8.8.1915 Sanctuary Wood: Lieuts G.K.K. Maughan, C.A. Brown and E.V. Cree joined.
Aug 8th. Same as yesterday. 4 more in B Co wounded by “whiz bangs”. Nice day.
[3289 Pte. G.W. Beardsley; 11 Platoon “C” Company]
1602 Pte. Norma Woolley, a 21 year old cola miner from Brimington was killed in action. Norman had enlisted in March 1912 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915. He had originally served with “F” Company.
Norman was buried just behind the front line (A11) in Sanctuary Wood and after the war his body was recovered and he is now interned in Hooge Crater Cemetery.
The other wounded men included:-
| 1970 | Pte | Thomas Sheldon | 8.8.15 | Admitted with shock to the 1st NMFA and returned to duty on 13.8.15. |
| 298 | Pte | Edward Burgess | 8.8.15 | Returned to England and discharged due to wounds on 14.6.16 (para 392 XVI KR). |
| 1591 | Pte | Jack Guy | 8.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 2022 | Pte | John Goddard | 8.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 2124 | Pte | Bernard Bland | 8.8.15 | Shrapnel wound in left leg & foot and admitted to 18 FA, 10 CCS and 18 General Hospital. Transferred to England on 16.8.15. Returned to France on 18.3.16 with the 7th Reinforcement and re-joined Battalion on 9.4.16. |
| 2352 | Pte | Joseph Waterhouse | 8.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 2437 | Pte | Cyril Flint | 8.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 2479 | Pte | Thomas Garley | 8.8.15 | GS wound in right arm and admitted to 18 FA. Returned to Battalion on 10.8.15. |
| 2829 | Pte | George Stanley | 8.8.15 | Transferred to England and discharged due to wounds on 27.10.16 (para 392 XVI KR). |
| 2910 | Pte | Albert Wain | 8.8.15 | Wounded in the field and re-joined Battalion. |
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 