7.8.1915 Sanctuary Wood: Constructed new Battalion Headquarters in field in rear of A12.
Aug 6th: In trenches on “C” Co headquarters guard. At night 1 hr on & 2 off, in daytime 2 hrs on & 4 off & no fatigues. Violent artillery duel just before daybreak & desultory shelling all day. Dull day & showers at intervals.
Aug 7th: In trenches. Same as yesterday. 6 wounded in B Co (inc Lieut Rivington) by whiz bangs, but not seriously. Attd 5th Army Corps.
[3289 Pte. G.W. Beardsley; 11 Platoon “C” Company]
The sick and wounded included:-
| 1313 | Pte | Albert Coleman | 6.8.15 | Synovitis of right knee and admitted to 1st NMFA. Re-joined Battalion on 14.8.15. |
| 1631 | Sgt | Maurice Limb | 6.8.15 | Neuralgia and admitted to 18 FA. Returned to Battalion on 12.8.15. |
| 1146 | Pte | John Wood | 6.8.16 | Wounded in the field. |
| 1443 | Pte | Tom Allcock | 6.8.15 | GSW in right hand and shoulder and admitted to 10 CCS and 16 General Hospital. Transferred to England on 11.8.15. Returned to France on 20.5.16 with the 10th Reinforcement. |
| 1522 | Pte | Benjamin Stubbins | 6.8.15 | Shell wound in left arm and admitted to 18 FA, 28 CCS and 16 General Hospital. Transferred to 46 NMD Base depot on 12.8.15 and re-joined Battalion on 16.8.15. |
| 1550 | Pte | William Hulse | 6.8.15 | Shrapnel wound in left hand and transferred to England on 20.8.15. Discharged on 17.8.16 (para 392 XVI KR). |
| 1551 | Pte | Herbert Lomas | 6.8.15 | Shell wound and returned to Battalion*. |
| 2675 | Pte | Morgan Walters | 6.8.15 | Myalgia and chronic nephritis rheumatism and admitted to 4 General Hospital. Transferred to England on 20.9.15 and discharged on 12.4.16 (para 392 XVI KR). |
| 1730 | Pte | John Boam | 6.8.15 | Returned to England and discharged due to wounds on 17.7.16 (para 392 XVI KR). |
| 1734 | Pte | Thomas Owen | 6.8.15 | Shell wound in the scalp and admitted to 18 FA, 10 CCS and 16 General Hospital. Transferred to England on 10.8.15. Returned to France on the 10.11.15 with the V Reinforcement. |
| 1811 | Pte | Percy Guy | 6.8.15 | GSW in right leg and forearm and admitted to 10 CCS and 16 General Hospital. Died of wounds at 9 pm on 8.8.15. |
| Lt | Gordon Rivington | 7.8.15 | Wounded by shellfire. | |
| 1462 | Pte | James Ford | 7.8.15 | Shell wound in left side and admitted to 10 CCS, 10 General Hospital and 46 NMD Convalescent Depot. Re-joined Battalion on 3.11.15. |
| 2989 | Pte | Edwin Large | 7.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 1652 | Pte | John Crowder | 7.8.15 | Pleurisy and admitted to 1st NMFA and 50 CCS. Died of pleurisy on 8.8.15 and buried in Soldiers Cemetery at Hazebrouck. |
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 
1551 Herbert Lomas Shell wound- the bullet remained in my Grandfather’s leg. Occasionally the scar would flare up and my Grandmother would get my Dad to go and get comfrey leaves to make a poultice to wrap around my Grandfather’s leg. Thank you.
How fascinating – thanks for sharing