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14th: A two hour bombardment of the BLOCKHOUSE and the trenches in the vicinity carried out by Divisional Artillery, one 9.4- & six 2-inch trench mortars. Considerable damage done to the enemy’s trenches and wire. Little hostile retaliation.
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Fuse ring from a British 16-pounder shell recovered from the area of the BLOCKHOUSE in 2007No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
13th: A very quite day.
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12th: Situation normal. During the night a patrol of 12 men under Lieut Emmett 7th Sherwoods were reconnoitring the OSIERS in R 33 d and were fired upon and bombed by a strong enemy party, posted in and on both sides of the OSIER BED. After replying with rifle fire – Lieut Emmett patrol withdrew a short distance and returned to our lines. Finding one man was missing Lieut Emmett took out a small party and a lewis Gun, opened fire with the latter and succeeded in finding the wounded man and bringing him in. The Ossier bed was thoroughly searched and no trace of the enemy found.
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Near Blairville on 13th August 1916, when out with a patrol of 12 men an enemy covering party opened fire and threw bombs, wounding him and three of his party. On his return a man was found to be missing, so he went out again, found him, and brought him in. He then then went out with another party and a machine gun to see if any of the enemy was still left in “No Man’s Land”.
Later served with the 2/7th Battalion and reported missing and Prisoner of War on the 21st March 1918. Repatriated 18th December 1918.
“Lieut. Reginald B. Emmett is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Emmett, of Broadgate, Beeston. He was educated at the Nottingham High School and in Switzerland, and afterwards joined his father in business as a lace manufacturer at Beeston. He joined the King's Royal Rifles with the Notts. Magdala players at the outbreak of war, and received a commission in the Sherwood Foresters in July, 1915, being promoted in July last. He was awarded the Military Cross in September, 1916. He is an old member of the Notts. Rowing Club, and ran with the Mapperley Hare and Hounds for many years.
11.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Capt EB Johnson to Hospital.
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11th 1am: A German patrol of six men seen twenty yards in front of our wire near No 5 SAP. Lewis Gun fire was opened on them & no further trace of them was seen. The day passed quietly.
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10.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Relieved by 5th Battn in RIGHT SECTOR and moved into Brigade at BELLACOURT.
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Aug 10: In Bde reserve at ——-
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
10th: With the exception of a slight increase in the Enemy’s sniping, a very quite day.
5th Battalion relieved the 6th in the RIGHT SECTOR & the 7th relieved the 8th in the LEFT SECTOR, the later going to BAILLEUVAL as DIVISIONAL RESERVE.
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9th: During the morning a German field battery fired about 30 rounds into the support line of ‘Ravine’ Sector.
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8.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Capts CVHC BLACKWELL and ES WOOD to Third Army School.
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8th: German field gun fired a few rounds into the “Willows” Sector just before dawn. Our 14 & 15 SAPS again shelled during the night only slight damage being done.
Several hostile bombing parties were shelled by our artillery during the night. In front of our CAVENDISH SAP a Lewis Gun was taken out by a patrol to within 100 yards of the German line and fired with effect
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7.8.1916 BELLACOURT: 1680 Sergt R Wagg awarded D.C.M. foe gallantry in connection with the operations of the 1st July.
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7th: A few rifle grenades fired into ‘Nameless Sap’ by the enemy during the afternoon. Our front trenches swept by searchlight and machine gun fire intermittently during the night
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6.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Capts SAXBY and WHEATCROFT rejoined from Third Army School.
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6th: A very quite day.
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4/5th: A party of 5 Germans attacked our front at the head of No 14 SAP (RIGHT SECTOR). A scuffle ensued during which the enemy dropped a revolver a cap of a bomb [sic], Fire was subsequently opened by one of our Lewis Guns & one of the enemy is believed to have been killed. No casualties were suffered by our part.
5th: A quite day.
10.45pm: Enemy fired about 50 4.2 at No 15 SAP (RIGHT SECTOR), our field batteries replying on the German “BLOCKHOUSE”.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 