No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]

22nd: Drafts as under arrived for the 5th & 7th Sherwoods as under:-

• 5th Sherwoods 250
• 7th Sherwoods 190

Major Walter Gordon NEILSON CMG, DSO, ARGYLL SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, left to take up appointment as GSO 2 Headquarters 4th Army. See here.

Enemy again trench mortared the RIGHT SECTOR, doing some damage to SAP 17, killing 1 Officer (2/Lieut J H BONE), 1 other ranks killed & one other rank wounded. Our guns retaliated & the mortaring ceased.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

4505 Pte James Carney died of wounds

James Carney, a pit linker from Chesterfield, died of wounds received on the 17th July at the 20 Casualty Clearing Station and is buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY at SAULTY.

James was born in Tangeree County Tyrone and enlisted into the 3/5th Sherwood Foresters in August 1915. He arrived in France with the 6th Reinforcement in March 1916.