January 1918 found the Battalion at Febvin Palfart with assignments in the front line in the Avion sector. It was a relatively quiet tour with no apparent casualties or deaths in the Battalion.
Only two men of the 18th died this month.
In the case of Private Brocklebank, he was to suffer wounds to his head, right hand and leg during the fighing in Passchendaele on November 9, 1917, which necesitated his removal from the front line to a hospital in Liverpool, England where he was to die of his wounds a month later, on January 19, 1918.
Private Braybrook took ill November 14, 1917 at No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance and then was to die of nephritis on January 31, 1918 at No. 13 General Hospital.
| Surname | Forename | Age | Date of Death | Rank | Reg. No. |
| BRAYBROOK | Clarence Allen | 24 | 31/01/1918 | Private | 189320 |
| BROCKLEBANK | THOMAS MASHALL | 26 | 19/01/1918 | Private | 213146 |
Discover more from History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth"
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 
Leave a comment