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From May 31 1916 to June 1st, 1916, was the battle of Jutland. After German forces attacked the Royal Navy, although there was no clear victory Britain was able to secure The North Sea shipping lanes and continue a blockade of German ports.
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The Battle of Somme occurs from July 1st, 1916 to November 13th, 1916. On the first day, the British had more than 57,000 casualties, with 20,000 deaths. This battle ends with over a million casualties.
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William M. Boyd applied for the Navy on July 15th, 1917, but was denied. He shortly after applied for the army but then got first class private, which is one higher than private.
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The battle of Cambrai, from November 20th, 1917 to December 5th, 1917. On November 20th the British did a surprise tank offensive attack gaining new territory but on November 30th the Germans had a counterattack and most of the ground was recovered.
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The Second Battle of Somme lasted from March 21st, 1918, to April 5th, 1918. The Germans attacked the British with gas and artillery fire. The British were forced to retreat, this would be the Germans' biggest territory gain on the western front.
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William M. Boyd and his crew members traveled to Jersey City on July 7th, 1918 he and all the members boarded the the Leviathan (Unterland), U.S.S. America or (Frederick Der Grossa), and La France.
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On July 14th, 1918 The boat William Boyd and his crew were on got struck with a smaller boat. There were about 60 men on the Tramp and about half of them were saved.
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On July 17th, 1918, William and his crew noticed this “cloud” that was oddly low. As William Boyd looked closer, he found that there were hills of land. He then shouted land and the whole crew was celebrating, saying how long they had been on the ship.
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On October 16th, 1918 William Boyd's sister passed. He had received his first letter from home from his sister, Luna. “But I will say it was the hardest blow I had ever received since my departure.” He claims his sister was like a second mother to him.
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The Battle of Mons happened on November 11th, 1918. Fought on World War I’s last day, the Canadian corpse captured Mons, Belgium, which had been held by the Germans since 1914. That day, Germany had agreed to an armistice at 11 a.m.
