On this day 26th September 1918

After the successful capture of PONTRUET and FORCANS trenches at St Helene the Battn were relieved and moved into billets at VENDELLES.

The Battalion suffered four fatalities on that day:-

2129/204788 Harry Sheldon aged 25 and from Newark.

Sheldon

107144 James Walker aged 32 and a draughtsman from Spondon.

walker

2242/242621 Donald Wardman aged 22 and from Mansfield.

wardman

48594 Robert Watson from Gateshead.

watson

All four are buried in ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION but it is likely that these are post-War reburials and the men were removed from Bernes Churchyard. In total 46 men of the North Midland Division who were killed between 21st and 29th of September were later reburied in Roisel Cemetery.

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