1/7th Battalion casualties for September 1917
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1/8th Battalion casualties for September 1917
John Eaton Blackwall, Commanding 1/8th Sherwood Foresters
Killed in action or died of wounds
- 325007 Pte A Robertson aged 27
- 307669 Pte William Arthur Beckett
- 305322 Pte William Smith Bell
- 305636 Pte George Oswald Darwin
- 306883 Pte L Lilley
- 305476 Pte Cyril White Parkin
- 21805 Pte Tom Gilbert from Brampton in Chesterfield
- 36333 Pte Harry Cornelius Smedley
Missing believed killed during a trench raid
- 305673 Lance Sergeant Josiah Blythe aged 28 and from Sutton in Ashfield
- 306353 L/Cpl Herbert Charles Key aged 22 and from Newark
- 305324 Pte Walter Cecil Randall aged 20 and from Retford
- 325025 Pte Eugene Stewart aged 35 from Pothmahomack
- 325044 Pte Stanley Thorne
1/5th Battalion casualties for September 1917
On this day 30th September 1917 – a lost enemy patrol
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
30/IX/17: Enemy attempted a raid on the nearest Company of Brigade on our left at 4.30am. A small party consisting of 1 Officer, 1 NCO and 4 men had apparently crossed the front line and got lost as they were seen wandering down HORSE ALLEY at 5am by a machine gun team. The machine gunners chased them with bombs. The party made off SE and was not seen again.
We extended our front Northwards taking over 1 Company front from 137 Infantry Brigade.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Night 29/30 a patrol went out under 2/Lt E Dennis to examine wire in front of HUGO TRENCH from HEAVEN ALLEY to 50′ left of HUMBUG ALLEY – to reconnoitre NO MANS LAND as to best part for patrol work. A report on the wire was sent in and no enemy encountered.
Edward Dennis originally enlisted into the Rifle Brigade and was Commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters in May 1917. He later transfered to the Royal Flying Corps and was killed in action on the 22 March 1918. Dennis lived in Harrow Middlesex.
Night 29/30 at 11pm a large enemy party was heard by Battalion Scouts between approx H.26.d.15.25. and H.32.b.5.8. A Lewis Gun was brought 50 yards forward from the post and emptied two drums into the party effectively dispersing them.
Night 20/1st about 6.30 pm a large party (apparently working party) were seen by Battalion Scouts in enemy trench around H.32.b.5.9. The party appeared to be waiting for dusk in order to commence work. This was reported by phone message to Liaison Office and 18 pdrs were put on with excellent results.
On this day 29th September 1917
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
29/IX/17: Little activity. Enemy appeared nervous during the night and he bombed his own wire 3 times.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1/8th Battalion Casualties
21805 Pte Tom Gilbert from Brampton in Chesterfield
36333 Pte Harry Cornelius Smedley aged 27 and Son of Henry and Bertha Smedley
46 North Midland Division row in Philosophe
On this day 28th September 1917
28/28/9/1917 HILL 70 RIGHT: Battn relieved by 5th SF and marched into DIVL RESERVE in MAZINGARBE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
28/IX/17: Fairly quite day. Inter Battalion reliefs took place and were completed by about 11pm.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 27th September 1917
7669/242466 Pte Richard Bertie Yates died as a POW
Richard Bertie Yates originally enlisted into the Derbyshire Yeomanry and was transferred to the 1/6th Battalion in reinforcement late 1916/early 1917. He was buried by with a number of Russian soldiers and after the was his body was exhumed and he is no interned in Tournai Communal Cemetery.
Richard was the son of David and Linda Yates of 59 Portland St., Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire. He was Born in Clay Cross.
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27/IX/17: Hostile artillery quite on back and forward areas. Hostile TM’s more active than hither to on QUARRY (H32d) and on front line of left sub sector. Our snipers claim 2 hits.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 26th September 1917
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
26/IX/17: Right sub sector heavily shelled for 4 1/2 hours this morning about 400 shells of 150 mm being fired. Trenches much damaged but no casualties caused. Enemy appears busy deepening his front line opposite us.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 25th September 1915
203155 Pte George Johnson was killed in action
George was a coal miner from Mansfield who attested in December 1915 and was mobilised nearly a year later in November 1916. He was posted to the 5th Reserve Battalion Sherwood Foresters on the 17th November for training. He was posted to the 1/5th Sherwood Foresters on the 4th April 1917 and arrived at the 14th Infantry Base Depot on the 6th April. He was transferred to the 1/6th Sherwood Foresters on the 27th and was part of the 33rd Reinforcement that ‘joined the unit in the field’ on the 21st May 1917. He was killed in action four months later.
The 33rd Reinforcement comprised a draft of 24 other ranks.
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
25/IX/17: Hostile artillery fairly active during the day. Enemy seems to shell rather erratically on different points in the sector. Hostile aircraft very active.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 24th September 1917
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24/IX/17: Day was fairly quite. Some TM bombs gave some trouble to garrison of trenches in H26C in the early morning. Hostile aircraft active in the evening, when line and back areas of DIvision on left were heavily shelled.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 