Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
The War Diary for today records that the Battalion were in the Flesquieres Ridge Sector of the front line. Uneventful day on the immediate front, though enemy attacks on either flanks beginning to render the position, especially of units holding the front line of the Brigade sector very precarious. At 9.00pm Operational Order number 261 received advising that withdrawal of Brigade to new position in Hindenburg Support System was to be effected during the night. At 11.25pm 4th/5th December Operational Order 17/65 issued relative to this withdrawal. Casualties, other ranks D. Company 2 killed and 8 wounded.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday January 11th, 1918

LOCAL CASUALTIES

Pte. J. Reed (Bagworth) of the Leicestershire Regiment, is reported killed in action.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby. 6/1/2018