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Remembered Today:

8th K Shropshire LI Salonika April 1917


agooner

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Cannot find war diary for 8th KSLI online  Walter Webb killed on 25th April 1917. with a dozen mates, be good to know where they were

Grateful for any help

Tony

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From a Google search found on King's Shropshire Light Infantry Battlefields Facebook page:

 

The 8th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry- Captured Bulgarian front lines west of Lake Doiran on Pip Ridge, Greece:-

The Bulgarian try to regain a position on the Memelon but they were repulsed, losing heavily, only few of their men reached the K.S.L.I. position.

Casualties for the 24th-25th were one officer killed, four wounded, 12 other ranks killed, 2 missing and 111 wounded.

 

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The 8th KSLI War diary is held in the library in Shrewsbury. 

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8th KSLI were taking part in the 1st Battle of Doiran which ultimately ended in failure. Details can be found in 'Under the Devils Eye' by Wakefield and Moody.

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