No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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22nd March 1915. Brigade fell in at 8-30 a.m. for field operations. Stretcher bearers fell in for ambulance lectures. Lovely weather, could hear the distant boom of guns.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 22nd. Practicing skirmishing in a wood. Off with bad feet again. Grand day.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
NEO’F BERQUIN 21.3.15. Lt. Col. GOODMAN & Major HALL visited 1st Battalion at ROUGE CROIX when Gen. SMITH-DORRIAN addressed the Battalion.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
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Mar 21st. Service in a field at 11 a.m. Very nice day again. Band played in village 6-7 p.m.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
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1904 Pte. William Wall suffered an ear ulcer and was admitted to the 1st NMFA and 2 General Hospital. He was transferred to England by ‘HMHS Asturias’ and returned with the 7th Reinforcement in March 1916.
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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20th March 1915. We were inspected by Colonel Goodman at 11 O’clock. German aeroplane drops bombs on Estaires, but is fetched down by shells. We had a Church parade, during service many aeroplanes up which were being shelled towards Estaires. Very warm day. Aeroplanes flying about all day.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 20th. Inspection by Colonel. Very nice day.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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19th March 1915. When we got up ground covered with snow. Fell in at 8-15 a.m. I was out two hours when we had to come back because it snowed so very hard. Brigade field day. Bitter cold all day, up all night with sick man.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 19th. Sham fight but cancelled owing to snowstorm. Stood by all day.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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18th March 1915. We had a route march of about eleven miles.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 18th. Route march. Off with bad feet.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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Mar 17th. 12 mile route march in morning Moved to another barn in afternoon (not so comfortable).
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
17th March 1915. In the morning we had a route march of twelve miles. After dinner we moved our billets back into the village where we slept in a loft over a cow shed. The surprising thing on our route marches was to see how many churches had been hit by shells. In the village where we are the Germans had a machine gun in the Church steeple. The British shelled it causing considerable damage to the Church. As you walk along the street you can see where shrapnel bullets have hit, going through windows and doors or knocking pieces out of the brick. A number of Indians came into the neighbourhood. Novel sight to see them with their turbans. Musulmen.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Horses of the 18th King George’s Own Lancers being attended by a vet in the yard of a disused factory in France during August 1915. Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 28841).
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
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16th March 1915. Reveille 6-00 a.m. Fell in at 8-10 a.m. for route march. Went about fifteen miles. In the afternoon we had our first pay -10 Francs. Everybody made a rush for bread. Bread 1 Franc per loaf. Bread here baked in baskets.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 16th. 14 mile route march in morning. Pay in afternoon (1st time since we landed) (10 francs).
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
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No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].
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Mar 15th. 10 mile route march in morning. Bath in afternoon. (1st in Fr.).
[3289 Pte. G W Beardsley]
15th March 1915. Route march about 12 miles. In the afternoon did our washing.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
MARCH 15th. Started on Hand Grenade throwing, 4 men from each Platoon volunteered for it.
[1415 Cpl. Alfred Afford]
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During the march 1493 Pte. Joseph Bennett strained his foot and was admitted to Number 4 General Hospital. He was transferred to England on 17.3.16 and returned to France with the V Reinforcement in November 1915.
14th March 1915. Church parade 9-30 a.m., held in a field. In the afternoon we moved two kilometres to a small farm.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Sun (Mar 14th) Service in a field in the morning. Then washed clothes after & parcel from home. At 3 p.m. moved to a barn.
[3289 Pte. G W Beardsley]
On MARCH 13th we marched 9 miles to a place called Neuf-Barquin, and there we were billeted in a barn. Here they have split our Division up, the Sherwood Foresters Brigade is attached to General Cough’s Cavalry Division. We have been near the firing line all the time we have been in France, the Germans occupied this place on March 9th and they have been driven back 12 miles. While we are here we have a route march everyday, from 12 to 15 miles.
[1415 L/Cpl Alfred Afford]
13th March 1915. Standing by till 2 o’clock when we got orders to move. Marched about eight miles to Neuf Berquin. Marched past General Gough on our way. Slept in an outhouse all night. Very comfortable.
[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]
Mar 13th. Marched to Neuf Berquin. Billeted in a house till 3 p.m.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 