. joined and assumed command of Battn. 23 May 1918 Lt and Quartermaster W.Brown joined 16 O R's joined 3 O R's wounded. 24 May 1918 Lt Ellis joined 15 O R's joined 3 Coys A.B.C. raided Enemy's line at Q 35 A.B 25 May 1918 2/Lt W.W.Miln killed. Capt H.R. Gledstone and 2/Lt W.Mathieson missing believed killed 2/Lt P.E.J.Smith 2/Lt C.Scutt 2/Lt G.F.Wibberley 2/Lt T.A.Colls wounded 6 O R's killed 11 O.R's missing. 31 O.R's wounded 1 Gassed 7 O Rs joined 26 May 1918 - reserve line at Forceville 1O R wounded 1 O R gassed. Battn releived [sic] by 7th Royal Fusiliers abd proceeded to Reserve Line P.27A Forceville. 27 May 1918 Corps Commander inspected all ranks that took part in raid at Forceville 3 O R's wounded. 28 May 1918 Major A.G.Hayward M.C. joined and assumed 2nd in Command of Battn. 14 O R's joined Battn. 29 May 1918 - support line near Forceville Battn. releived [sic] 7th Royal Fusiliers in support Bn H.Q. Q.31 b 9.9 30 May 1918 6 O R's joined 1 O R wounded. 31 May 1918 2/Lt R.S.Turner wounded.

1-31 May 1918

From: 1918 To: 1918

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Knight, Richard Brodnax,
Marshall, C.M.,
Birnie, W.G.,
Little, K.J.,
Lee, J.H.,
Smith, F.W.,
Brown, W.,
Gledstone, Herbert Reginald,
Mathieson, William,
Smith, P.E.J.,
Scutt, C.,
Wibberly, G.F.,
Colls, T.A.,
Hayward, A.G.,
Turner, R.S.,
Miln, William Wallace,
Macdonald, A.G.,
Ellis

4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, deaths, IV Corps, 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, land weaponry, 1st/28th Battalion (Artists Rifles) London Regiment, maps, Talmas, Varennes, Arqueves, Acheux-en-Amienois, Acheux Wood [Somme], Aveluy Wood [Somme], Forceville